Here are the latest bowl projections and CFP predictions for Alabama football before Selection Day after SMU lost to Clemson.
Then there’s Alabama, a team with much better wins than SMU but also, a few bad losses on the resume. Alabama is 3-1 against teams ranked in the CFP top 25 but lost to Vanderbilt and Oklahoma, two teams that finished 6-6.
Meanwhile, SMU is 0-2 against top 25 teams. Those are SMU’s only losses, and both occurred by three points.The 12-team playoff field will be announced at 11 a.m. CT on Sunday on ESPN. For now, here are the latest projections for the Crimson Tide, which are a mix of CFP and bowl projections., even after the results of the ACC title game. Palm projects Alabama will face No. 6 seed Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania before facing No. 3 seed Boise State with a victory.ESPN: All but one project no playoff for Alabamawho predicted Alabama would be the No. 11 team still with Clemson at No. 12. Everyone else picked SMU instead for the final playoff spot.
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