SMU in, Alabama left out of College Football Playoff

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When this college football season began, who envisioned the first 12-team College Football Playoff featuring byes to Boise State and Arizona State while waving bye-bye to 18-time national champion Alabama?

Oregon, Georgia, Mountain West titlist Boise State and Big 12 champ Arizona State secured the top four seeds in the official CFP bracket unveiled Sunday, which grants them fir