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Nov 30, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) runs the ball against the Auburn Tigers during the fourth quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images
The new 12-team College Football Playoff picture looks a lot different after yet another chaotic Saturday closed the regular season.
The playoff picture might also look a little more clear.
The Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3 overall) moved up two spots to No. 11 in Tuesday’s updated CFP rankings after their 28-14 win over the Auburn Tigers, and after the Miami Hurricanes fell 42-38 at Syracuse with a trip to the ACC Championship Game on the line.
Miami (10-2) was ranked one spot below Alabama at No. 12 in the new rankings, with the Ole Miss Rebels (9-3) at No. 13 and the South Carolina Gamecocks (9-3) at No. 14. With Miami’s loss, the Hurricanes’ playoff hopes are essentially dead, at least based on comments from CFP chairman Warde Manuel.
In an appearance on ESPN after Tuesday’s rankings reveal, Manuel said that the order of Alabama, Miami, Ole Miss and South Carolina was “set” and would not change Sunday when the final rankings are announced and the full 12-team playoff field is revealed.
Manuel also explained why Alabama edged out Miami in the eyes of the selection committee.
“What it came down to is, Alabama is 3-1 against current Top 25 teams, and Miami is 0-1,” Manuel told ESPN’s Rece Davis. “Alabama is 6-1 against teams above .500, and Miami is 4-2. Both have had some losses that weren’t what they wanted out of those games. But in the last three games, Miami has lost twice. So for us, in evaluating their body of work, we felt that Alabama got the edge over Miami.”
There will be the usual array of carnival-barkers over the committee’s decision to back Alabama over Miami here, but the bottom line is that…
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Publish date : 2024-12-04 12:01:00
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