TUSCALOOSA, Ala.– It had to fend off Mississippi State in a 31-24 victory, but that did not stop the College Football Playoff committee from thinking highly of Alabama.
During Tuesday’s airing of rankings via ESPN, the committee moved the Crimson Tide into being the No. 1 overall seed (after it spent the first two weeks at No. 2). Losses to both Georgia and Notre Dame dropped them out of the top four, as they fell to Nos. 7 and 8 respectively.
Alabama looks to be the lone program that has been a fixture in the playoff during all four years of its existence.
Now standing at 10-0, head coach Nick Saban the Tide prepare for Mercer this week at Bryant-Denny Stadium while keeping a look on Auburn – its matchup in two weeks.
With it joining Clemson, Miami and Oklahoma in the top four, listed below are all 25 schools in the rankings alongside Alabama.
CFP top four seeds
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Miami
4. Oklahoma
Teams outside looking in
5. Wisconsin
6. Auburn
Rest of top 25 picture
7. Georgia
8. Notre Dame
9. Ohio State
10. Penn State
11. Southern California
12. TCU
13. Oklahoma State
14. Washington State
15. UCF
16. Mississippi State
17. Michigan State
18. Washington
19. N.C. State
20. LSU
21. Memphis
22. Stanford
23. Northwestern
24. Michigan
25. Boise State
Stephen M. Smith is the managing editor and senior writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @Smsmith_TDALMag.
