When it came to the Alabama Crimson Tide in particular, Tuesday night’s update of the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings was likely the most important of the season so far.
Sitting just on the outside of the 12-team field last week, Alabama picked up an Iron Bowl victory Saturday, and at the same time, saw a few teams that were ranked a few spots ahead of them both lose in Miami and Clemson.
How did those results affect Alabama’s standing when it comes to making the College Football Playoff?
Let’s take a look at where the Crimson Tide stand in the latest CFP rankings entering championship week.
College Football Playoff bracket: Who’s in, who’s out
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First Round Byes: No. 1 seed Oregon (Big Ten), No. 2 seed Texas (SEC), No. 3 seed SMU (ACC), No. 4 seed Boise State (MWC)
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First Round Matchups: No. 5 seed Penn State vs. No. 12 seed Arizona State (Big 12), No. 6 seed Notre Dame vs. No. 11 seed Alabama, No. 7 seed Georgia vs. No. 10 seed Indiana, No. 8 seed Ohio State vs. No. 9 seed Tennessee
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First Two Out: Miami, Ole Miss
Latest CFP rankings
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25. Memphis (10-2)
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24. Army (10-1)
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23. Colorado (9-3)
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22. Syracuse (9-3)
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21. Illinois (9-3)
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20. UNLV (10-2)
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19. Missouri (9-3)
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18. BYU (10-2)
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17. Clemson (9-3)
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16. Iowa State (10-2)
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15. Arizona State (10-2)
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14. South Carolina (9-3)
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13. Ole Miss (9-3)
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12. Miami (10-2)
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11. Alabama (9-3)
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10. Boise State (11-1)
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9. Indiana (11-1)
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8. SMU (11-1)
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7. Tennessee (10-2)
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6. Ohio State (10-2)
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5. Georgia (10-2)
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4. Notre Dame (11-1)
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3. Penn State (11-1)
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2. Texas (11-1)
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1. Oregon (12-0)
Alabama’s projected CFP opponent
How many teams in College Football Playoff 2024?
For the first time, there will be 12 teams participating in the College Football Playoffs. There are five automatic bids for each of the Power Four conference champions and one to the highest-ranked Group of Five champion. The remaining seven slots are given to the seven at-large teams.
When next College Football Playoff rankings come out
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Tuesday, Nov. 12: 8:30 p.m. ET
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Tuesday, Nov. 19: 7 p.m. ET
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Tuesday, Nov. 26: 8 p.m. ET
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Tuesday, Dec. 3: 7 p.m. ET
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Sunday, Dec. 8: Noon ET
This article originally appeared on Roll Tide Wire: Alabama’s spot in latest CFP rankings revealed entering championship week
