Record (AP rank): 10-1 (5)
Last week's result: Beat Western Carolina 66-3
Last week's playoff rank: 5
Key games remaining: Auburn on the road, SEC title game
The outlook: A College Football Playoff without Alabama is impossible to imagine simply because it is unprecedented. Though Alabama still has a shot, the loss of injured star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa doesn't help the cause. LSU more than likely needs to win out for the Crimson Tide to have a shot at the fourth spot. Even so, former Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts and his Oklahoma Sooners or a one-loss Pac-12 champion may have a stronger case to earn the final ticket.