Tennessee dominated Alabama head-to-head, and on Saturday the Volunteers beat top-10 Kentucky by four touchdowns.
Selection committee ignores head-to-head loss as Tide becomes first two-loss team in top four.
The College Football Playoff’s selection committee was still not moved.
Alabama climbed two spots to No. 3 in the second CFP Rankings on Tuesday night, making the Tide the highest-ranked, two-loss team in the country. It’s the earliest a two-loss team has ever appeared in the committee’s top four. Tennessee, which owns the same 7-2 record and the 26-10 victory against the Tide in Neyland Stadium, is No. 8.
Source: CBS Sports
