In the previous 10 years of the College Football Playoff, debates and arguments dealt with who did and did not make the four-team cut. A 12-team field is no different.

The 47 teams that lost power-conference title games in the CFP’s first decade dropped an average of two spots in the final CFP Top 25.

Ole Miss (13), and South Carolina (14) all rightfully making a case to hold the final spot in the field despite failing to make their conference championship game, it was inevitable that some fan bases would be fired up over the rankings.

In 2014, the first year of the four-team College Football Playoff, the selection committee made a controversial decision: The group left out not just one but both Big 12 co-champions, TCU and Baylor.

How will the college football championship games this weekend effect Alabama's College Football Playoff hopes?