With half the college football regular season finished, the Alabama Crimson Tide has the SEC's best chances for championship and Playoff success. The latest ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) ranks Alabama not only as the SEC's most probable team to win the SEC Championship at 49. 6 %, but also with an 83.4% probability of making the Playoff field.
ESPN's metrics have just four SEC teams with a greater than 33.6% probability to make the Playoffs. The other three SEC football teams are Texas A&M (78.8%), Georgia (72.3%), and Ole Miss (59.6%).
In the overall FBS FPI, Alabama retained the No.