The first set of 2021 College Football Playoff rankings dropped Tuesday evening, with Georgia, Alabama, Michigan State and Oregon consisting of the top four in that order while No. 5 Ohio State and No. 6 Cincinnati sat on the outside looking in.
The CFP committee didn't appear to have much disagreement regarding one-loss Alabama's placement, with chairman Gary Barta telling reporters that "there was a lot of consensus for Alabama to be No. 2."
Alabama is 7-1 thus far, with its lone loss occurring by a 41-38 score at No. 14 Texas A&M.