The Oregon Ducks will enter the 2018 season similar to how they did last season. While the team expectations will be high, Oregon Football begins the Mario Cristobal era with a new philosophy built on fundamentals and strength and conditioning. Athlon Sports sees the Oregon Ducks as the 23rd best team in the country to start the season in September.
Athlon Sports sees the Oregon Ducks behind USC, Stanford and an 8th Ranked Washington Huskies squad. Oregon will miss facing the USC Trojans in the regular season in 2018. Boise State is also ranked ahead of Oregon after beating them in the Las Vegas Bowl to end the 2017 season.