The Alabama Crimson Tide has advantages as the Playoff rankings cycle begins. Alabama also has one disadvantage.
It is stretch run time for the Alabama Crimson Tide. The first edition of the only rankings that matter comes out on Tuesday night when the CFB Playoff Selection Committee offers its first Top 25 rankings.
Power ranking the SEC will be a focus of attention on Tuesday night. How many SEC football teams are ranked in the committee's top 12 teams will be interesting.