Clemson will probably win so it won't be an issue.
USCe may very well jump Alabama in the polls. If they do it's an Alabama's fault. Alabama has 2 bad losses. I think the Oklahoma loss is the worst. The team just didn't look very good. I thought Alabama rebounded nicely last weekend. I thought they played with intensity and didn't lay down like a lot thought they would.
I'm not sure why H2H don't matter this year when it did last year. They said Alabama couldn't make the playoffs in front of Texas because they lost to Texas in September. Alabama beat USCe in October.