After being on the outside looking in last year, Alabama and Miami can breathe a sigh of relief as the Crimson Tide and Hurricanes were the last at-large teams selected -- ahead of Notre Dame -- for the 12-team College Football Playoff field announced Sunday.
Undefeated Big Ten champion Indiana (13-0) earned the No. 1 seed, while two Group of 5 teams -- American Conference champ Tulane (11-2) and Sun Belt victor James Madison (12-1) -- were selected to the CFP field.
In addition to the Hoosiers, No. 2 seed Ohio State (12-1), No. 3 Georgia (12-1) and No. 4 Texas Tech (12-1) were awarded first-round byes, guaranteed to the four highest teams in the rankings.
The Fighting Irish (10-2) were the first team out as the committee took Alabama (10-3) and Miami (10-2) instead.

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