The Crimson Tide's two most recent SEC victories have helped in the College Football Playoff top 25 rankings.
Alabama football, released Tuesday evening, the Crimson Tide is ranked fifth, second in the SEC to Texas, which checked in at No. 3.
Ole Miss, which beat Georgia but lost to LSU and Kentucky earlier this season, was ninth. On a teleconference for media members after the unveiling, CFP selection committee chair Warde Manuel was asked to explain how the committee made its rankings.“We have to look at Alabama the last three games,” Manuel said. “Particularly the two before they played Mercer. They won in dominant fashion, and we were really impressed with their win at LSU two weeks ago. So it is close.
After that, the Crimson Tide faced a Saturday night in Death Valley, traveling to LSU. Alabama silenced the crowd in Baton Rouge, winning that game 42-13.“They just had a loss to Georgia, and they had the loss at Arkansas,” Manuell said. “It’s really splitting hairs. They have great offense, great defense. They play hard. The committee just had a hard time. You’re talking about four really good teams, when you look at Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Tennessee.
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