Fox News: College Football Playoff staple Alabama left out of latest bracket projection after upset-filled week

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College Football Playoff staple Alabama left out of latest bracket projection after upset-filled week

The Alabama Crimson Tide are in danger of missing out on the College Football Playoff, which no one predicted once it expanded to 12 teams.......                    ...                        ...If the latest You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login hold, this year's playoff is going to look even more different than previously expected.......When the committee announced it would be moving from a four-team to a 12-team playoff format, it seemed like You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login a lock just about every year.......But, in the playoff's first year with a dozen teams, the Crimson Tide are on the outside looking in.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Here's a look at the bracket projection, which includes five automatic bids and seven at-large selections. (Reminder: A team's seeding may not necessarily equal its ranking).......1. Oregon — Big Ten representative (11-0, 8-0)......2. Texas — SEC representative (10-1, 4-1); ranked third......3. Miami — ACC representative (10-1, 5-1); ranked sixth......4. Boise State — Mountain West representative (10-1, 7-0); ranked 11th......12. Arizona State — Big 12 representative (9-2, 6-2); ranked 16th......5. Ohio State (10-1, 7-1); ranked second......6. Penn State (10-1, 7-1); ranked fourth......7. Notre Dame (10-1); ranked fifth......8. Georgia (9-2, 6-2); ranked seventh......9. Tennessee (9-2, 5-2); ranked eighth......10. SMU (10-1, 7-0); ranked ninth. SMU leads the ACC, but the committee projects Miami will win the conference title.......11. Indiana (10-1, 7-1); ranked 10th......This means the first two teams out are Clemson (ranked 12th) and Alabama.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Alabama and Ole Miss were in the projection last week, but after You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and Florida, respectively, they are now 13th and 14th, respectively.......Indiana hung onto its projected spot despite getting blown out by Ohio State Saturday. The Hoosiers dropped from No. 5 to No. 10 in the nation.......Colorado had controlled its own College Football Playoff destiny, but after its loss to Kansas over the weekend, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login.......If 'Bama misses the playoff, it would be the first time since 2022, when the Tide finished the season No. 5. They have made the playoff eight of 10 times. They finished 13th in the country when they missed it in 2019.......Clemson faces No. 15 South Carolina, but with the teams in the bracket projection all having favorable matchups, a Tigers' win alone may not be enough.......Follow Fox News Digital's You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and subscribe to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login....

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