For the SEC to have a fourth straight national champion and six out of nine in the CFP era, the conference has to depend on the top seeded Georgia Bulldogs to handle business.
While #9 Alabama's 30-24 win on the road against #11 Ole Miss on Saturday was nothing more than a bounce back from last week's loss for the Crimson Tide, there's another team that was probably just as happy, if not more happy, with the result in Oxford.
North Carolina is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll. The national runner-up from last season returns four of five starters and received 47 of 62 first-place votes. Gonzaga is No. 2, followed by Houston and Kentucky.