TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama is one of four teams that appears to control its own destiny regarding the college football playoff this season, as the inaugural selection committee prepares to announce its initial rankings on Tuesday.

Although no one knows how the committee members will vote, both major polls had the same top four on Sunday.

The Amway Coaches Poll and the Associated Press Poll agreed that the two unbeaten from the power conferences should be at the top, No. 1 Mississippi State and No. 2 Florida State. Alabama was considered the best of the 17 ranked one-loss teams, at No. 3, and Auburn was fourth.

If the BCS computers were still being used Alabama would be in very good position as two have the Crimson Tide at No. 1. Under the previous system both a team’s highest and lowest ranking would be discarded from figuring a team’s computer poll average, but UA would still clearly be in the top four.

• Jeff Sagarin: 1. Alabama, 2. Auburn, 3. Ole Miss, 4. Mississippi State, 5. Georgia.
• Anderson & Hester: Yet to be released.
• Richard Billingsley: 1. Mississippi State, 2. Florida State, 3. Oregon, 4. Alabama, 5. Auburn.
• Colley Matrix: 1. Mississippi State, 2. Auburn, 3. Ole Miss, 4. Florida State, 5. Alabama.
• Kenneth Massey: 1. Alabama, 2. Ole Miss, 3. Mississippi State, 4. Auburn, 5. Florida State.
• Dr. Peter Wolfe: 1. Mississippi State, 2. Auburn, 3. Florida State, 4. Ole Miss, 5. Alabama.

Alabama (7-1 overall, 4-1 SEC) has a bye this week and visits No. 16 LSU (No. 17 coaches) on Nov. 1, and then hosts No. 1 Mississippi State and No. 4 Auburn. LSU is also on a bye this week.

For those wondering about a potential No. 1 vs. 2 matchup, Florida State is at Louisville on Thursday and then hosts Virginia, MSU hosts Arkansas and Tennessee-Martin before the Tuscaloosa trip.

Auburn’s remaining schedule is at Ole Miss, vs. Texas A&M, at Georgia, and vs. Samford before visiting Alabama to close the regular season.

Associated Press Poll
Rank, Team, Record, Points
1 Mississippi State (46) 7-0 1486
2 Florida State (14) 7-0 1453
3 Alabama 7-1 1290
4 Auburn 6-1 1267
5 Oregon 7-1 1199
6 Notre Dame 6-1 1161
7 Ole Miss 7-1 1095
8 Michigan State 7-1 1086
9 Georgia 6-1 1074
10 TCU 6-1 1030
11 Kansas State 6-1 930
12 Baylor 6-1 839
13 Ohio State 6-1 676
14 Arizona 6-1 669
15 Arizona State 6-1 667
16 LSU 7-2 574
17 Nebraska 7-1 535
18 Utah 6-1 524
19 Oklahoma 5-2 430
20 West Virginia 6-2 379
21 East Carolina 6-1 366
22 Clemson 6-2 265
23 Marshall 8-0 184
24 Duke 6-1 121
25 UCLA 6-2 106
Dropped from rankings: USC 20
Others receiving votes: Colorado State 29, USC 22, Wisconsin 14, Stanford 9, Louisville 8, Missouri 7, North Dakota State 3, Oklahoma State 2

Amway Coaches Poll
1 Mississippi State (41) 7-0 1528
2 Florida State (21) 7-0 1508
3 Alabama 7-1 1351
4 Auburn 6-1 1276
5 Michigan State 7-1 1269
6 Oregon 7-1 1217
7 Notre Dame 6-1 1170
8 Georgia 6-1 1069
9 Ole Miss 7-1 1067
10 TCU 6-1 1057
11 Kansas State 6-1 979
12 Baylor 6-1 848
13 Ohio State 6-1 817
14 Arizona State 6-1 712
15 Arizona 6-1 652
16 Nebraska 7-1 623
17 LSU 7-2 455
18 Utah 6-1 454
19 East Carolina 6-1 448
20 Oklahoma 5-2 444
21 Clemson 6-2 304
22 West Virginia 6-2 290
23 Marshall 8-0 217
24 Duke 6-1 134
25 UCLA 6-2 107
Dropped from rankings: USC 21, Minnesota 24
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 44, Colorado State 35, Missouri 22, Minnesota 14, Georgia Tech 13, Stanford 10, USC 8, Boise State 4, Louisville 3, Texas A&M 1