Alabama football's College Football Playoff fate will soon be decided by the CFP selection committee.
After SMU lost to Clemson in the ACC championship, the Crimson Tide 's path to the 12-team playoff seems slim.
Alabama finished the regular season with losses to Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Oklahoma and without an SEC championship.
Here's where Alabama ranks in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll.
Alabama landed at No. 1 in the final US LBM Coaches Poll before bowl season.
Alabama landed at No. 11 in the latest AP poll ahead of SMU .
Georgia
Notre Dame
Tennessee
Arizona State
Alabama
SMU
Miami
BYU
Army
Iowa State
UNLV
Syracuse
Others receiving votes
Texas A&M 50; Duke 40; Louisville 17; Kansas State 16; Marshall 14; Ohio 8; Tulane 6; Louisiana 6; Jacksonville State 3; Georgia Tech 3; LSU 1; Iowa 1;
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.
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: US LBM Coaches Poll: Where is Alabama football in Week 16 rankings?
