After LSU, Alabama football remains in driver's seat in CFP race: Projections
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- After LSU, Alabama football remains in driver's seat in CFP race: Projections
Alabama football remains at the top of the SEC heap with two conference games left to play.
The Crimson Tide beat LSU 20-9 at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 8, furthering an eight-game win streak after Alabama 's season-opening loss to Florida State . Alabama remains one of two SEC teams unbeaten in conference play along with Texas A&M.
After being ranked as the No. 4 team nationally in the initial College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday, Nov. 4, Alabama is expected to be in that top-four range once again after another SEC win.
Here are the latest projections for Alabama in the College Football Playoff race.
The Athletic : No. 7 Alabama vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech ; CFP first round
ESPN : No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 5 Georgia/No. 12 South Florida ; CFP semifinal
CBS Sports : No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 5 Georgia/No. 12 North Texas; CFP semifinal
Sports Illustrated : No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 5 Georgia/No. 10 Georgia Tech ; CFP semifinal
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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