
#4Alabama Crimson Tide
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Alabama's pathYour game. Beat Oklahoma and your playoff odds are 92%; lose and they drop to 64%.
SEC race: Florida losing helps your spot in the standings.
SEC race: Georgia losing helps your spot in the standings; you already beat Georgia; them losing again keeps them behind you; you still play Georgia in week 15.
SEC race: Mississippi State losing helps your spot in the standings; you beat Missouri — their wins make your résumé stronger.
SEC race: Texas A&M losing helps your spot in the standings; you beat South Carolina — their wins make your résumé stronger.
You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and UCF winning protects it.
Pittsburgh winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Purdue winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
TCU winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Baylor winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
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Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 12, anchored to the Playoff Committee Rankings (week 12). How the model works.