Since Alabama football and Georgia bumped two Power Five conferences out of the Playoff last December, conventional opinion has been there would be no repeat this season. Until the second Committee ranking Tuesday night, there was some doubt a one-loss Alabama football could make the Playoff again if that loss came against Georgia in the SEC Championship game.
Even before the latest rankings, a few college football experts were suggesting a Crimson Tide loss to Georgia would not derail the Tide’s championship dreams. The new rankings reinforce the supposition the Committee is not averse to repeating its two teams from the SEC decision from last year.