Spoiler alert: Alabama isn't passing the test in what are arguably the two most important factors that will impress the College Football Playoff selection committee -- résumé and eye test. In fact, the entire SEC through three weeks of the season is right where it left off last fall -- banking on Georgia, which has yet to do anything truly remarkable.
It just means more ... variety.
The two contenders that currently rank in the top 10 in both offensive and defensive efficiency, a common trait in past playoff participants, are Florida State and Michigan.