Name Bama’s top wins...a 2 loss Ohio State has a better resume than Alabama. They lost in week 2 to now no. 2 Oklahoma. Ohio State lost on the road to Iowa which lost by 2 points to Penn State a few weeks earlier, and Iowa beat Iowa State which is the only team to have beaten Oklahoma. Ban needed the win against Auburn to enhance it’s weak resume. The loss gives them no shot because 2 teams from the SEC are getting into the CFP.
If the SEC gets 2 teams in the playoff it’ll be Georgia and Alabama. If Georgia beats Auburn there is no way in hell a 3 loss Auburn team gets in.
If Ohio State wins Alabama is in.
If Oklahoma loses Alabama is in.
Speaking of schedules what team of note did Auburn play out of conference? Clemson and they lost.The other out of conference teams were Mercer, Missouri and LA-Monroe.
Meaningless comparisons among traditionally overrated teams. Alabama and Auburn together have won five of the last eight championship games, and played in seven of the last eight. No other conference or state can even remotely compare to that.
The relative strength of conferences varies some year to year, but not NY much.