The committee did not drop Alabama from its No. 9 ranking despite a blowout loss in the SEC championship on Saturday.

As a result, the Hurricanes will go on the road to face Texas A&M and Alabama will travel for a rematch with Oklahoma as the two standout games of the first round. The first round is rounded out by another rematch between Tulane and Ole Miss, and James Madison taking on Oregon as the biggest underdog of this year's playoff.

Utah rookie Walter Clayton Jr. scored a career-high 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting. The Lakers and 76ers went down to the wire, and LeBron James provided all the electricity the Lake Show needed, scoring their final 10 points, to seal a 112-108 win.

The college football drama heading into the 2025 College Football Playoff was at an all-time high with big programs like Alabama awaiting their fate. Now, the bracket has been revealed and it won’t make fans of certain schools happy.

The College Football Playoff rankings will be released later Sunday, but for now, here's where Alabama and other teams are ranked in the AP poll.

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