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16 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS?125 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS?67 POSTSEASON GAMES?36 BOWL VICTORIES?26 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS

GAME 13 ALABAMA VS Clemson

JAN. 1, 2018 / 7:45 P.M. CT / NEW ORLEANS, LA. MERCEDES-BENZ SUPERDOME (72,500)

TV: ESPN (Play-By-Play: Joe Tessitore, Analyst: Todd Blackledge, Sideline: Holly Rowe, Laura Rutledge)

RADIO: CRIMSON TIDE SPORTS NETWORK (Play-By-Play: Eli Gold, Analyst: Phil Savage, Sideline: Chris Stewart)

NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN (Play-By-Play: Bill Rosinski, Analyst: David Norrie, Sideline: Ian Fitzsimmons)

National Radio on Sirius/XM: 80/80

CRIMSON TIDE

TIGERS

2017 Record/SEC Record:

11-1/7-1

CFP/AP/Amway Coaches Poll: 4/4/4

Head Coach:

Nick Saban

Record at Alabama (Years): 130-20* (11th)

Career Record (Years): 221-62-1* (22nd)

*125-20/216-62-1 after vacations

2017 Record/ACC Record:

12-1/7-1

CFP/AP/Amway Coaches Poll: 1/1/1

Head Coach:

Dabo Swinney

Record at Clemson (Years): 101-29 (10th)

Career Record (Years):

101-29 (10th)

INSIDE THE SERIES

Overall: 18th Meeting (Alabama leads, 13-4)

In Postseason: Series tied, 1-1

Current Streak: Clemson, Won 1

Last Meeting: Jan. 9, 2017 (L, 31-35)

Series Notes: Alabama and Clemson will meet for the 18th time when the two teams face of in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2018 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La. The two teams have split the last two CFP National Championship Games with the Tide claiming a 45-40 victory in the 2016 meeting in Glendale, Ariz., and the Tigers coming away with a 35-31 win in the 2017 title game in Tampa, Fla. Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban is 2-1 all-time against Clemson, including a 1-1 record in postseason matchups. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney is 1-1 against Alabama in his career.

2017 SCHEDULE

4/4/4 ALABAMA (11-1, 7-1 SEC)

S2 $vs. 3/3 Florida State

ABC

S9 FRESNO STATE

ESPN2

S16 COLORADO STATE S23 *at RV/RV Vanderbilt

ESPN2 CBS

S30 *OLE MISS O7 *at RV/RV Texas A&M

ESPN ESPN

O14 *ARKANSAS

ESPN

O21 *TENNESSEE

CBS

N4 *19/19/20 LSU

CBS

N11 *at 16/18/18 Mississippi State ESPN

N18 MERCER N25 *at 6/6/6 Auburn J1 2vs. 1/1/1 Clemson

SEC NETWORK CBS ESPN

1/1/1 CLEMSON (12-1, 7-1 ACC)

S2 KENT STATE

ESPN

S9 13/13 AUBURN S16 *14/14 at Louisville

ESPN ABC

S23 *BOSTON COLLEGE S30 *at 12/12 Virginia Tech

ESPN2 ABC

O7 *WAKE FOREST

ESPN2

O13 *at Syracuse

ESPN

O28 *GEORGIA TECH

ESPN2

N4 *20/20/19 North Carolina State ABC

N11 *FLORIDA STATE

N18 THE CITADEL N25 *at NR/RV/RV South Carolina D2 17/7/7 Miami (Fla.) J1 24/4/4 Alabama

ESPN ACCN ESPN ABC ESPN

W, 24-7 W, 41-10 W, 41-23

W, 59-0 W, 66-3 W, 27-19 W, 41-9 W, 45-7 W, 24-10 W, 31-24 W, 56-0 L, 14-26 7:45 p.m.

W, 56-3 W, 14-6 W, 47-21 W, 34-7 W, 31-17 W, 28-14 L, 24-27 W, 24-10 W, 38-31 W, 31-14 W, 61-3 W, 34-10 W, 38-3 7:45 p.m.

* Conference game $ Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta, Ga. 1 ACC Championship Game - Charlotte, N.C. 2 College Football Playoff Semifinal - New Orleans, La.

BOLD indicates home game Rankings listed are College Football Playoff/AP/Coaches All times Central

RANKINGS: Alabama is No. 4 in the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls along with the College Football Playoff rankings. Clemson is No. 1 in the AP and Coaches polls while sitting atop the final College Football Playoff rankings.

NEXT GAME: The winner of the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl will advance to the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 8, 2018 at MercedesBenz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 3 Georgia will meet in the CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 2018 to determine the other national championship game participant.

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Friday Dec 15

PRACTICE

3:40 p.m.- Viewing

6 p.m. - Coach Saban

CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES

Saturday Dec. 16

Sunday Dec. 17

Monday Dec. 18

Tuesday Dec. 19

Wednesday Dec. 20

PRACTICE

11:45 a.m. - Players

NO PRACTICE

PRACTICE

1:50 p.m. - Viewing

PRACTICE

11 a.m. - Players

PRACTICE

1:50 p.m. - Viewing

3:40 p.m. - Viewing

1:50 p.m. - Viewing 4 p.m.: Coach Saban

Thursday Dec. 21

PRACTICE

11 a.m. - Players

1:50 p.m. - Viewing

All times CT

FRIDAY, DEC. 15

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20

3:40 p.m. CT ? Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at 1:50 p.m. CT ? Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at

beginning).

beginning).

6 p.m. CT ? Alabama head coach Nick Saban will be available to the media for his prebowl press conference in the Naylor Stone Media Room in the Mal Moore Building at approximately 6 p.m..

SATURDAY, DEC. 16 11:45 a.m. CT ? Selected players available in the Naylor Stone Media Room.

3:40 p.m. CT ? Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at beginning).

SUNDAY, DEC. 17 No practice.

MONDAY, DEC. 18 1:50 p.m. CT ? Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at beginning).

TUESDAY, DEC. 19 11 a.m. CT ? Selected players available in the Crimson Tide Suite.

1:50 p.m. CT ? Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at beginning).

4 p.m. CT ? Head Coach Nick Saban press conference in Naylor Stone Media Room.

THURSDAY, DEC. 21 11 a.m. CT ? Selected players available in the Naylor Stone Media Room.

1:50 p.m. CT ? Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at beginning).

ON THE INTERNET ? Alabama's official athletics website serves as a resource for in-depth information on current and historical Crimson Tide student-athletes, coaches and teams. The football page includes links to rosters, coaching staff, notes packages, practice reports and schedules as well as Tide TV and all of Alabama's rich football history and tradition.

? Media covering the Southeastern Conference have its own website to get the latest information on the league. Through the services of Sports Systems, Inc., the site has the latest updated standings, results, schedules, statistics, notes and PDF versions of all SEC releases and media guides. On the site, the SEC has a digital image platform that provides access to the SEC's latest photographs, images, logos and links to all of the SEC school media web sites and home pages.

CRIMSON TIDE VIDEO FTP ? Links to download footage for broadcast television use only will be emailed when footage is made available. For questions or to be added to the list, please contact Christopher England by e-mail at cengland@ia.ua.edu.

ALABAMA PLAYERS ? Interview requests for Alabama players should be made through Alex Thompson (athompson@ia.ua.edu). Player interviews are usually conducted at Monday's press conference beginning at 12:30 p.m. and before practice on Tuesday. All player requests for Monday's press conference need to be made by 5 p.m. on the Sunday before so that proper notice can be given to the players. Players are off limits for interviews beginning Thursday.

ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Phone: 205-348-6084 Fax: 205-348-8841

Assistant Athletics Director, Football Communications: Josh Maxson Office: (205) 348-3631 e-mail: jmaxson@ia.ua.edu

Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Todd Bell (Notes/Game Program) Phone: (972) 825-6686 e-mail: tbell@ia.ua.edu

Associate Athletics Director, Athletics Communications: Jessica Par? (Logistics/Credentials) Phone: (205) 394-5985 e-mail: jpare@ia.ua.edu

Director of Athletics Communications: Aaron Jordan (Football Stats) Phone: (205) 913-1979 e-mail: ajordan@ia.ua.edu

Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Alex Thompson (Football Players) Phone: (440) 666-7615 e-mail: athompson@ia.ua.edu

Associate Director of Athletics Communications: Roots Woodruff (Football Credentials) Phone: (205) 394-2758 e-mail: rwoodruff@ia.ua.edu

Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Nathan Sheehan Phone: (847) 846-9894 e-mail: nsheehan@ia.ua.edu

Athletics Communications Intern: Nia Barnes Phone: (205) 348-6084 e-mail: nbarnes@ia.ua.edu

Athletics Communications Intern: Zach Rhodes Phone: (205) 348-6084 e-mail: zrhodes@ia.ua.edu

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NEUTRAL SITES: Alabama is 84-49-4 (.628) all-time in 137 neutral site contests. The list includes all AlabamaAuburn games not played on campus, including Legion Field from 1948-88. The Crimson Tide is 1-0 in neutral site games in 2017. Alabama opened the season with a 24-7 win over then-No. 3 Florida State in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sept. 2. The Crimson Tide is 17-5 (.773) in neutral site games during head coach Nick Saban's tenure at Alabama.

DOME SWEET DOME: The Crimson Tide is 25-7-1 (.758) all-time in domed stadiums, including a 16-2 (.889) mark since 2009 and is 17-4 (.810) in Nick Saban's tenure. Alabama defeated No. 3 Florida State in its 2017 season opener at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sept. 2 in its only dome game this season. The Tide was 3-0 indoors in 2016. Alabama opened the year with a 52-6 win over USC on Sept. 3 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, then posted back-to-back wins at Atlanta's Georgia Dome - a 54-16 win over Florida in the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 3 and a 24-7 win over Washington in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Dec. 31.

FOUR-FOR-FOUR: Two Crimson Tide seniors, linebacker Rashaan Evans and punter JK Scott, will be making their fourth appearance in the College Football Playoff when they take the field against Clemson in the CFP Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1. Their appearances against the Tigers will make them the first four-year players from any school in CFP history. Evans has 18 career tackles in CFP competition, including 10 solo stops and has added 2.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup in five postseason games. Scott has been a field position weapon in his postseason career, averaging 47.0 yards per punt on 38 attempts with a long of 73 yards, which is his career best. Twenty of his 38 kicks have landed inside the opponent's 20-yard line.

TIDE SENIORS POST RECORD-TYING 51st WIN: Alabama's win over Mercer on Nov. 18 was the 51st for members of Alabama's senior class. The group boasts a four-year record of 51-5 (.911), one national championship, three consecutive Southeastern Conference championships and four College Football Playoff appearances. The 51 wins equals the NCAA record set by Alabama's 2016 senior class, which posted a 51-6 (.895) career record.

TIDE WELL-REPRESENTED ON ALL-AMERICAN LISTS: The Alabama football team had seven players named to All-American lists in 2017. Junior defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick became the 17th unanimous All-American of the Nick Saban era this season while senior linebacker Rashaan Evans also earned first-team honors. Senior center Bradley Bozeman, junior defensive back Ronnie Harrison, junior defensive tackle Da'Ron Payne and senior punter JK Scott were second team All-Americans while sophomore offensive tackle Jonah Williams received second- and third-team All-America recognition.

FITZPATRICK RECEIVES BEDNARIK AND THORPE AWARDS: Alabama junior defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick was presented with both the Chuck Bednarik and Jim Thorpe awards at the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show in Atlanta, Ga., on Dec. 7. The Bednarik recognizes the nation's top defensive player while the Thorpe is presented annually to college football's top defensive back. Fitzpatrick joins Michigan's Charles Woodson (1997) and LSU's Patrick Peterson (2010) as third player to win the Bednarik and the Thorpe in the same season. He is the second Tide player to receive each award as Jonathan Allen was the 2016 Bednarik honoree while Antonio Langham received the Thorpe in 1993.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

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ALABAMA FOOTBALL

QUICK FACTS

Location Enrollment Founded Conference Colors Nickname President Athletic Director Faculty Athletics Representative

Tuscaloosa, Ala. 38,563

April 12, 1831 Southeastern (West) Crimson and White

Crimson Tide Dr. Stuart Bell

Greg Byrne Dr. James King

FOOTBALL HISTORY

First Season All-Time Record All-Time SEC Record National Championships SEC Championships First Team All-Americans First Team All-Conference Bowl Appearances Bowl Victories

1892 889-328-43 (.723) 401-168-20 (.698)

16 26 125 players, 145 times 250 players, 335 times 65 36

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach Alma Mater Collegiate Career Record (Years) Alabama Record (Years) Offensive Coordinator Alma Mater Defensive Coordinator Alma Mater

Nick Saban Kent State, 1973 216-62-1 (22nd)

125-20 (11th) Brian Daboll Rochester, 1997 Jeremy Pruitt West Alabama, 1999

TEAM INFORMATION

2016 Overall Record 2016 SEC Record/Finish 2016 Bowl Bowl Result CFP National Championship Final Ranking

14-1 8-0/First (West) Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal) Alabama 24, Washington 7 Clemson 35, Alabama 31 No. 2 Associated Press No. 2 USA TODAY Coaches

2017 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

EASTERN DIVISION

School #%Georgia South Carolina Kentucky Missouri Florida Vanderbilt Tennessee

Overall

SEC

12-1

7-1

8-4

5-3

7-5

4-4

7-5

4-4

4-7

3-5

5-7

1-7

4-8

0-8

WESTERN DIVISION

School %Auburn *Alabama LSU Mississippi State Texas A&M Ole Miss Arkansas

Overall

SEC

10-3

7-1

11-1

7-1

9-3

6-2

8-4

4-4

7-5

4-4

6-6

3-5

4-8

1-7

% - SEC Division Champion # - SEC Champion * - Co-Division Champions

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NATIONAL AND CONFERENCE HONORS

Bradley Bozeman Second Team All-American (Walter Camp) Second Team All-American (Football Writers) Second Team All-American (Associated Press) Second Team All-American (The Sporting News) Second Team All-American (AFCA) Second Team All-American (Sports Illustrated) First Team All-SEC (Associated Press) Second Team All-SEC (Coaches)

Raekwon Davis First Team All-SEC (Coaches) Second Team All-SEC (Associated Press)

Rashaan Evans First Team All-American (AFCA) First Team All-SEC (Associated Press) Second Team All-SEC (Coaches)

Minkah Fitzpatrick Chuck Bednarik Award Winner Jim Thorpe Award Winner Unanimous All-American First Team All-American (Walter Camp) First Team All-American (Football Writers) First Team All-American (Associated Press) First Team All-American (The Sporting News) First Team All-American (AFCA) First Team All-American (Sports Illustrated) First Team All-American () First Team All-SEC (Coaches) First Team All-SEC (Associated Press) SEC Community Service Team

Da'Shawn Hand Second Team All-SEC (Coaches)

Keith Holcombe CoSIDA Academic All-District

Ronnie Harrison Second Team All-American (Sports Illustrated) First Team All-SEC (Associated Press) Second Team All-SEC (Coaches)

Dylan Moses SEC All-Freshman Team

Da'Ron Payne Second Team All-American (AFCA) First Team All-SEC (Associated Press) Second Team All-SEC (Coaches)

Ross Pierschbacher First Team All-SEC (Associated Press)

Calvin Ridley First Team All-SEC (Coaches)

Henry Ruggs III SEC All-Freshman Team

JK Scott Second Team All-American (AFCA) First Team All-SEC (Coaches) Second Team All-SEC (Associated Press)

Levi Wallace Second Team All-SEC (Associated Press)

Jonah Williams Second Team All-American (AFCA) Third Team All-American (Associated Press) First Team All-SEC (Coaches) First Team All-SEC (Associated Press) CoSIDA Academic All-District

KNOCKING OFF NO. 1: Alabama's win over top-ranked Clemson in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship Game was the program's eighth victory over the nation's No. 1 team. The Crimson Tide own an 8-4 record in 12 all-time games against top-ranked teams, which equates to a winning percentage of 66.7 that is the best in college football history. Alabama is 5-1 against No. 1 teams since Nick Saban took over in Tuscaloosa in 2007. Alabama has defeated Florida (SEC Championship 2009), LSU (BCS 2011), Notre Dame (BCS 2012), Mississippi State (regular season 2014) and Clemson (CFP Championship Game 2016) with the only loss coming to LSU in the 2011 regular season.

SABAN LEADS IN WINS VS. TOP-5 TEAMS: Alabama's 24-7 win over then-No. 3 Florida State on Sept. 2 was Nick Saban's 19th career victory against a team ranked in the top 5 of the Associated Press Top 25, the most in college football history. Saban's career winning percentage in those contests (.613) is also college football's best. Following Saban on the all-time victory list are Bobby Bowden (18/.378 winning percentage), Barry Switzer (15/.516), Woody Hayes (15/.516), Steve Spurrier (15/.429) and Lou Holtz (15/.419). That record includes three wins in the College Football Playoff: No. 3 Michigan (38-0, 2015), No. 1 Clemson (45-40, 2015) and Washington (24-7, 2016). Alabama was also 3-0 in BCS National Championship Games (vs. Texas, 37-21, 2009; vs. LSU, 21-0, 2011; vs. Notre Dame, 42-14, 2012).

SABAN VS. AP TOP 25: Alabama's 31-24 win over then-No. 18 Mississippi State on Nov. 11 gave head coach Nick Saban 75 career wins vs. Associated Press Top 25 teams, good for third all-time. Former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno leads the list with 86, four victories ahead of Florida State's Bobby Bowden (82). Alabama's Paul "Bear" Bryant is fourth at 66. Former Duke, Florida and South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier is fifth at 64. Saban's winning percentage against AP ranked teams (75-39, .661) tops Bryant (.592), Bowden (.557), Spurrier (.529) and Paterno (.512).

Most Wins vs. AP-Ranked Opponents Coach Joe Paterno Bobby Bowden NICK SABAN Paul "Bear" Bryant Steve Spurrier

Wins (Pct.) 86 (.512) 82 (.557) 75 (.658) 65 (.592) 64 (.529)

BEATING THE BEST: The Crimson Tide is 51-14 (.785) against the Associated Press Top 25, including a 27-8 (.771) mark against AP top-10 teams since the start of 2008. Alabama opened the 2017 season with a 24-7 win over then-No. 3 Florida State on Sept. 2, posted a 24-10 win over No. 19 LSU on Nov. 4 and downed No. 18 Mississippi State, 31-24, on Nov. 11 before falling to No. 6 Auburn, 27-14, on Nov. 25. In 2016, the Tide faced 10 teams ranked in the AP poll, going 9-1 and outscoring those opponents by an average score of 38.0-17.3. Alabama finished 8-1 in 2015 against the AP Top 25 after going 5-2 in 2014, 3-2 in 2013 and 5-1 in 2012. The Tide held a 4-1 mark vs. top-25 teams in 2011 and went 5-3 in 2010.

ALWAYS IN THE HUNT: Since the 2008 season, Alabama has played in 123 of 126 regular season games that have had national championship implications. Following the Crimson Tide's 24-21 loss to LSU during the 2010 calendar year, UA was essentially eliminated from a chance to keep itself in the national championship discussion. The final three games of that season mark the only three regular season contests without direct national championship implications over the last 10 seasons.

COACHING ASSIGNMENTS

Derrick Ansley - Defensive Backs Burton Burns - Associate Head Coach/Running Backs Brian Daboll - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Karl Dunbar - Defensive Line Brent Key - Offensive Line Michael Locksley - Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Tosh Lupoi - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Joe Pannunzio - Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Jeremy Pruitt - Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers

Booth Booth Sideline Sideline Sideline Booth Sideline Sideline Sideline

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ALABAMA HAS MOST WINS SINCE 2008: Dating back to the start of the 2008 season, Alabama has won 123 games, which is the most in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The Crimson Tide won 12 games in 2008, followed by a perfect 14-0 record in 2009, a 10-3 mark in 2010 and a 12-1 record in 2011. Alabama finished 13-1 in 2012, 11-2 in 2013, 12-2 in 2014, 14-1 in both 2015 and 2016, and is 11-1 this season. Ohio State is second with 111 wins, followed by Boise State (110), Oklahoma (105) and Clemson (104) to round out the top five.

Total Wins (since 2008)

Team

Wins

1. ALABAMA

123

2 Ohio State

111

3. Boise State

110

4. Oklahoma

105

5. Clemson

104

2008+09+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17 12+14+10+12+13+11+12+14+14+11 10+11+12+6+12+12+14+12+11+11 12+14+12+12+11+8+12+9+10+10 12+8+12+10+10+11+8+11+11+12 7+9+6+10+11+11+10+14+14+12

NON-OFFENSIVE TDs IN THE SABAN ERA: Levi Wallace's 35-yard interception return for a touchdown against Ole Miss on Sept. 30 was Alabama's 60th non-offensive touchdown during the Nick Saban era. Alabama totaled a single-season record 15 non-offensive scores in 2016. The 15 non-offensive touchdowns led the Football Bowl Subdivision and are the most in a season by an FBS team in the last 20 years. The Tide led the FBS with 123 points off turnovers in 2016 and scored at least one touchdown on defense or special teams in the first eight games of the season, including multiple non-offensive scores in the first three SEC road contests of 2016 (Ole Miss, Arkansas and Tennessee). Alabama scored a non-offensive touchdown in 10 consecutive games dating from to the CFP semifinal vs. Michigan State on Dec. 31, 2015, to the Texas A&M game on Oct. 22, 2016 and had 14 non-offensive touchdowns in that span ? four interceptions, four punt returns, five fumble recoveries and a kickoff return.

Non-Offensive TDs in the Saban Era

Season INT

FR

KOR

2017

1

--

--

2016

6

5

--

2015

4

--

1

2014

--

1

--

2013

3

--

1

2012

1

1

1

2011

3

--

--

2010

2

--

1

2009

2

1

--

2008

4

1

--

2007

--

--

--

TOTALS 26

9

4

PR BkPR

--

--

3

1

4

1

--

--

2

1

--

--

1

1

--

1

1

--

4

--

1

--

16

5

Totals 1 15 10 1 7 3 5 4 4 9 1 60

ALABAMA IN THE CFP RANKINGS

The College Football Playoff was introduced during the 2014 season with the first ever rankings being released on Oct. 28, 2014. The selection committee members meet weekly, in person, on Mondays and Tuesdays to produce rankings. The committee's rankings are announced on ESPN each Tuesday evening for the final six weeks of this season. The initial set of rankings for the 2017 campaign were released on Oct. 31, with the final rankings /announced on Dec. 3.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF TOP 25 (DEC. 3)

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Team CLEMSON Oklahoma Georgia ALABAMA Ohio State Wisconsin AUBURN USC Penn State Miami (Fla.) Washington UCF Stanford Notre Dame TCU Michigan State LSU Washington State Oklahoma State Memphis Northwestern Virginia Tech MISSISSIPPI STATE N.C. State Boise State

Record 12-1 12-1 12-1 11-1 11-2 12-1 10-3 11-2 10-2 10-2 10-2 12-0 9-4 9-3 10-3 9-3 9-3 9-3 9-3 10-2 9-3 9-3 8-4 8-4 10-3

Previous Rank 1 3 6 5 8 4 2 10 9 7 13 14 12 15 11 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 -

2017 Opponents in BOLD

DOMINANT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL: Alabama enters the College Football Playoff as the only team in the country ranked in the top 20 in scoring defense (first), scoring offense (12th), rushing defense (third), rushing offense (10th), total defense (second), total offense (20th), pass efficiency defense (second) and passing efficiency (seventh). The Crimson Tide is outscoring its opponents by a margin of 27.6 points per game (39.1-11.5), outrushing the opposition by 171.2 yards per game (265.3-94.1) and has a total offense advantage of 207.8 yards per game (465.4-257.6).

TAKING CARE OF THE FOOTBALL: Alabama leads the SEC and is tied for seventh nationally in turnover margin at +1.00. The Crimson Tide is tied for the national lead in the fewest turnovers this season with eight (six fumbles, two INTs) and is tied for second in the league with 20 takeaways for a plus-12 turnover margin in 12 games in 2017. The Auburn game on Nov. 25 was the 11th game this season Alabama created at least one turnover. Alabama has now forced one or more turnovers in 40 of its last 42 games dating to the start of the 2015 season.

PASSING EFFICIENT: Alabama is one of the most efficient teams in the nation at both throwing the football on offense and defending the pass on defense. The Crimson Tide rank second nationally in team passing efficiency defense (98.9), having allowed just seven passing touchdowns with 15 interceptions and a 54.6 completion percentage, while the 163.7 yards allowed per game is the seventh fewest in the nation. On the offense side of the football, the Alabama passing game is completing 62.0 percent of its passes for 200.1 yards per game with 23 touchdowns and just two interceptions for an efficiency rating of 161.08 that is seventh nationally and second in the SEC.

SABAN AMONG THE BEST

TOP WINNING PERCENTAGE (DIVISION I) BY ACTIVE COACHES (10+ YEARS)

Urban Meyer Chris Petersen NICK SABAN Mark Richt Gary Patterson

Ohio State (16th) Washington (12th) ALABAMA (22ND) Miami (17th) TCU (17th)

176-31 .850 129-27 .827 221-62-1 .780 164-57 .742 159-57 .736

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