The Oklahoma Sooners will host Alabama in the first round of the College Football Playoff after earning the No. 8 seed.

Oklahoma remains in the No. 8 spot in the newest AP Top 25 football poll with major national movement elsewhere.

Sooners now aim to beat Alabama, Missouri and LSU to stay in the CFP race. First CFP rankings release tonight as OU sits 11th in AP poll.

The Oklahoma Sooners crushed Temple 42-3, improving to 3-0 on the season and climbing to No. 11 in the AP Poll. SEC play begins this weekend vs Auburn.