How do things look for Alabama in the SEC and College Football Playoff race this year?
Let's look at the full Alabama football schedule for the Crimson Tide's 2022 season.
Week 1, Sept. 3 vs. Utah State
Week 2, Sept. 10 at Texas
Week 3, Sept. 17 vs. UL Monroe
Week 4, Sept. 24 vs. Vanderbilt
Week 5, Oct. 1 at Arkansas
Week 6, Oct. 8 vs. Texas A&M
Week 7, Oct. 15 at Tennessee
Week 8, Oct. 22 vs. Mississippi State
Week 9, Oct. 29 Idle
Week 10, Nov. 5 at LSU
Week 11, Nov. 12 at Ole Miss
Week 12, Nov. 19 vs. Austin Peay
Week 13, Nov. 26 vs. Auburn
Dec. 3 SEC Championship Game
Utah State Aggies 2021 record: 11-3 (6-2 Mountain West) All time series: Alabama leads, 1-0 Last meeting: Alabama won, 48-17 (2004)
Texas Longhorns 2021 record: 5-7 (3-6 Big 12) All time series: Texas leads, 7-1-1 Last meeting: Alabama won, 37-21 (2010)* * 2009-10 BCS National Championship Game
UL Monroe Warhawks 2021 record: 4-8 (2-6 Sun Belt) All time series: Tied, 1-1 Last meeting: Alabama won, 34-0 (2015)
Vanderbilt Commodores 2021 record: 2-10 (0-8 SEC) All time series: Alabama leads, 59-19-4 Last meeting: Alabama won, 59-0 (2017)
Arkansas Razorbacks 2021 record: 9-4 (4-4 SEC) All time series: Alabama leads, 22-8 Last meeting: Alabama won, 42-35 (2021)
Texas A&M Aggies 2021 record: 8-4 (4-4 SEC) All time series: Alabama leads, 11-3 Last meeting: Texas A&M won, 41-38 (2021)
Tennessee Volunteers 2021 record: 7-6 (4-4 SEC) All time series: Alabama leads, 58-38-7 Last meeting: Alabama won, 52-24 (2021)
Mississippi State Bulldogs 2021 record: 7-6 (4-4 SEC) All time series: Alabama leads, 84-18-3 Last meeting: Alabama won, 49-9
LSU Tigers 2021 record: 6-7 (3-5 SEC) All time series: Alabama leads, 55-26-5 Last meeting: Alabama won, 20-14 (2021)
Ole Miss Rebels 2021 record: 10-3 (6-2 SEC) All time series: Alabama leads, 53-10-2 Last meeting: Alabama won, 42-21 (2021)
Austin Peay Governors 2021 record: 6-5 (4-2 Ohio Valley) All time series: Never played
Auburn Tigers 2021 record: 6-7 (3-5 SEC) All time series: Alabama leads, 48-37-1 Last meeting: Alabama won, 24-22 (2021)
Dec. 31, 2022 Fiesta Bowl Dec. 31, 2022 Peach Bowl Jan. 9, 2023 National Championship
Ohio State won the first College Football Playoff national championship in the 2014-15 season.
Alabama has appeared in every CFP except one and has won three national titles.
Clemson is a two-time national champion and has appeared in three total championship games.
Here's a list of every national championship game and score in College Football Playoff history.
2014-15 CFB Playoff No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 2 Oregon 20
2015-16 CFB Playoff No. 2 Alabama 45, No. 1 Clemson 40
2016-17 CFB Playoff No. 2 Clemson 35, No. 1 Alabama 31
2017-18 CFB Playoff No. 4 Alabama 26, No. 3 Georgia 23
2018-19 CFB Playoff No. 2 Clemson 44, No. 1 Alabama 16
2019-20 CFB Playoff No. 1 LSU 42, No. 3 Clemson 25
2020-21 CFB Playoff No. 1 Alabama 52, No. 3 Ohio State 24
2021-22 CFB Playoff No. 3 Georgia 33, No. 1 Alabama 18
This is the ninth year that college football has a playoff system, which replaced the former Bowl Championship Series (BCS) ahead of the 2014 season.