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2025 Week 5 12-team College Football Playoff prediction: Alabama is the SEC favorite

With a statement win over Georgia in Athens, Alabama is the undeniable SEC favorite because Ole Miss has big problems that LSU couldn't exploit.

Alabama Crimson Tide offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor (74) celebrates with quarterback Ty Simpson (15) | Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Kirby Smart is now 1-7 as a head coach against Alabama. Now, the one looms quite large, considering it came in the National Championship Game, but even under Kalen DeBoer, the Crimson Tide have Georgia’s number.

Alabama got notched that seventh win over Kirby on Saturday in Athens, downing the Bulldogs 24-21, and while all over the team’s problems aren’t necessarily solved, Alabama might be the best of a group of flawed teams in the SEC.