But what if the AU close includes wins over the No. Facebook Twitter Email. Alabama football is No. Cecil Hurt The Tuscaloosa News. The CFP rankings are out again, and Alabama football got some good news. While these rankings mean essentially nothing, they help add context for the future. The College Football Playoff Committee foreshadows what they prioritize each year, so having multiple rankings helps us know how they are valuing the top teams.
With Alabama football being second, it is clear that the Tide simply need to keep winning if they want to make the College Football Playoff. Arkansas and Auburn are both ranked, so Alabama can add a few more quality wins in the regular season. However, the only way to cement their place is to upset the Bulldogs in December. Despite being undefeated, Oklahoma remains eighth overall. If they lose a single game in the regular season, they will likely be kicked out. Cincinnati still does not control their own destiny, but they got a boost with Michigan State slipping to seventh overall.
Their marquee victory is a triumph over Iowa — one week after the Hawkeyes got drilled by a Purdue team that now has three losses. Oh, and Minnesota , which lost to Bowling Green, is No. And Kentucky just got hammered by Mississippi State on Saturday.
Unranked Arkansas would be a better choice than Kentucky or the aforementioned trio of Big Ten West teams. Their losses are to Georgia, Auburn and Ole Miss. Other former Saban assistants whose teams are ranked: Jimbo Fisher, coach of No.
Or Jeremy Pruitt. Or Jim McElwain.
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