The Alabama Crimson Tide concluded their 2024 regular season on Saturday with a dominant 28-14 victory over Auburn in the Iron Bowl. With a 9-3 regular season record and no games remaining, the Crimson Tide’s Playoff hopes are officially out of their control.
Alabama controlled the Iron Bowl for all 60 minutes despite the final score only showing a two-touchdown victory. Alabama did, however, receive some help from around the country, with Syracuse beating Miami and South Carolina defeating Clemson.
With the Crimson Tide coming in at No. 11 in the AP Poll on Sunday, they’d get the final spot in the Playoff if the drawing was today with No. 12 Arizona State getting an auto-bid as Big 12 Champions. Unfortunately, Alabama will not have one last chance to impress the committee during conference championship weekend.
The only game that will likely affect Alabama’s playoff chances is the ACC Championship between Clemson and SMU. SMU has just one loss on the season and is likely in the playoffs even if they lose. So, if Clemson were to win they’d receive the conference’s auto-bid and Alabama would drop a spot on the pecking order.
All of Alabama nation needs to rally behind the Ponies on Saturday.
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