I buried Alabama football's shot at making the College Football Playoff. Now, they're back on the brink of a CFP bid. Lesson learned.

Alabama football landed No. 11 in the fifth CFP bracket. Here's the College Football Playoff picture for the Crimson Tide.

Here's what CFP chair Warde Manuel said about the CFP rankings order of Alabama football, Miami, Ole Miss and South Carolina.

Alabama football fans are dying to know if the Crimson Tide have a chance of making the CFP bracket. We explain how Alabama could.

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:

The College Football Playoff Committee has an assignment Tuesday night. It releases the new CFP rankings ahead of conference championship games and selection Sunday on next week. Alabama football defeated Auburn University in the 89th Iron Bowl and now await the decision of the committee.

The regular season is over. All the Alabama Crimson Tide and coach Kalen DeBoer can do now is wait to learn their postseason fate. Alabama (9-3 overall, 5-3 SEC) made one last impression on the select