2 0 1 6 ▁regular ▁season ▁Alabama ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁# 1 ▁seed ▁in ▁the ▁College ▁Football ▁Play off ▁poll ▁and ▁defeated ▁the ▁# 4 ▁seed ▁Washington ▁H usk ies ▁in ▁the ▁Pe ach ▁Bowl . ▁They ▁would ▁later ▁have ▁a ▁rem atch ▁with ▁the ▁C lem son ▁Tig ers , ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁F i esta ▁Bowl , ▁and ▁lost ▁to ▁them ▁ 3 5 – 3 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁The ▁coach es ▁poll ▁ranked ▁Alabama ▁# 1 ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁straight ▁year . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁pr ese ason ▁AP ▁poll ▁had ▁also ▁ranked ▁the ▁T ide ▁# 1 . ▁# 1 ▁Alabama ▁played ▁# 3 ▁Florida ▁State ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁bil led ▁as ▁the ▁greatest ▁op ener ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁Alabama ▁won ▁easily ▁ 2 4 - 7 ▁and ▁injured ▁F SU ▁Q B ▁De ond re ▁Franco is . ▁They ▁defeated ▁Mountain ▁West ▁oppon ents ▁F res no ▁and ▁Colorado ▁State ▁ 4 1 - 1 0 ▁and ▁ 4 1 - 2 3 ▁respectively . ▁Then ▁they ▁domin ated ▁SE C ▁oppon ents ▁V ander b ilt ▁and ▁Ole ▁Miss ▁ 5 9 - 0 ▁and ▁ 6 6 – 3 . ▁They ▁won ▁a ▁close ▁game ▁against ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁ 2 7 – 1 9 . ▁Then , ▁they ▁demol ished ▁Ark ansas ▁ 4 1 - 9 ▁and ▁Tennessee ▁ 4 5 – 7 . ▁In ▁their ▁first