The first College Football Playoff poll will be released on Tuesday, and one ESPN writer sees a surprising place for Alabama.
Alabama enjoyed a much-needed bye week, its second and final one of the regular season, before entering a treacherous November stretch run.
The first College Football Playoff rankings will be released on Tuesday. Alabama is expected to be the highest-ranked one-loss team in the committee's rankings. The Crimson Tide is also expected to be ranked ahead of at least one undefeated team.