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Indiana grabs top seed in College Football Playoff, Alabama and Miami make it; Notre Dame left out
Alabama and Miami are in, Notre Dame is out and Indiana is No. 1 in the College Football Playoff’s 12-team bracket.
Alabama's 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game didn't impact its ranking, as it stayed at No. 9, and American champ Tulane and Sun Belt champ James Madison earned the final two automatic qualifiers as the two highest-ranked conference champions after Duke became a five-loss ACC champ.
It'll be a rematch for a spot in the Rose Bowl in the College Football Playoff. Oklahoma against Alabama. Two bluebloods battling in the first round in Norman.
Alabama football entered Saturday’s matchup with Georgia already down a few players. The Crimson Tide lost two more over the course of the game, with linebacker Justin Jefferson and cornerback Zabien Brown both leaving with injuries.
Alabama lost to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game 28-7 on Saturday, Dec. 6, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, handing the Crimson Tide its first loss in a conference title game since 2008.
Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs finally knocked off Alabama for the SEC championship, winning 28-7. Georgia likely will get a top-four seed and a bye in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Alabama will await its suddenly tenuous fate as the field is announced tomorrow afternoon.