UPDATE: The Oregon Ducks are the top seed in the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket, which was unveiled on Sunday morning. They will play the winner of the first-round matchup between No. 8 Ohio State and No. 9 Tennessee, and they will get a first-round bye into the Rose Bowl.
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The city of Indianapolis The No. 1 Oregon Ducks are reportedly on their way to Pasadena.
Oregon defeated Penn State 45-37 at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday night to win the Big Ten championship and earn a first-round bye. The Ducks, who are ranked first overall, will probably travel to the Rose Bowl on January 1st to play the No. 8 or No. 9 seed who wins a first-round matchup.
The Rose Bowl quarterfinal matchup between the Big Ten champion and the CFP takes place in Pasadena, California.
The 12-team bracket will be unveiled at 9 a.m. Sunday (ESPN) to kick off the College Football Playoff selection program. The top four seeds and a first-round bye go to the four conference winners with the highest rankings.
This is the CFP schedule; teams are still needed to fill in the blanks.
Initial round (at school locations)
ABC/ESPN, Friday, December 20, at 5 p.m.
21:9 a.m. on Saturday, December 21 (TNT)
December 21, Saturday, 1 p.m. (TNT)
ABC/ESPN, Saturday, December 21, at 5 p.m.
The quarterfinals
Fiesta Bowl: Top 4 seed vs. first-round winner, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Peach Bowl: Top 4 seed vs. first-round winner, Wednesday, January 1, 10 a.m. (ESPN)
Rose Bowl: No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 vs. 9 winner, 2:00 PM, January 1 (ESPN)
Sugar Bowl: January 1, 5:45 p.m. (ESPN), first-round winner versus. top 4 seed
Finals
Orange Bowl: Thursday, January 9, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN), two quarterfinal winners
Cotton Bowl: 4:30 p.m., two quarterfinal winners. Jan. 10, Friday (ESPN)
CFP title
Winners of the semifinals, Atlanta, January 20, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
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