Oklahoma, CFP and Alabama
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In the latest CFP rankings, coming after Alabama lost to Oklahoma 23-21, the Crimson Tide came in at No. 10, dropping six spots from its No. 4 rating a week ago. Alabama is a spot behind No. 9 Notre Dame, another team with two losses.
After a home loss to Oklahoma Saturday, Nov. 15, Alabama football remains firmly in the College Football Playoff hunt.
The Sooners have notched massive victories at Tennessee and Alabama, but if the offense improves, OU will be an entirely different beast.
A pair of top-tier SEC matchups created a new No. 4 team in the nation. Alabama vacated that spot amid a 23-21 home loss to Oklahoma with Georgia sliding into first-round bye position after dominating Texas, 35-10. The Sooners now sit No. 8, two spots ahead of the Crimson Tide.
The reigning national champion Buckeyes are seeking their seventh playoff appearance in 12 years of the postseason bracket’s existence (2014, 2016, 2019-20, 2022, 2024). Ohio State’s final game against a ranked opponent comes in its regular-season finale against Michigan.
Alabama is seeking its fifth win against ranked opponents when Oklahoma makes the trek to Tuscaloosa today. Our expert shares his Oklahoma vs. Alabama betting picks and predictions.
Three of the sport's stingiest defenses now sit inside the top seven of the CBS Sports Power Rankings. Oklahoma clawed its way back into the top 10 by leaning on that side of the ball during the most impressive win of Week 12.
Georgia would replace Alabama as a top-four seed and receive a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff on a bracket based on the new Associated Press Top 25.
The Sooners strengthened their résumé with a Top 5 win and supercharged the conference’s push for at least five teams in the playoff.
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Brett Venables' Oklahoma defense entered Saturday as the No. 1 scoring unit in the SEC and one of the top in America. In Tuscaloosa on Saturday afternoon, it was the catalyst behind No. 11 Oklahoma's upset win over No. 4 Alabama.