Where is Alabama football in first College Football Playoff rankings? Full bracket

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The first set of College Football Playoff rankings are out. And Alabama football sits near the top.

In the first set of CFP rankings released Tuesday, Nov. 4, Alabama was ranked No. 4 nationally.

Alabama is the highest-ranked one-loss team. The Crimson Tide lost its season opener on the road at Florida State Saturday, Aug. 30.

Alabama has been the No. 4 team in the country in each of the past three editions of the US LBM Coaches Poll. The Crimson Tide is also the ranked No. 4 in the latest Associated Press poll.

No. 4 Alabama will take on LSU at 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday, Nov. 8 from Bryant-Denny Stadium.

College Football Playoff rankings: Week 1

  1. Ohio State
  2. Indiana
  3. Texas A&M
  4. Alabama
  5. Georgia
  6. Ole Miss
  7. BYU
  8. Texas Tech
  9. Oregon
  10. Notre Dame
  11. Texas
  12. Oklahoma
  13. Utah
  14. Virginia
  15. Louisville
  16. Vanderbilt
  17. Georgia Tech
  18. Miami
  19. USC
  20. Iowa
  21. Michigan
  22. Missouri
  23. Washington
  24. Pittsburgh
  25. Tennessee

CFP Bracket: Where does Alabama football land?

  • No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Texas Tech/No. 9 Oregon
  • No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 7 BYU/No. 10 Notre Dame
  • No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 6 Ole Miss/No. 11 Virginia
  • No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 5 Georgia/No. 12 Memphis

2025 College Football Playoff schedule

Here’s a look at each of the first-round, quarterfinal, semifinal and final-round games of the 2025 CFP:

First round

  • Game 1; 7 p.m. CT, Friday, Dec. 19, ABC and ESPN
  • Game 2; 11 a.m. CT, Saturday, Dec. 20, ABC and ESPN
  • Game 3; 2:30 p.m. CT, Saturday, Dec. 20, TNT, truTV and HBO Max
  • Game 4; 6:30 p.m. CT, Saturday, Dec. 20, TNT, truTV and HBO Max

CFP Quarterfinal

  • Cotton Bowl; Wednesday, Dec. 31, 6:30 p.m. CT, ESPN
  • Orange Bowl; Thursday, Jan. 1, 11 a.m. CT, ESPN
  • Rose Bowl; Thursday, Jan. 1, 3 p.m. CT, ESPN
  • Sugar Bowl; Thursday, Jan. 1, 7 p.m. CT, ESPN

CFP Semifinal

  • Fiesta Bowl; Thursday, Jan. 8, 6:30 p.m. CT, ESPN
  • Peach Bowl; Friday, Jan. 9, 6:30 p.m. CT, ESPN

CFP National Championship

  • Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida; Monday, Jan. 19, 6:30 p.m. CT, ESPN

Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter. 

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Alabama football in first College Football Playoff rankings, bracket

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