It was a quiet and relaxing weekend for the Oregon Ducks as the team spent the weekend on the bye after an emotional win over the USC Trojans. The win was big for the Ducks, as Dan Lanning’s group proved this team still has the potential to reach their goals. The bye week came at a perfect time as it allowed Dante Moore and several other players to recover from injuries before facing a dangerous UCLA team.
The bad part of being on the bye week is that Oregon couldn’t continue building momentum as they try to march back up the AP Poll. Last weekend’s win vaulted the Ducks up from 20th to 15th as they inch closer to that Playoff conversation. This weekend’s reveal shouldn’t bring drastic movement, but it could still be another step in the right direction for Dan Lanning’s group ahead of a big matchup where the Ducks could prove themselves again.
Predicting where Oregon falls in Sunday’s AP Poll reveal
This weekend didn’t bring a ton of upsets in the group ahead of Oregon, which will slow some movement. Only 2 teams ranked ahead of Oregon to fall was 8th ranked Florida who got dominated by 25th ranked Missouri while 14th ranked Iowa fell against No. 5 Ohio State. The only team ranked below the Ducks with a massive resume building win was No. 25 Missouri picking off the 8th ranked Gators.
The easy part to figure out is that Oregon will likely jump Iowa, which will land the Ducks at 14th at minimum. The bigger question becomes how the voters handle LSU who lost to Ole Miss, and Florida, who beat the Rebels but were blown out by a Missouri team that lost to Mississippi State who got dominated by Alabama…