College Football Playoff: Three Teams that Could Beat Alabama

Nov 12, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide cheerleaders celebrate after scoring a touchdown against Mississippi State Bulldogs at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Tide defeated the Bulldogs 51-3. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide cheerleaders celebrate after scoring a touchdown against Mississippi State Bulldogs at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Tide defeated the Bulldogs 51-3. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 12, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide cheerleaders celebrate after scoring a touchdown against Mississippi State Bulldogs at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Tide defeated the Bulldogs 51-3. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide cheerleaders celebrate after scoring a touchdown against Mississippi State Bulldogs at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Tide defeated the Bulldogs 51-3. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /

Alabama football has been leading college football all season, but three teams exist that could knock them off in the college football playoff.

The College Football Playoff Committee released their latest rankings November 15th, and we essentially have a picture of what teams still have a chance at the college football playoff. Of course Alabama leads the way, but plenty of teams are looking at spots 2-9.

One thing we know for sure about this year’s college football playoff, though, is that it will create controversy. Only one team remains undefeated. Five teams have at least one loss. The remaining four teams all have at least two losses. We are guaranteed some chaos.

Ohio State still has to play Michigan. There will possibly be a conference championship game for

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every team in the top ten, except for Oklahoma. Odds are, as a result, that we will see a two loss College Football Playoff team.

While that is immensely entertaining, it does leave some doubt. Alabama is sitting at 10-0 with their toughest remaining regular season competition (Auburn) having just suffered a loss to irrelevant Georgia. Alabama looks like an NFL Jr. team this season, while the rest of College Football Playoff hopefuls are hoping we buy the ‘parody’ line.

However it shakes out, Alabama will likely be favored to win it all. But, what if things were different? What if we chose the teams for the College Football Playoff based off of who could beat the top team? This year the top team would obviously be Alabama, but who would we choose?

That’s what we all came here to find out.