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Alabama ranked inside top 12 in first CFP rankings

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Oct 12, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) throws a pass against the South Carolina Gamecocks during the first half at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Butch Dill-Imagn Images

The College Football Playoff selection committee released their first batch of rankings on Tuesday night, ranking Alabama No. 11.

That ranking would make Kalen DeBoer‘s first Alabama team as the final at-large team in the newly-expanded 12-team playoff, giving them the 11-seed if the playoff were to start today. As of the current bracket, Alabama would travel to 6-seed Texas for a first round playoff game.

The Crimson Tide has two wins over teams currently ranked by the committee, being No. 3 Georgia and No. 24 Missouri. Of Alabama’s two losses, one is to No. 7 Tennessee, and one is to unranked Vanderbilt.

As a refresher, the College Football Playoff expanded from four teams to 12 teams this season, but it’s not as simple as taking the top 12 teams in the rankings. There are automatic bids reserved for the five highest-ranked conference champions, likely being the SEC, Big Ten, ACC, Big 12 and one Group of Five conference. The top four conference champions will be given the top four seeds in the playoff and first-round bye, with the remaining conference champion and the seven at-large bids being seeding accordingly thereafter.

This is the first of six batches of rankings the selection committee will release between now and the end of the season. The committee will release new rankings every Tuesday night until conference championship week, with the final rankings being released on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. CT.

This week, Alabama has a huge matchup with No. 15 LSU in Baton Rouge. The winner of the game will put themselves squarely in position to make the playoff, while the loser will all but be eliminated with three weeks of the season to go.

Nov. 5 College Football Playoff Rankings

  1. Oregon
  2. Ohio State
  3. Georgia
  4. Miami
  5. Texas
  6. Penn State
  7. Tennessee
  8. Indiana
  9. BYU
  10. Notre Dame
  11. Alabama
  12. Boise State
  13. SMU
  14. Texas A&M
  15. LSU
  16. Ole Miss
  17. Iowa State
  18. Pitt
  19. Kansas State
  20. Colorado
  21. Washington State
  22. Louisville
  23. Clemson
  24. Missouri
  25. Army

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