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Alabama football moves to No. 1 in third College Football Playoff rankings

Matt Bush - USA TODAY Sports

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.

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Stephen Smith is a 2015 graduate of the University of Alabama. He is a senior writer and reporter for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. He has covered Alabama football for 10+ years and his knowledge and coverage of the Crimson Tide's program have made him among the most respected journalist in his field. Smith has been featured on ESPN and several other marquee outlets as an analyst.

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