I buried Alabama football's shot at making the College Football Playoff. Now, they're back on the brink of a CFP bid. Lesson learned.

The CFP committee released the latest CFP rankings Tuesday, and Alabama football moved up to No. 11. That means if the season ended today, the Crimson Tide would be in the College Football Playoff. Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer joined the College GameDay podcast after the rankings were announced this week, and he shared his reaction.

Alabama football landed No. 11 in the fifth CFP bracket. Here's the College Football Playoff picture for the Crimson Tide.

Alabama football fans are dying to know if the Crimson Tide have a chance of making the CFP bracket. We explain how Alabama could.

Many have argued that the committee has long favored Alabama, which has made the College Football Playoff 10 times in the postseason's 12-year history. Their latest ranking—given both their 9–3 record and their two-slot jump from No. 13 last week—had the college football community up in arms on Tuesday night:

From where the selection committee has Alabama football its latest top-25 rankings, it thinks the Crimson Tide should be ready for the CFP

Without any new information becoming available, bettors came out in droves to wager on the Alabama Crimson Tide to make the College Football Playoff.

With the Crimson Tide not playing Saturday in Atlanta, its campaign has begun for a spot in the 12-team field, even with three losses. UA athletics director Greg Byrne posted a pitch for Alabama online Monday, and on Tuesday, head coach Kalen DeBoer spoke on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show.

As things sit currently, the Crimson Tide are projected to travel to South Bend to take on Notre Dame in the first round.

There wasn’t much to shake up at the top of the latest College Football Playoff rankings, but a quality win for Georgia helped their postseason case while a dominant victory for Alabama provided a chance to rise in the newest Top 25 released Tuesday night.