Oregon out of CFP projections after Oklahoma State upset — SkimNews
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- Oregon was a 23.5-point favorite against Oklahoma State but lost 39-31, with Cowboys quarterback Drew Mestemaker piling up 554 yards of total offense to pull the upset.
- Michigan beat Oklahoma in a defensive battle and Texas rallied from a 20-point deficit against Ohio State, though the source identifies the Oregon-Oklahoma State result as the most impactful Week 2 outcome.
- Oregon has been knocked out of the 12-team College Football Playoff projections following the loss, while 11 other experts' lists still anchor on Notre Dame, Texas, Georgia, Miami, LSU, Indiana, and Ohio State in the top seven.
- Boise State appears in 8 of the 12 experts' projected fields, typically as the Group of 5 representative, while Tulsa, North Dakota State, and SMU get lone dark-horse mentions.
- Notre Dame is the only team ranked No. 1 by a majority of experts (six of 12, including Adelson, Bonagura, Hale, Lederman, Scarborough, and Wilson), with Texas taking top billing from five others led by Connelly, Olson, Rittenberg, Schlabach, Trotter, and Uggetti.
Why it matters: Oregon's Week 2 loss is the kind of early-season result that reshapes the CFP race before it begins in earnest — a team the market had priced as a near-lock at -23.5 is now outside 11 of 12 expert fields, opening a slot that programs like Texas A&M, BYU, and Boise State are suddenly positioned to fill.
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