National media members enraged at Alabama moving up to No. 3 in playoff rankings

Several national media members are not on board with Alabama football moving up to No. 3 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings after beating LSU 31-13.

Here is what is being said about the Crimson Tide’s latest move:

I’m so glad we have such a sacred regular season in college football where you can lose not once but TWICE and you can still be ranked ahead of a 9-0 team.

Like I’ve been telling you….you’ve been lied to for the past 75 years. The regular season matters to some but not all.

— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) November 11, 2026

Honestly I’m surprised they didn’t put Georgia at 1 and Bama 2. Incredible restraint!

— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) November 11, 2026

This is the same shit they did with Notre Dame and Miami last year. Same exact thing.

Use all the metrics in the world available to you, deemphasize the game that happened between the two teams in question.

This one is worse, too, because Tennessee beat the crap out of Alabama.

— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) November 11, 2026

The CFP Committee does not seem to be aware of when the injury occurred.

— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) November 11, 2026

Kamario Taylor’s biggest impact on this season might be pumping up Alabama’s strength of schedule.

— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) November 11, 2026

CFP chair Hunter Yurachek, once again, says Alabama and Tennessee aren’t being judged in the same ‘pool’.

They have the same record and Vols crushed Tide. 🤦‍♂️ https://t.co/BifRApQrPL

— Brad Crawford (@BCrawford247) November 11, 2026

This is always a funny justification, because the committee determines which teams are grouped together as they vote. And they can scrub/change later if they think it’s wrong.

— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) November 11, 2026

Since Alabama is getting so much credit for beating Mississippi State w/ Kamario Taylor, what happens to the teams Ohio State played at full strength? Feels like Indiana’s close loss to OSU got “worse” in the eyes of the committee this week after team’s drop-off.

— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) November 11, 2026