Commentary: Alabama's playoff inclusion would help SEC's 6-6 teams

The College Football Playoff logo is printed across a backdrop during a news conference where the 13 members of the committee were announced, Oct. 16, 2013, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)If the College Football Playoff began today, Alabama would be in the field of 12 along with Texas, Georgia and Tennessee.

That’s good news for one of the SEC’s three 6-6 teams — Arkansas, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt.

The more SEC teams in the playoff field, the better the bowl opportunities for the league’s lower-end teams. And it eliminates the headache of placing an SEC team in a bowl not affiliated with the conference, which would be needed if only three teams from the league make the…