Saturday's Orange Bowl will pit the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide against the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners with a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on the line.
Bama was considered a lock to reach the CFP for the entire season, and it secured the No. 1 seed with a come-from-behind win over the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game.
Oklahoma's CFP standing was more tenuous, but by beating the Texas Longhorns in the Big 12 Championship Game and avenging its only loss of the season, it did just enough to sneak into the field.