▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁A gg ies , ▁Alabama ▁dropped ▁into ▁the ▁No .   4 ▁ranking ▁for ▁their ▁ 4 9 – 0 ▁win ▁over ▁Western ▁Carolina . ▁In ▁the ▁evening ▁after ▁their ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Cat amount s , ▁Alabama ▁moved ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁No .   2 ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁ups et ▁losses ▁for ▁both ▁Kansas ▁State ▁and ▁Oregon . ▁Alabama ▁then ▁closed ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 9 – 0 ▁win ▁over ▁A ub urn ▁and ▁captured ▁the ▁SE C ▁West ▁division ▁title ▁to ▁play ▁Georgia ▁in ▁the ▁SE C ▁Championship ▁Game . ▁In ▁the ▁championship ▁game , ▁Alabama ▁escaped ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 2 – 2 8 ▁win ▁after ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁were ▁stopped ▁inside ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ' s ▁five - yard ▁line ▁as ▁time ▁exp ired ▁and ▁captured ▁the ▁SE C ▁Championship ▁and ▁a ▁ber th ▁in ▁the ▁B CS ▁National ▁Championship ▁Game ▁against ▁Notre ▁D ame . ▁In ▁the ▁B CS ▁Championship ▁Game , ▁the ▁T ide ▁defeated ▁the ▁Irish ▁ 4 2 – 1 4 ▁and ▁captured ▁their ▁third ▁national ▁championship ▁in ▁four ▁years ▁and ▁the ▁schools ▁ 1 5 th ▁overall ▁football ▁championship . ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁season ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁two - time ▁def ending ▁national ▁champions , ▁Alabama ▁entered ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁season ▁as ▁the ▁favorite ▁to ▁repeat ▁and ▁win ▁their ▁third ▁consecutive ▁national ▁championship ▁and ▁their ▁fourth ▁in ▁five ▁years . ▁After ▁again ▁signing ▁a ▁highly ▁r ated