The Alabama Crimson Tide earned their sixth win of the season on the road this past Saturday against Mississippi State, which boosted them up one spot as the current No. 4 team in the nation.
While they are inside the top-four teams in the nation, they sit just on the cusp. One misstep, or a potential loss in the SEC Championship game could lead to the Crimson Tide missing out on the College Football Playoff, which has only happened once in the Playoff-era back in 2019.
FiveThirtyEight, a data firm, reveals the updated statistical likelihood of Alabama making their way back into the top-four to make the playoff and compete for national championship No. 19.
According to the numbers, Nick Saban and Alabama have a 31% chance to win the SEC title, a 44% chance to make the playoff and a 17% chance to win the national championship.
All of the aforementioned statistics improved from their previous findings last week.
While Alabama has the third-best odds to make the playoff, they have the second-best chances to win it all. Seems like all they need to do is work themselves into a position where they can compete.
Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the Crimson Tide football team as they seek out national title No. 19.
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