 With the win the Ducks advanced to the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship Game to face the #4 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, who defeated #1 ranked Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, the other College Football Playoff semi-final game.The Ducks lost in the CFP National Championship game 42–20 against the Buckeyes.Oregon finished the 2014 season with an overall record of 13-2 and a #2 ranking in the final Associated Press football poll.