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Alabama football should never have been in a situation where it needed scenarios and chaos to make the College Football Playoff, yet it has an opportunity to backdoor its way into the 12-team dance.
The Crimson Tide handled business versus Auburn last week and got help from Clemson and Miami losing.
Alabama is ranked at No. 11 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and the Associated Press Poll. New rankings from the CFP Committee will be released on Tuesday ahead of conference championship week. The Tide is not competing for a Southeastern Conference title, but a loss for an Atlantic Coast Conference team in its conference title game opens the door for Alabama to get into the playoff.