Bowl projections: Alabama football predictions after loss to Oklahoma
Alabama football‘s College Football Playoff hopes are on life support.
The Crimson Tide still has a shot, albeit a small one, at making the 12-team playoff after the 24-3 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday. We’ll see where Alabama ranks in the committee’s latest projections Tuesday night.
But at this point, it doesn’t seem the Crimson Tide is destined to make the 12-team field. At least that’s how the latest bowl projections look.
Here’s where some outlets see Alabama (8-3. 4-3 SEC) playing in the postseason heading into the Iron Bowl.
Bowl projections for Alabama football
CBS: Citrus Bowl
Jerry Palm’s latest bowl projections bumped the Crimson Tide out of the CFP and into Orlando, facing Illinois on Dec. 31. That’s a Big Ten vs. SEC bowl. The Citrus Bowl will decade which SEC team it wants, and Alabama and South Carolina figure to be top of the list
ESPN: Reliaquest Bowl
Mark Schlabach also predicts Alabama will play its bowl game in Florida, just in a different city. Schlabach projects the Crimson Tide to play at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, facing Iowa.
247Sports: Citrus Bowl
Brad Crawford sees Alabama heading to the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando as well, also facing Illinois. He had the Crimson Tide there before Alabama moved up into the CFP picture in recent weeks again.
ESPN: Citrus Bowl
Kyle Bonagura also sent Alabama to the Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium, facing Illinois. That’s the popular pick this week after Alabama’s loss to Oklahoma.
See more from AL.com’s Crimson Tide beat writers
- Alabama plummets in coaches, AP poll top 25 rankings after Oklahoma loss
- Kelly: What is this Alabama football team?
- Grading Alabama football in shocking loss to Oklahoma
- Alabama injury report: Kalen DeBoer shares latest on Deontae Lawson
- ‘So what? Now what?’: Alabama players react to loss to Oklahoma
Nick Kelly is an Alabama beat writer for AL.com and the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X and Instagram.
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