Paul Finebaum Reveals Why He Thinks Alabama Will Make the College Football Playoff originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The 2024 college football season did not go as expected for the Alabama Crimson Tide under head coach Kalen DeBoer, who was in his first year at the helm.

Rounding out the top 25 overall teams are Miami (86), Florida (86), Texas Tech (86), Arizona State (85), Michigan (85), Ole Miss (85), Oklahoma (85), Indiana (85), SMU (84), Tennessee (84), Missouri (84), Auburn (84), Duke (84), South Carolina (82) and Illinois (82).

EA Sports College Football 26 announced that the Crimson Tide has the highest rating of any team in the game, which is set to be released July 10 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Alabama 's rating is 89 overall — ahead of Texas (88), Ohio State (88), Penn State (88), Notre Dame (88), Georgia (88) and Clemson (88).