What if lsu loses to alabama

The blocking troubles continued to plague the Tide. Despite the uneven performance, Alabama may have a chance to jump No. The Tide seems likely to hold firm in the playoff rankings since No. Sections U. Science Technology Business U. Alabama offensive lineman Chris Owens 79 looks on.

There was not much question in or that unbeaten Alabama would take the division title, nor was undefeated LSU in danger in The cleanest path for Alabama to meet Georgia in the SEC championship game is simply to win its remaining conference games against Arkansas and Auburn, as well as its tune-up game next Saturday against New Mexico State. Yet there are scenarios in which a two-loss Alabama team can make it to Atlanta with a chance to cause headaches for the College Football Playoff selection committee with a victory.

Here is an unofficial look at how things could unfold over the final three weeks:. But if the committee sticks to the precedent it set this week, Saban could have more lobbying to do. Alabama has been its usual dominant self — ranking No. Granted, this predicament hinges on Alabama losing a regular-season home game — something it has done only four times in the past 12 seasons. If Alabama loses and both Penn State and Clemson win this weekend — at Minnesota and North Carolina State , respectively — Alabama would likely fall out of the top four.

If the regular season ends that way, the committee will have an even more controversial decision than the Alabama case from The Alabama team was an outlier, along with the Ohio State team, because of their overall body of work. With four weeks of the regular season left, so much depends on what happens to every other contender. The committee showed some confidence in the oft-maligned Pac , ranking Oregon and Utah seventh and eighth, respectively.

That would leave Oklahoma and Alabama to battle for the final spot. How will the voters decide? It is hard to say. The Sooners would have the worse loss but the better wins as well.

Plus the Sooners would have a conference championship. My gut feeling is that they would take a one-loss SEC team but there is no way of knowing. Then there is the final scenario. Would the voters put a one loss Alabama team in over a one loss LSU team that they were defeated by? With the strength of schedule that LSU has this is unlikely. How could you punish LSU for playing the extra game and reward Alabama for not making the championship game?