College football bowl projections: Utah into CFP bracket, Alabama up to No. 2 seed
CBS Sports provides an update on college football bowl projections following Week 5, highlighting Alabama's rise as a top contender. The report details shifts in the College Football Playoff bracket and various bowl game matchups as teams compete for postseason spots.
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Reflects the high-stakes nature of US collegiate athletics and the economic impact of postseason bowl games.
That was quite a road statement in the SEC by Keelon Russell and the Alabama offense.
The Crimson Tide's 56-23 thumping against previously unbeaten Mississippi State should answer any lingering questions about Alabama's status as a College Football Playoff title contender this season.
Updated bowl and College Football Playoff projections after Week 5 feature a surging Alabama team setting the pace in college football's most unforgiving conference, alongside Georgia, who will meet the Crimson Tide next week. The SEC holds two of the projected top four seeds, which doesn't include top-ranked Texas, a reminder that its contenders are jockeying for first-round byes while trying to survive the weekly grind.
Ask previously unbeaten Florida about its unforgiving reality check at Missouri.
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