*Breaking* from espn that Heather chick just dropped her projected CFP rankings and playoff seeding
Why they could be here: This is where the committee will have to decide between two- and three-loss teams in the playoff, but if it ranks two-loss teams ahead of one-loss teams, don't be surprised to see three-loss teams ahead of two-loss teams. The committee could certainly rank the Tide lower because they have two losses to unranked teams with at least four losses each (Vanderbilt and now Oklahoma). But the Tide still has one of the better wins against Georgia. That head-to-head result is now moot, though, because the records are no longer comparable.
Path to the playoff: Alabama needs help even if it is still in the top 12 on Tuesday night, because
the Tide would be bumped out for the Big 12 champion in this scenario. Alabama needs to beat rival Auburn and hope there is more fallout above them.
First-round byes
No. 1 Oregon (Big Ten champ)
No. 2 Texas (SEC champ)
No. 3 Miami (ACC champ)
No. 4 Boise State (Mountain West champ)
First-round games
On campus, Dec. 20 and 21
No. 12 Arizona State (Big 12 champ) at No. 5 Ohio State
No. 11 Indiana at No. 6 Penn State
No. 10 SMU at No. 7 Notre Dame
No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Georg