Week 12 College Football Playoff Rankings

On Saturday, No. 4 Alabama defeated the unranked LSU Tigers 20-9 in Bryant Denny Stadium, improving the Crimson Tide's record to 8-1 overall and 6-0 in SEC play. Last week, the Alabama Crimson Tide came in at No. 4 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings for the 2025 season. Where does Alabama land in the current playoff rankings after week 11?

College Football Playoff Rankings

1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Texas A&M
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
6. Texas Tech
7. Ole Miss
8. Oregon
9. Notre Dame
10. Texas
11. Oklahoma
12. BYU
13. Utah
14. Vanderbilt
15. Miami
16. Georgia Tech
17. USC
18. Michigan
19. Virginia
20. Louisville
21. Iowa
22. Pittsburgh
23. Tennessee
24. USF
25. Cincinnati

If the season ended today, these four teams would have a bye into the College Football Playoffs:

1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Texas A&M
4. Alabama

Here is how the bracket would shake out for the first round of the College Football Playoffs:

No. 12 South Florida at No. 5 Georgia
No. 11 Miami at No. 6 Texas Tech
No. 10 Texas No. 7 Ole Miss
No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oregon

Alabama would play the winner of Georgia and South Florida.

This Saturday, the Crimson Tide will take on No. 11 Oklahoma in Bryant-Denny Stadium. A win on Saturday almost locks in the Crimson Tide for the SEC Championship. The top four seeds will eventually play one another, as the SEC Championship will currently feature No. 1 Ohio State playing No. 2 Indiana, and No. 3 Texas A&M playing No. 4 Alabama.

Alabama's current resume looks like this:

Ranked Wins

No.
No. 14 Vanderbilt
No. 22 Tennessee

Unranked Wins

ULM
Wisconsin
Missouri
South Carolina

Still Left on the Schedule

No. 11 Oklahoma
Eastern Illinois
Auburn

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Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.