Greg Sankey walked into a back room in the Georgia press box Saturday night, where a television was playing the end of Oklahoma’s upset of Alabama. A result that only bolstered the SEC’s chances to get five teams — maybe more — in the College Football Playoff.

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Oklahoma owns four Top 25 victories and its only losses are to Ole Miss, a playoff team, and the Texas Longhorns, a top-20 team. Alabama has a clear path to 10-2 as well with its only tough test coming in the Iron Bowl against the Auburn Tigers.

At the top of the Big Ten and CFP rankings, Ohio State and Indiana cruised in their respective Week 12 games. The top two teams in the rankings outscored their opponents by a combined 79-17. Both the Buckeyes and Hoosiers will have bye weeks in Week 13 before facing their traditional rivals to end the regular season.

No. 5 Georgia's convincing win over 10th-ranked Texas pushes the Longhorns out of the picture this week and sets up a first-round bye possibility for the Bulldogs. Georgia's won six straight games and would have an opportunity at defending its SEC title in Atlanta if Alabama loses to Auburn or Texas beats Texas A&M on Nov. 28.

Alabama football may have lost to Oklahoma but the Crimson Tide remains in the driver's seat when it comes to a place in the SEC championship game.