Alabama Crimson Tide football schedule, results, playoff chances after LSU win

Alabama football fans need to take another look at the standings and rankings. With Saturday night's commanding win at LSU and victory over the Tigers in Death Valley, the Crimson Tide re-established themselves as legitimate contenders for the Southeastern Conference and national titles.

But Alabama (7-2, 4-2 SEC) still has two losses on its record, so it must first win its final three games of the regular season. No. 7 Tennessee, No. 5 Texas and No. 14 Texas A&M all have a loss in league play, giving them the edge heading into Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game. No. 16 Ole Miss (8-2, 4-2) is also still in play, with only Florida and Mississippi State missing. However, Georgia hosts Tennessee next week and the Lone Star teams close out the season against each other in College Station.

The path to the 12-team College Football Playoff is more direct for the Crimson Tide. Alabama was No. 11 last week and could move back into a safe win-and-in position. The SEC expects to have three, if not four teams in the CFP field, plus the Crimson Tide is coming off an impressive head-to-head win over Georgia.

Two of Alabama's final games of the regular season come against quality opponents:

November 16: Mercer, 1 p.m. CT, ESPN+/SEC Network+

November 23: in Oklahoma, TBA

November 30: Auburn, TBA

Results 2024

August 31: Western Kentucky, S 63-0
September 7: South Florida, W 42-16
September 14: at Wisconsin, W 42-10
September 28: No. 2 Georgia, pp. 41-34
October 5: at Vanderbilt, L 40-35
Oct. 12: South Carolina, pp. 27-25
Oct. 19: No. 11 Tennessee, L 24-17
Oct. 26: No. 21 Missouri, S 34-0
November 9: No. 14 LSU, W 42-13

SEC Championship Game tiebreaker

(According to the Southeastern Conference)

Head-to-head competition between the tied teams

Record against all common conference opponents among teams with the same points

Record against the highest (best) placed joint conference opponent in the conference rankings and progression in the conference rankings among the teams with the same points

Cumulative conference win percentage of all conference opponents among tied teams

Limited relative overall scoring advantage over all conference opponents among tied teams

Random draw of the teams with the same points

College Football Playoffs

The 12 participating teams are the five highest-rated conference champions by the CFP selection committee and the next seven teams. Alabama was ranked No. 11 this weekend.
First round games will take place December 20-21 / ABC-ESPN-TNT
The quarterfinals will be played December 31st and January 1st at the Fiesta, Peach, Rose and Sugar Bowls/ESPN
Orange Bowl (semifinals, January 9), 7:30 p.m. ET / ESPN
Cotton Bowl (semifinals, January 10), 7:30 p.m. ET / ESPN
CFP National Championship (Atlanta, Ga.), Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

SEC Bowl Opportunities

(From the Southeastern Conference)
Friday, December 20th
Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, Florida) – 3:30 p.m. ET / ESPN (American/ACC/SEC)

Friday, December 27th
Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, Alabama) – Noon or 3:30 p.m. ET / ESPN (American/ACC/SEC)
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tennessee) – 7 p.m. / ESPN (SEC vs. Big 12)
Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, Nevada) – 10:30 p.m. / ESPN (SEC vs. Pac-12)

Monday, December 30th
TransPerfect Music City Bowl (Nashville) – 2:30 p.m., ET / ESPN (SEC vs. Big Ten)

Tuesday, December 31st
ReliaQuest Bowl (Tampa, Florida) – Noon ET / ESPN (SEC vs. Big Ten or ACC)
Texas Bowl (Houston) – 3:30 p.m. ET / ESPN (SEC vs. Big 12)

Thursday, January 2, 2025
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.) – 7:30 p.m. ET / ESPN (ACC vs. SEC)

Notable: The SEC alternates with the Big Ten between the Las Vegas Bowl (2020, 2022, 2024) and the Duke's Mayo Bowl (2021, 2023, 2025).

See also: Live updates: No. 11 Alabama football at No. 15 LSU