Yes, Alabama's College Football Playoff ranking is absurd, but one team got royally screwed by the committee — OutKick - Fox News
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People woke up today in a brand new world. A new era. A new age. The world we knew yesterday? She's gone. Everything is different now, and people are furious. And confused. And asking themselves, "What happened?" And why did this happen? How did this happen? Most importantly, we're all asking ourselves where we go from here? These are uncharted waters, and we could all use a little course-correction. CFP RANKINGS: NOTRE DAME FACES SUDDEN DEATH, SEC FEELING GOOD, AND BIG TEN CLOSE TO HITTING THE PANIC BUTTON Yes, the first edition of the 2026 College Football Playoff rankings are officially HERE, and they stink to high heavens. Beyond Miami being the consensus No. 1, and Georgia at No. 2, I'm not sure anyone agrees with any of it. The biggest beef, as far as I can tell? Easy ... How in the world is Alabama the No. 5 team in the country? Wake Forest should feel completely disrespected today Fans are — rightfully so — trying to figure out how the committee justified putting a two-loss Alabama team over, say, the two-loss Tennessee team that beat them a few weeks ago. It's a good question. A fair one. I get it. I don't think the Vols are very good, for what it's worth, but that argument is certainly a valid one today. It's also a tough look putting a team at No. 5 in the country when they've lost two of three. No, I don't care who the losses came against. It's just a bad look. The optics aren't great with this one. WEEK 9 AP TOP 25 POLL MAKES A MOCKERY OF WAKE FOREST AND A LAUGHABLE OVERREACTION TO USC'S WIN OVER BUCKEYES Obviously, college football fans have been shouting about the committee and ESPN having some sort of "SEC-bias" for years now. Putting 'Bama at No. 5 will only strengthen that argument. Those voices will only get louder. To be fair, I'm not sure Utah or…
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