Sure, No. 9 Alabama would love to win Saturday's SEC Championship Game and potentially lock in a top-four seed in the College Football Playoff with another victory over Georgia . But the Crimson Tide's résumé already speaks for itself, and barring a blowout loss to the Bulldogs, Alabama should already be making plans for its first trip to the bracket under second-year coach Kalen DeBoer.

When you secure a title game spot in the nation's toughest conference, it usually means something in the playoff picture. Alabama's lone loss against SEC competition came in early November at Oklahoma , a 23-21 result in which the Crimson Tide gave it away with three turnovers after outgaining the Sooners by 194 yards and dominating time of possession.

The selection committee's decision to bump A

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