CLEVELAND, Ohio — The College Football Playoff Committee sent a chilling message to every team on the playoff bubble with their latest rankings: lose, even by the narrowest margin, and your playoff positioning will be severely damaged.

Alabama’s shocking six-spot plunge from No. 4 to No. 10 after a mere two-point loss to Oklahoma has dramatically raised the stakes for teams with playoff aspirations, transforming ordinary late-season games into high-pressure elimination matchups.

“So I think that’s something that’s now very interesting because it made a bunch of games that we weren’t sure if they were must-win. Now I believe those games are must-win and they should win those games,” Greg McElroy said on the latest episode of his Always College Football podcast , highlighting the newfoun

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