Where Was Alabama Ranked in the AP, Coaches Polls Leading Up to Final CFP Rankings?
All the Alabama Crimson Tide can do is wait.
The Crimson Tide (12-1, 9-0 SEC) is coming off a 27-24 win over No. 1 Georgia in the SEC title, and now must wait to see if its in the field for the College Football Playoff.
In Sunday's AP poll, Alabama didn't finish in the top four, coming in at No. 5. Michigan, Washington, Texas and Florida State are all ahead of the Crimson Tide.
In the Coaches Poll, Alabama finished tied for No. 4 with the Longhorns.
"The message that I would send is, we won the SEC," head coach Nick Saban said. "We beat the No. 1 team in the country, which everybody thought on the committee was the No. 1 team in the country. They won 29 straight games."
"If we needed to do something to pass the eye test, I guess that probably contributed to it significantly. If you really want the four best teams to compete, the four most deserving teams that have progressed throughout the season. We're not the same team we were when we played Texas. We're not the same team when we played South Florida."
Week 15 AP Top 25
- Michigan
- Washington
- Texas
- Florida State
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Ohio State
- Oregon
- Missouri
- Penn State
- Ole Miss
- Oklahoma
- LSU
- Arizona
- Notre Dame
- Louisville
- SMU
- Liberty
- NC State
- Iowa
- Oregon State
- Oklahoma State
- Tulane
- James Madison
- Tennessee
Others receiving votes: Clemson 87, Troy 65, Utah 39, Kansas State 38, Miami (OH) 31, Toledo 22, Kansas 8, Kentucky 4
Week 15 Coaches Poll
- Michigan
- Washington
- Florida State
- Texas
- (T4) Alabama
- Georgia
- Ohio State
- Oregon
- Missouri
- Penn State
- Ole Miss
- Oklahoma
- LSU
- Arizona
- Louisville
- Notre Dame
- Iowa
- NC State
- SMU
- Liberty
- Oklahoma State
- Oregon State
- Tennessee
- Tulane
- James Madison
FWAA‐NFF Super 16 Poll
Team, Points, First, Last week
- 1. Michigan (13-0) 881 41 2
- Washington (13-0) 841 13 3
- Texas (12-1) 741 7
- Alabama (12-1) 709 1 8
- Florida State (13-0) 677 4
- Georgia (12-1) 633 1 1
- Ohio State (11-1) 559 6
- Oregon (11-2) 520 5
- Missouri (10-2) 407 9
- Penn State (10-2) 372 10
- Ole Miss (10-2) 325 11
- Oklahoma (10-2) 286 12
- LSU (9-3) 217 13
- Arizona (9-3) 158 14
- Louisville (10-3) 82 15
- Notre Dame (9-3) 70 N/A
Others receiving votes: Iowa (27), Oregon State (25), Oklahoma State (16), SMU (15), Fresno State (14), Liberty (13), NC State (9), Tulane (7), Tennessee (4), Utah (3), Kansas State (3), USC (2).
