There is one major question looming over the College Football Playoff committee with the final pairings set to be announced at noon Sunday.
In the previous eight years of the playoff, a two-loss team has never been selected. Alabama has two losses. More significantly, it doesn’t have a quality win. The Crimson Tide’s best victory is over No. 20 Texas, and in that game, the Longhorns were without starting quarterback Quinn Ewers for most of the game due to injury.
Though Alabama’s two losses were only by a combined four points to No. 7 Tennessee and No. 14 LSU, Nick Saban’s team also barely got past also-rans Texas A&M and Mississippi. The Tide could easily have a third loss. Let’s compare: Both TCU and Ohio State each have one fewer loss than Alabama and a far better win at the top of their respective résumés. The Crimson Tide are 3-2 on the road; TCU and Ohio State don’t have a road loss.
An argument, though, can be made for either TCU or Ohio State at No. 3. There is no justification, however, to include Alabama in the final year of the four-team playoff.
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