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

No. 1 Oregon and No. 2 Texas are one win away from locking up the top two seeds in the College Football Playoff after the release of the penultimate CFP Rankings on Tuesday. SMU projects as the 3-seed ACC champion,

Oregon remained No. 1 in the penultimate Top 25, followed by No. 2 Texas, No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 Notre Dame and No. 5 Georgia.