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Playoff committee chair tells why Alabama did not drop in rankings after losing SEC Championship

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Alabama football is now in the College Football Playoff as the No. 9 seed after not falling in the final rankings after losing to Georgia in the SEC Championship.

Many thought the Crimson Tide’s playoff hopes were in jeopardy after losing to the Bulldogs 28-7. What came as what most would consider a surprise, the Tide stay put after the disappointing loss.

The College Football Playoff Committee Chairman Hunter Yurachek revealed what went into this decision.

“We evaluated all of those conference championship games and felt like in the end, regardless of Alabama’s performance yesterday, their body of work in those first 12 games where they had probably the best win arguably this season, winning at No.