1. Oregon Ducks13-0 (9-0 Big Ten regular season)What’s next: First-round bye; quarterfinals vs. No. 8 Ohio State-No. 9 Tennessee winnerHead coach: Dan Lanning (third season, 35-5 overall)About Lanning: The 38-year-old was an assistant coach at Park Hill South High School in Missouri the last time Oregon went undefeated and played for the national title in 2010.ResumeNo. 1 in the polls for the past two months, Oregon controlled the Big Ten in its inaugural season and posted wins over three College Football Playoff teams — No. 8 Ohio State, No. 3 Boise State and No. 6 Penn State, whom the Ducks defeated Saturday in the Big Ten championship game.Postseason historyA four-time Pac-12 championship game winner in six tries, the Ducks bagged the Big Ten title and are on the hunt for their first national title game appearance since 2015. Ohio State defeated Oregon in that CFP championship 42-20.The road to AtlantaOregon’s regular-season success and postseason crown affords the Ducks a bye on opening weekend of the playoff Dec. 20-21. The luxury gives Lanning and his coaching staff three weeks to break down their quarterfinal opponent. It could be a rematch of their epic 32-31 win over Ohio State on Oct. 12.The semifinals bring potential opponents Texas, Clemson or Arizona State.Names to knowQB Dillon Gabriel