How did Alabama make the top 4?

Alabama took the fourth and final College Football Playoff spot over Florida State. The Crimson Tide won the SEC Championship with a 12-1 record. However, Florida State won the ACC Championship with a 13-0 undefeated record.

How did Alabama end up in the playoffs?

Alabama, coming off of a 27-24 victory over then-No. 1 Georgia in the SEC Championship game, jumped over undefeated ACC Champion Florida State to make it in as the final team in the playoffs.

Why did Alabama make playoffs over Florida State?

The largest factor in Florida State's exclusion from the College Football Playoff was the unfortunate injury of their star quarterback Jordan Travis who suffered a severe leg injury on Nov. 18 in a game against North Alabama.

Did Alabama make the playoffs 2023?

Ever since Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama were named the four teams to make the 2023 College Football Playoff, there has been ongoing discussion about the CFP format. Now that New Year's Day has arrived, today's the day that No.

What does Alabama need to make the playoffs?

In summary, Alabama needs two things to make the final four-team College Football Playoff. The first is to snap the 29-game win streak of the Georgia Bulldogs and beat them in the SEC championship. The second is for Michigan, Texas or Florida State to lose its conference championship.

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What has to happen for Alabama to make the playoffs 2023?

Alabama gets No.

Alabama took the fourth and final College Football Playoff spot over Florida State. The Crimson Tide won the SEC Championship with a 12-1 record. However, Florida State won the ACC Championship with a 13-0 undefeated record.

Will Alabama play in a bowl game 2023?

The CFP semifinals return to New Year's Day, with the Rose Bowl (No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Alabama) and Sugar Bowl (No.

Is Alabama in the playoffs 2024?

Michigan and Washington entered the playoff with undefeated 13–0 records while Texas and Alabama entered 12–1. The semifinals were both played on January 1, 2024. The first semifinal was played at the Rose Bowl and matched No. 1 Michigan with No.

Who are the 4 teams in College Football Playoff 2023?

Who is going to the national championship 2023?

INGLEWOOD, California - The No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs defeated the No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs, 65-7, to capture the program's second straight College Football Playoff National Championship.

Why was Alabama banned from bowl games?

The N.C.A.A. placed Alabama on five years of probation today, with a two-year ban on bowl games and heavy scholarship reductions, for a recruiting scandal in which boosters were accused of paying money to obtain commitments from high school players.

Is Alabama out of the playoffs?

Alabama football is back in the College Football Playoff. The Crimson Tide's inclusion in the four-team field looked far from guaranteed heading into Sunday, even after Alabama beat the No. 1 team in the SEC Championship Game, ending Georgia's 29-game winning streak.

Did Alabama get picked for the playoffs?

Alabama football fans can breathe a sigh of relief. The Crimson Tide made the College Football Playoff, the selection committee announced Sunday on ESPN. The news came the day after the Tide upset then-No. 1 Georgia in the SEC championship game in Atlanta.

Who will be in the college playoffs 2023?

Who are the 4 teams in the college football playoffs?

WASHINGTON — Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama were selected to the College Football Playoff on Sunday, making Florida State the first unbeaten Power Five conference champion to be excluded from the four-team field.

Why should Alabama be in the playoffs?

Alabama was selected over Texas because they won the SEC championship game and had a stronger overall body of work. Ohio State was selected over other one-loss teams such as Utah and Oregon because they were the Big Ten champion and had a head-to-head victory over Penn State.

Why was Florida state left out?

In its last game, the Seminoles won a low-scoring 16-6 affair against the Louisville Cardinals to earn the ACC title in Charlotte, North Carolina. Speaking on ESPN, College Football Playoff committee chair Boo Corrigan said FSU was left out of the final four because of Travis' injury.

Why is Georgia not in the playoffs?

While teams in the past have lost a conference championship game and still made the Playoff (The Bulldogs themselves did this two years ago) there were too many strong teams this season to allow the Bulldogs to sneak in.

Who will be in the national championship 2024?

The 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) kicks off Monday from NRG Stadium in Houston, with No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Washington facing off to write the final chapter of the season in the greatest story ever played.

Who goes to Rose Bowl?

The Rose Bowl Game has hosted the conference champions from the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences (or their predecessors) since 1947. Since 2002, the Rose Bowl Game has occasionally deviated from its traditional matchups for use in "national championship" systems.

Who goes to Sugar Bowl?

The next highest-ranked SEC team not in the four-team playoff goes to the Sugar Bowl.

Has Michigan ever beat Alabama?

Alabama leads the all-time series with Michigan 3-2, with two wins apiece in bowl games. Alabama won the 2020 Citrus Bowl and 1997 Outback Bowl. Michigan won the 2000 Orange Bowl and the 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl.