The discussion is well underway.
Should Alabama, Notre Dame, Miami or BYU get the final College Football Playoff spots?
It’s likely two of the four get into the CFP while one does not. BYU wasn’t in the playoff prior to the conference championship weekend, so a loss to Texas Tech isn’t likely to move them up.
BYU lost in the Big 12 conference championship game 34-7 to Texas Tech. Meanwhile, Alabama lost 28-7 to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Neither Notre Dame nor Miami played on Saturday.
Based on the penultimate rankings, Alabama and Notre Dame were the two final at-large teams to make the field, but there’s no telling what the CFP committee will ultimately decide between those teams near or on the bubble.
Here’s a look at how their CFP resumes stack up prior to the selection show at 11 a.m. CT on Sunday on ESPN.
Note: the strength of schedule and strength of record statistics are via ESPN from prior to the game’s played Saturday.
No. 9 Alabama
Record: 10-3
Ranked wins: No. 3 Georgia, No. 14 Vanderbilt
Losses: Florida State, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 3 Georgia
Strength of record: No. 8
Strength of schedule: No. 11
No. 10 Notre Dame
Record: 10-2
Ranked wins: No. 16 Southern Cal
Losses: No. 12 Miami, No. 7 Texas A&M
Strength of record: No. 13
Strength of schedule: No. 42
No. 11 BYU
Record: 11-2
Ranked wins: No. 15 Utah, No. 18 Arizona
Losses: No. 4 Texas Tech, No. 4 Texas Tech
Strength of record: No. 6
Strength of schedule: No. 34
No. 12 Miami
Record: 10-2
Ranked wins:: No. 10 Notre Dame
Losses: Louisville, SMU
Strength of record: No. 14
Strength of schedule: No. 44
