The College Football Playoff field is mostly set. The bubble isn’t very big, but the central debate heading into the conference championship games seems clear: Will the committee elect to place three-loss Alabama into the field ahead of two-loss Miami — or even SMU if the Mustangs lose the ACC title game against Clemson?

Jerry Palm’s latest bowl projections kept the Crimson Tide in the Citrus Bowl, facing Illinois on Dec. 31. That was his projection a week ago after the Oklahoma loss, and it remained the projection even after the final weekend of the regular season. So no playoff projection here.