The first 12-team College Football Playoff will include SMU but not Alabama.
Their losses were to ranked teams.
GO DEEPER In defense of the College Football Playoff's funky seeding formatUnbeaten Oregon of the Big Ten will be the No.
AdvertisementAfter conference championship games were played Friday and Saturday, the only drama that remained for selection Sunday was between Alabama and SMU.
Alabama (9-3) touted its strength of schedule that included three victories against teams the committee ranked, including SEC champion Georgia.
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