Barring an upset in Saturday's ACC championship game between Clemson and SMU, Alabama might be headed back to the College Football Playoff for the ninth time in the past 11 seasons.
The Crimson Tide were ranked No. 11 in the CFP selection committee's penultimate rankings on Tuesday, one spot ahead of Miami, who suffered their second defeat of the season.
Based on the current rankings, the top four conference champions that would receive first-round byes in the 12-team bracket are Oregon, Texas, SMU, and Boise State.
If Boise State loses to UNLV in Friday's Mountain West Conference championship, the winner of Saturday's Big 12 championship game would probably be the fourth-highest rated conference champion.
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