Alabama football is gearing up to learn its ranking in the fourth College Football Playoff Rankings of the 2024 season just around the corner.
Alabama has had an up-and-down season — with three losses, to Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Oklahoma all on the road. It boast wins over LSU , Wisconsin , Georgia, South Carolina and Missouri alongside two wins over Group of 5 programs.
The fifth installment of CFP rankings come out at 6 p.m. Tuesday on ESPN. This the final ranking during the season ahead of the final rankings next Sunday following the conference championships that will set the College Football Playoff field and bowl games.
It is the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff, where the top four conference champions will get first-round byes. Another conference champ will get an automatic bid, while the rest of the field will be selected by the CFP rankings as at-large bids.
The third set of College Football Playoff rankings come out on Nov. 19. Here is the full schedule for the remaining CFP rankings announcements.
Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 6 p.m. CT
Sunday, Dec. 8, at 12 p.m. CT
The College Football Rankings will be on 6 p.m. CT on Tuesday.
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The Crimson Tide is 8-2 on the year after a win over Mercer and ahead of a matchup with Oklahoma. They are in a tie for fifth in the SEC going into the Nov. 23 slate of games.
Last week they cracked the top ten and baring an upset on Saturday they should stay inside the top 10 and for now comfortably inside the playoffs.
The College Football Playoff rankings show will be broadcasted on ESPN. It can be streamed on FUBO TV (free trial) or on ESPN+ .
Watch the College Football Playoff rankings on FUBO TV (free trial)
There will be 12 teams in the College Football Playoff in 2024, the first time there will be a dozen teams. The CFP had included four teams since its inception in 2014.
The top four teams that win conference championships will be ranked No. 1 through No. 4 and receive first-round byes. Another conference champion will earn an automatic bid with the rest of the 12-team field being filled from the remaining top teams in the final CFP rankings.
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This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: College Football Playoff rankings release: When Alabama football knows its ranking
