Many have argued that the committee has long favored Alabama, which has made the College Football Playoff 10 times in the postseason's 12-year history. Their latest ranking—given both their 9–3 record and their two-slot jump from No. 13 last week—had the college football community up in arms on Tuesday night:

Barring an upset in Saturday’s ACC championship game between Clemson and SMU, the three-loss Crimson Tide might be headed back to the CFP for the ninth time in the past 11 seasons. The Hurricanes

The penultimate College Football Playoff rankings are out before conference championship weekend and the field is starting to crystalize.