The Oregon Ducks football squad is riding high — owners of an undefeated record, the No. 1 ranking in the country and, now, the top spot in the first College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings this year. Why it matters: As the name implies, the ranking determines the seeding for the college football playoffs, which get underway in late December.

Oregon football will head back home to take on Maryland at Autzen Stadium this Saturday. Here's what Oregon coach Dan Lanning said.

The Oregon Ducks are the runaway No. 1 seed in the new 12-team College Football Playoff after the first rankings of the season were announced on Tuesday.

The Canucks are currently third in the Pacific Division with 13 points and a 5-2-3 record. After a tough start to the season, they have started to right the ship behind solid play from goaltender Kevin Lankinen. Usual starter Thatcher Demko is currently out with a knee injury and his return date is unknown.

Lukas Dostal has a 2.2 goals against average, .938 save percentage (third in the league) and 4-3-2 record in net for Anaheim. Vancouver's three average goals per game add up to 30 in total, which makes it the 27th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.