re: Only one scenario keeps a 1-loss Bama out of the playoffs:

It only conuntsvif they are ranked that way come December. You think LSU gets credit for beating #18 auburn today when they aren't even ranked now . As it stands Alabma has 1 top 25 win out of both polls. If MSU can stay ranked that helps, LSU, that helps, if AM and UGA can somehow stay in that helps. Best case scenario you get a win over 1 top 10 and possibly 3 more top 25, but some of this teams have big games and possibly drop out of the top 25