Alabama
Alabama’s spot in latest CFP rankings revealed before Iron Bowl
Alabama football remained No. 10 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings revealed Tuesday ahead of the Iron Bowl.
One more Tuesday rankings show remains before the rankings that actually decide the 12-team field are revealed Sunday, Dec. 7.
Alabama’s resume now includes wins over No. 4 Georgia, No. 14 Vanderbilt and No. 19 Tennessee but losses to No. 8 Oklahoma and Florida State. Missouri is no longer ranked in the CFP top 25.
The Crimson Tide remains ranked behind No. 9 Notre Dame.
In the current rankings, Alabama would travel to face No. 7 seed Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi in the first round of the playoffs.
Alabama essentially finds itself in a playoff already, needing to beat Auburn on Saturday (6:30 p.m., ABC) at Jordan-Hare Stadium in the Iron Bowl to stay alive for a CFP spot. Lose, and Alabama has a 2% chance to make the field, per ESPN’s playoff predictor.
If Alabama wins the Iron Bowl, it will earn a spot in the SEC Championship Game. Win that game, and the Crimson Tide will lock up one of the automatic bids for the CFP. Lose the conference title game, though, and things are far from certain. ESPN’s playoff predictor gives the Crimson Tide a 59% chance to make the playoff in that scenario.
CFP rankings: Nov. 25
- Ohio State
- Indiana
- Texas A&M
- Georgia
- Texas Tech
- Oregon
- Ole Miss
- Oklahoma
- Notre Dame
- Alabama
- BYU
- Miami
- Utah
- Vanderbilt
- Michigan
- Texas
- Southern Cal
- Virginia
- Tennessee
- Arizona State
- SMU
- Pitt
- Georgia Tech
- Tulane
- Arizona