Top Games That Will Decide Playoff

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14. Alabama vs. Wisconsin, Sept. 5

It’ll be discovery time for the Tide and Badgers when they kick off the season in primetime in Arlington, Tex. Bama is a perennial title contender, but there are a fair amount of question marks on the 2015 team, especially under center. If this team is slow to adjust to roster changes, it could be vulnerable in Week 1. The Badgers and new head coach Paul Chryst will be looking to capitalize. With a reverberating upset, Wisconsin would join Ohio State and Michigan State to give the Big Ten its third candidate in the playoff chase.

7. LSU at Alabama, Nov. 7

The Tide and the Tigers will always be a big deal for reasons extending from recruiting and NFL scouting to the SEC West and playoff hunts. Few, if any, perennial matchups can be counted on to move so many distinct needles, year-in and year-out, the way Bama-LSU does. And storylines are never lacking when Nick Saban and Les Miles are in the same zip code. As usual, points will come at a premium, particularly in a year when neither team is set at quarterback. Derrick Henry vs. Leonard Fournette, though, could be the best running back duel of 2015.

5. Alabama at Georgia, Oct. 3

It’s about time. In a quirky twist of scheduling fate, Bama and Georgia, two of the SEC’s most storied football programs, have not met in the regular season since 2008. But, alas, that ends on the first Saturday in October, with the Crimson Tide making an appearance Between the Hedges. There’ll be a lot of similarities here. Veteran coach. Talented defense. Elite running backs. And a glaring question mark behind center, as the Tide and the Dawgs both attempt to replace underrated fifth-year senior quarterbacks

3. Alabama at Auburn, Nov. 28

To Alabamians, it’s the Iron Bowl. To the rest of the country, it could viewed as a playoff elimination game. The Tide and the Tigers will begin the season ranked. And, pending what transpires in the first three months, both could very well be competing for the SEC West title by Thanksgiving weekend. Bama got revenge last year for the 2013 miracle at Jordan-Hare Stadium, winning 55-44.But this year’s game is back on the Plains, and the Auburn D figures to be improved now that Will Muschamp is in charge.