Kirk Herbstreit shares what he’ll be watching for during next CFP rankings release
By David Wasson
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ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit studies the potential College Football Playoff seedings as closely as anyone in the country.,
He said he’ll be paying attention to where Alabama and Miami are ranked when the next top-25 is revealed on Tuesday night. Both the Crimson Tide and Hurricanes have 2 losses entering Week 13.
“Where (the CFP committee) rank Alabama this week, after losing to Oklahoma, is going to be a precursor for what they think of Bama,” Herbstreit said to Joey Galloway while looking over the AP media poll that lists Alabama at No. 10. “There is no SEC bias (in the AP poll), same with the coaches. Both of them had Alabama at 10. They had Miami at 14.
“As we’re sitting here trying to project what the committee might do in 3 weeks on that Sunday. If Bama were to win out, I am starting to look at these at-large teams… Does Miami have a case? Of course they have a case, but as they’re weighing those options, I don’t see how you move Miami 3, 4, 5 spots, depending on where they are this Tuesday, past Alabama if Alabama is ahead of them and they win out.”
Alabama (8-2 overall, 6-1 SEC) faces Eastern Illinois in Week 13 (2 pm ET, SEC Network+) and then finishes the regular season Nov. 29 at Auburn (7:30 pm ET, ABC). Miami (8-2 overall, 4-2 ACC) plays at Virginia Tech in Week 13 (Noon ET, ESPN) and closes at No. 22 Pitt on Nov. 29.
The next College Football Playoff rankings will be revealed on Tuesday night.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
