Finebaum rips 'drunk' CFP rankings over Alabama-Tennessee mess.

Paul Finebaum blasts College Football Playoff rankings over Alabama-Tennessee controversy.

The ESPN analyst did not hold back during Wednesday's edition of Get Up.

Finebaum called the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2026 season "about as discombobulated a ranking as I have ever seen."

He went further, saying he would use the word "drunk" to describe the committee's work.

"I would use words like the committee was drunk, but that would be inappropriate for such an august group of people," Finebaum said.

"But it really doesn't make any sense."

The rankings were released Tuesday night by the CFP selection committee.

Miami sits at No. 1, followed by Georgia at No. 2, Utah at No. 3 and Indiana at No. 4.

Alabama checks in at No. 5 with a 6-2 record.

Tennessee, also 6-2, is at No. 13.

That eight-position gap is what set Finebaum off.

The Volunteers defeated Alabama 26-10 on October 18 at Neyland Stadium.

That head-to-head result is the core of the controversy.

"Alabama has no business being where they are," Finebaum said.

"That is truly absurd to have Alabama that far ahead of Tennessee, a team that just disemboweled them a couple weeks ago in Neyland Stadium."

The committee uses a set of criteria to rank teams.

Those criteria include strength of schedule, results against quality opponents, and head-to-head competition.

Committee chair Hunter Yurachek has explained that head-to-head results become especially relevant when teams are grouped closely.

But the eight-place separation between Alabama and Tennessee suggests the committee did not see them as closely grouped.

Alabama's schedule includes several challenging opponents.

The Crimson Tide went on the road and beat then-No.

16 Mississippi State 56-23 earlier this season.

Alabama also lost to No. 2 Georgia 20-17 in a game that came down to the final minutes.

The Tide beat Texas A&M 31-20, though the Aggies have fallen to 4-4 after starting the season ranked No. 8.

Finebaum questioned whether those wins should carry as much weight as they appear to.

He noted that Mississippi State quarterback Kamario Taylor was limited by injury during Alabama's win over the Bulldogs.

Tennessee's case rests on the head-to-head win and an identical record.

The Volunteers also face No. 6 Kentucky this weekend.

Alabama travels to face No. 14 LSU.

Those games will give the committee more data for the next set of rankings.

A strong Alabama win could reinforce its current position.

A Tennessee win over Kentucky could strengthen the argument that the Vols deserve to be higher.