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Oregon Football Ranked 9th In AP Poll

By Justin Phillips

CORVALLIS, OREGON - NOVEMBER 23: Running back Travis Dye #26 of the Oregon Ducks runs the ball for a touchdown during the second half of the game against the Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium on November 23, 2018 in Corvallis, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
CORVALLIS, OREGON - NOVEMBER 23: Running back Travis Dye #26 of the Oregon Ducks runs the ball for a touchdown during the second half of the game against the Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium on November 23, 2018 in Corvallis, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /
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Oregon Football will not start the 2020 season as scheduled, but for those keeping score they open the year ranked 9th in the Associated Press Poll.

The Pac-12 Conference, along with the Big Ten Conference suspended the Fall start of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic earlier this month, but that does not mean everyone will not be playing. For Oregon starting the season in the top ten would be have been significant had it been business as usual.

The Ducks ended last season ranked 5th after defeating Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.

The first Associated Press poll of the season opens with Clemson, Ohio State, Alabama, and Georgia in the top four followed by Oklahoma, LSU, Penn State, and Florida before the Ducks. Wisconsin is ranked 12th.

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There are several other Pac-12 teams in the rankings including USC at 17 and the Utah Utes at 22. Had the season gone as planned, Oregon would have met both the Trojans and Utes this Fall. USC at home and Utah on the road.

With football postponed until potentially the spring for more than half of college football, we will have to wait to see how things play out as we turn the calendar to September next week. Several schools are planning to play this week with several others looking at models to have fans in the stands, in a limited capacity.

The SEC is set to start their season on September 26th with a full conference only slate. Alabama will travel to Missouri to start the year and Tennessee will travel to South Carolina. Schools will be in charge of if they will allow fans in the stands and fans attending must wear a mask.

There are several college football games set for this week. The highlight Week 0 game,  Austin Peay and Central Arkansas on Saturday night.

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