Alabama Crimson Tide athletics makes history on Saturday

Saturday was a pretty good day for Alabama’s athletics department. While Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide football team upset No. 1 ranked Georgia in the SEC championship game, Nate Oats and the Tide’s basketball squad beat No. 3 Gonzaga – making Alabama the first school to beat Associated Press top-five teams on the same day.

Alabama is the first school to beat AP top-5 teams in college football and men's college basketball on the same day.

The Crimson Tide took down No. 1 Georgia in the SEC Championship and No. 3 Gonzaga in the Battle in Seattle. pic.twitter.com/VxKigGJ77z

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Alabama football’s 41-24 win over Georgia spoiled the Bulldogs’ undefeated season and could put the Crimson Tide at No. 1 in the College Football Playoff. Alabama basketball’s 91-82 victory over Gonzaga moved the Tide to 7-1 on the season.

While Alabama is a lock for the College Football Playoff top-four, it’s just a matter of where it’ll be ranked and what semifinal it’ll play in – and that will be announced during the CFP selection show at noon ET Sunday. As for the hoops squad, the Tide will continue face tough teams as they host Houston and play at Memphis over the next two weeks.

Matt Leinart gives take on College Football Playoff’s No. 1 spot

It’s finally selection Sunday across the college football landscape. While many bowl game matchups will be announced throughout the day, the College Football Playoff top-four will also officially be set.

While all signs point to Alabama, Michigan, Georgia and Cincinnati being the top-four teams, it’s not easy to predict where the CFP selection committee will rank each of them – especially at the No. 1 spot. While Georgia sat on top for many weeks, Alabama knocked them off Saturday in the SEC championship game and No. 1 will now be altered.

The main question is simple: Who is going to be the No. 1 team in the College Football Playoff?

As the CFP selection show takes place at noon ET on ESPN, there’s still some time for the committee to make its final decision. For FOX Sports analyst Matt Leinart, he thinks that Alabama should be the clear-cut No. 1 team in Sunday’s final playoff ranking after its win over Georgia.

“They just knocked off the number team in the country wire-to-wire and did it pretty thoroughly,” Leinhart said during the halftime show of the Big Ten championship game on FOX. “I mean, Bryce Young and their defense has been playing a lot better. I just think really the question is going to be seeding. Does Georgia go to four? Does Georgia go to three potentially? Does the playoff committee want to see a Bama-Georgia matchup in the semifinal? That’s what it’s going to come down to. … I believe Cincinnati should go to number three, winning their conference, finishing the season undefeated.”