The CFP Era · 2014–present

Alabama

Twelve seasons in three acts · SEC

147–22Record
87.0%Win %
3National titles
8Playoff games
2017Peak season
98Avg. percentile
109NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

Within-season power percentile against the FBS cohort, season by season.

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION02550751001415161718192021222324253 national titlesfirst in 2015Peak of the era2017 · 13–1
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

The four-team Playoff era. The bracket is small, the margin for error none.

91–8 · avg percentile 99
Transition2021–2023

The last seasons before expansion — NIL arrives, the portal opens, the four-team format ends.

36–6 · avg percentile 98
Expansion2024–present

The twelve-team Playoff. A wider field changes what a season has to prove.

20–8 · avg percentile 92

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Nick Saban2014–2017
Nick Saban2020–2023
Kalen DeBoer2024–2025

Roster of the era

109 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

714
715
1016
1217
1018
919
1020
721
1022
1023
724
1025

Entering Year 13

The 2026 season opens the next chapter of the expansion era under Kalen DeBoer. See the 2014–2025 program page →