The all-important College Football Playoff rankings were released once again Tuesday night, with the Alabama Crimson Tide seeing a significant drop as a result of their road loss to the Oklahoma Sooners, as expected.

However, not all is necessarily a loss for the Crimson Tide, as there is still a chance that Alabama could end up making the College Football Playoff with a win this Saturday afternoon against Auburn.

Let’s take a look at the latest College Football Playoff rankings after Tuesday night’s latest release, as well as what the first round matchups would be right now:

College Football Playoff bracket: Who’s in, who’s out

• First Round Byes: No. 1 seed Oregon (Big Ten), No. 2 seed Texas (SEC), No. 3 seed Miami (ACC), No. 4 seed Boise State (MWC)
• First Round Matchups: No. 5 seed Ohio State vs. No. 12 seed Arizona State (Big 12), No. 6 seed Penn State vs. No. 11 seed Indiana, No. 7 seed Notre Dame vs. No. 10 seed SMU, No. 8 seed Georgia vs. No. 9 seed Tennessee
• First Two Out: Clemson, Alabama

Latest CFP rankings

• 25. Colorado (8-3)
• 24. Kansas State (8-3)
• 23. Illinois (8-3)
• 22. UNLV (9-2)
• 21. Missouri (8-3)
• 20. Texas A&M (8-3)
• 19. BYU (9-2)
• 18. Iowa State (9-2)
• 17. Tulane (9-2)
• 16. Arizona State (9-2)
• 15. South Carolina (8-3)
• 14. Ole Miss Rebels (8-3)
• 13. Alabama (8-3)
• 12. Clemson (9-2)
• 11. Boise State (10-1)
• 10. Indiana (10-1)
• 9. SMU (10-1)
• 8. Tennessee (9-2)
• 7. Georgia (9-2)
• 6. Miami (10-1)
• 5. Notre Dame (10-1)
• 4. Penn State (10-1)
• 3. Texas (10-1)
• 2. Ohio State (10-1)
• 1. Oregon (11-0)

Alabama’s projected CFP opponent

• N/A – Alabama is on the outside of the CFP at the moment, and will need help to get in.

How many teams in College Football Playoff 2024?

For the first time, there will be 12 teams participating in the College Football Playoffs. There are five automatic bids for each of the Power Four conference champions and one to the highest-ranked Group of Five champion. The remaining seven slots are given to the seven at-large teams.

When next College Football Playoff rankings come out

• Tuesday, Nov. 12: 8:30 p.m. ET
• Tuesday, Nov. 19: 7 p.m. ET
• Tuesday, Nov. 26: 8 p.m. ET
• Tuesday, Dec. 3: 7 p.m. ET
• Sunday, Dec. 8: Noon ET