The College Football Playoff semifinalists were announced Sunday -and the No. 4 seed has the best odds to win the national championship, according to ESPN.

Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia and Alabama made the top four, and the network released each team’s chance of winning the national title.

Alabama, the only team in the top four without a conference championship, has the highest chance of winning the title, according to ESPN FPI.

This is the first year two teams from the same conference, Alabama and Georgia, made the College Football Playoff. These two teams also have the highest chances of winning the national championship, according to ESPN FPI.

No. 1 Clemson will face No. 4 Alabama in the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, La., while No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 3 Georgia face off in the Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena, Calif.

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