5) Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) Bowl or playoff game
The Tide, coming off a huge loss to Auburn, would like to see some dominoes fall in their favor as the only team in this group of six to not play in a conference title game. They would need a lot of help in avoiding missing the College Football Playoff for the first time. Alabama is currently the only school to advance to every College Football Playoff since its inception in 2014. They have been to the last 2 national championship games, beating Clemson in 2015 and losing to the same team in 2016.
6) Georgia Bulldogs (11-1) vs Auburn in SEC Championship Game
The Bulldogs are bouncing back after an earlier loss to Auburn, their conference title game opponents. Their revenge would be sweet if they are able to knock off the Tigers, Clemson loses to Miami, Oklahoma loses to TCU and Wisconsin loses to Ohio State. That would be a lot of help for themselves.