Alabama Crimson Tide fans will be watching this week’s updated College Football Playoff rankings with a sense of curiosity.
After suffering an ugly 24-3 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman over the weekend, exactly how far the Crimson Tide (8-3 overall, 4-3 conference) will fall in Tuesday’s updated rankings remains to be seen. For comparison, Alabama fell to No. 13 in the US LBM Coaches Poll, released Sunday.
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Kalen DeBoer’s team wasn’t the only SEC team in the rankings to fall in Week 13. Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss Rebels (8-3) also lost, 24-17 to the Florida Gators (5-6) in Gainesville on Saturday.
Texas A&M (8-3, 5-2), while ranked below Alabama in the CFP, suffered from the upset bug in a 43-41 loss to the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Yet the Aggies will play for the SEC crown in Atlanta, if they beat the Texas Longhorns (10-1, 6-1) Saturday in the first meeting between the Lone Star State rivals since 2011.
There’s been a lot of chaos in the 2024 college football season, particularly in the SEC, and even more could still lie ahead.
Here’s how you can watch the latest College Football Playoff rankings show Tuesday night.
How to watch College Football Playoff rankings show
TV Channel: ESPN
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College Football Playoff rankings release date:
Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
What time is CFP rankings release?
Start Time: 7 p.m. CT
Alabama football CFP rankings projection
With such an woeful performance against an Oklahoma team that was just 1-5 in conference play, coupled with a previous loss against a now five-loss Vanderbilt team, I expect Alabama to fall to No. 13 or 14.
How many teams are in College Football Playoff 2024?
For the first time, there will be 12 teams participating in the College Football Playoffs — five automatic bids for each of the Power Four conference champions, and one to the highest-ranked Group of Five champion. The remaining seven slots are given to at-large teams.
Last week, Boise State (10-1) jumped to No. 12 in the rankings — two spots higher than the highest-ranked Big 12 team (BYU). That put Ashton Jeanty and the Broncos as the projected No. 4 seed, with the Big 12 champion as the No. 12 seed. Oregon (11-0) has been No. 1 in the CFP rankings since they were initially unveiled on Nov. 5.
How does the College Football Playoff format work?
The top four seeds will have a bye when the CFP kicks off. The next four highest-seeded teams will host on-campus playoff games as follows:
- No. 5 vs No. 12, winner will play No. 4
- No. 6 vs No. 11, winner will play No. 3
- No. 7 vs No. 10, winner will play No. 2
- No. 8 vs No. 9, winner will play No. 1
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