Alabama football bowl projections: Where Crimson Tide will play if no CFP
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- Alabama football bowl projections: Where Crimson Tide will play if no CFP
Will Alabama football make the College Football Playoff? After championship Saturday, those chances seem less and less likely.
With Clemson beating SMU in the ACC championship game closely, the Mustangs are the betting favorite to take the final spot int he 12-team CFP over Alabama , leaving the Crimson Tide as the last team out.
The final CFP rankings and bracket will be revealed at 11 a.m. CT.
Where could the Crimson Tide play its bowl game? Here are the latest projections.
The Athletic : Citrus Bowl vs Illinois , Dec. 31
CBS Sports : College Football Playoff first round vs No. 6 Penn State to play No. 3 Boise State , Dec. 20 or 21
Action Network : ReliaQuest Bowl vs Michigan , Dec. 31
ESPN (Kyle Bonagura): College Football Playoff first round at No. 6 Ohio State to face No. 3 Boise State, Dec. 20 or 21
ESPN (Mark Schlabach): TaxSlayer Gator Bowl vs Duke, Dec. 31
Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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