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AP Top 25 poll preview: Alabama loss will change the top 5 and USF's loss opens up race for G5 bid
The top three teams in The Associated Press poll — Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M — are prohibitive favorites in their games Saturday, and most of the attention will be on No. 10 Texas' game at No. 5 Georgia and a couple other Top 25 matchups. Not to be overlooked, though, is the situation in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Someone has to be left out. Who needs help now for a College Football Playoff spot after Oklahoma's win over Alabama? Who'll likely miss the final top 12?
No. 5 Georgia's convincing win over 10th-ranked Texas pushes the Longhorns out of the picture this week and sets up a first-round bye possibility for the Bulldogs. Georgia's won six straight games and would have an opportunity at defending its SEC title in Atlanta if Alabama loses to Auburn or Texas beats Texas A&M on Nov. 28.
Nick Saban knows what makes Alabama go, and on the eve of Saturday's showdown with Oklahoma he explained what that strength is.
Alabama replaces Miami as a top-four seed in the College Football Playoff based on The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday and Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and BYU are on the mock bracket for the first time. Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M and Alabama would ...
Did Alabama rise or fall in the Week 11 US LBM Coaches Poll after its bye Saturday? Here are the full top 25 rankings.