The Alabama Crimson Tide have a pair of new College Football Playoff projections from ESPN entering Week 11.
College football analysts Mark Schlabach and Kyle Bonagura moved the Crimson Tide up in along the playoff's seed line following their big 31-13 win over the LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge.
Schlabach, who previously had Alabama as the No. 9 seed and facing the Texas Longhorns in an SEC vs. SEC showdown in Austin, now sees the Crimson Tide as the No. 8 seed and hosting the Indiana Hoosiers in a first-round playoff game at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Dec. 18 or 19.
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Bonagura went a step further and projects Alabama as the No. 4 seed, earning a first-round bye before taking on Texas in the CFP quarterfinals at the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 30.
Not only that,
Bonagura sees Alabama beating Texas and advancing to the CFP semifinals for a rematch against the Georgia Bulldogs in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 14 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
Georgia is the projected No. 1 seed in both ESPN analysts' latest playoff outlook, which sees the Utah Utes as the No. 2 seed. Bonagura has Indiana as his projected No. 3 seed while Schlabach sees Notre Dame in that spot after the Fighting Irish's 31-24 win over the Miami Hurricanes in Week 10.
Alabama (7-2, 5-2 SEC) debuted at No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings. The Crimson Tide rose two spots to No. 7 in this week's US LBM Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25 following their win over LSU.
Alabama faces the Vanderbilt Commodores (4-5, 1-5) at FirstBank Stadium Saturday in Nashville. Kickoff is 11:45 a.m. CT. The game can be seen on SEC Network.
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Alabama football schedule 2026
All times Central.
- Sept. 5: vs. East Carolina Pirates (W, 48-10)
- Sept. 12: at Kentucky Wildcats (W, 45-17)
- Sept. 19: vs. Florida State Seminoles (W, 50-36)
- Sept. 26: vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (W, 49-18)
- Oct. 3: at Mississippi State Bulldogs (W, 56-23)
- Oct. 10: vs. Georgia Bulldogs (L, 20-17)
- Oct. 17: at Tennessee Volunteers (L, 26-10)
- Oct. 24: vs. Texas A&M Aggies (W, 31-20)
- Nov. 7: at LSU Tigers (W, 31-13)
- Nov. 14: at Vanderbilt Commodores, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
- Nov. 21: vs. Chattanooga Mocs, 1 p.m., SEC Network+
- Nov. 28: vs. Auburn Tigers, TBA
Record: 7-2 overall, 5-2 SEC.
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