Albany Times Union

Top 25 capsules SEC Championsh­ip No. 1 Alabama (10-0, No. 1 CFP) vs. No. 11 Florida (8-2, No. 7 CFP), 8 p.m. (CBS-6)

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■ Line: Alabama by 17

■ Series: Alabama leads 26-14

■ What’s at stake: Alabama is trying to secure a return to the College Football Playoff after missing out last season for the first time since the four-team postseason format began in 2014. The Crimson Tide may qualify even with a respectabl­e loss, since no other team in the SEC has fewer than two defeats. Florida likely lost its shot to get into the playoff with a stunning setback to LSU last weekend, but the Gators can win a first SEC title since 2008. ACC Championsh­ip

No. 2 Notre Dame (10-0, 9-0, No. 2 CFP) vs No. 4 Clemson (9-1, 8-1 ACC, No. 3 CFP), 4 p.m. (ABC-10)

■ Line: Clemson by 101⁄

2

■ Series: Clemson leads 3-2

■ What’s at stake: Plenty. Clemson is seeking its sixth straight ACC Championsh­ip under coach Dabo Swinney, while Notre Dame, an independen­t for more than a century until joining the league temporaril­y during this pandemical­tered season, is looking for its first conference title ever.

Big Ten Championsh­ip No. 15 Northweste­rn (6-1 Big Ten, No. 14 CFP) vs. No. 3 Ohio State (5-0, No. 4 CFP), noon (Fox-23)

■ Line: Ohio State by 201⁄

2

■ Series: Ohio State leads 63-14-1

■ What’s at stake: Ohio State is seeking a school record fourth consecutiv­e outright Big Ten title but also hopes to burnish its resume for the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes have held the fourth and final CFP spot for weeks. For the second time in three years, Northweste­rn heads to Indianapol­is in search of its a conference crown. The Wildcats haven’t won a title since 2000.

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