Top 25 Picks: Fallout from a Florida upset of Alabama
The 18th-ranked Gators are 17 1/2-point underdogs in the Southeastern Conference championship on Saturday against the No. 2 Crimson Tide.
The most significant fallout would be to the SEC and the College Football Playoff.
Did we mention that 9-7 home victory against Vanderbilt?
The Rebels are in the clubhouse at No. 13 in the playoff rankings and in good shape to get to the Sugar Bowl as the highest-ranked team after Alabama, assuming the Tide wins the SEC and makes the playoff.
The Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl have three at-large spots available, with a fourth reserved for the best Group of Five conference champion (most likely the American Athletic Conference winner).
Barring upsets, the loser of the Big Ten title game between Iowa and Michigan State, and Ohio State will fill the Rose Bowl and one at-large spot.
Notre Dame at No. 8 and Florida State at No. 9 are primed to get the other two at-large bids.
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Falcons bidding for first conference championship since 1998; Aztecs looking for first outright title since winning the WAC in 1986 ...
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