ESPN Tweets Out Interesting Stat About Alabama's CFP Ranking

The initial College Football Playoff Rankings came out on Tuesday night with three teams from the SEC landing in the Top 6.

1. Ohio State 8-0
2. LSU 8-0
3. Alabama 8-0
4. Penn State 8-0
5. Clemson 9-0
6. Georgia 7-1
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Following the CFP reveal show, ESPN sent out the following tweet about how no team ranked No. 3 in the initial rankings have made it to the playoff.

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Those teams that missed the playoff include:

2014 - Auburn
2015 - Ohio State
2016 - Michigan
2017 - Notre Dame
2018 - LSU

We'll see if the trend continues or if Alabama will make it to the big dance at the end of the season.