Nick Saban: 'I could care less about the poll'

Many people will be anxiously awaiting the initial College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday. Nick Saban won't be one of them.

The Alabama head coach, whose team ranks No. 1 in the AP Poll and could very likely be slotted in the same spot in the CFP rankings, said Monday he won't be paying attention to the rankings.

"I could care less about the poll," Saban said, according to Alex Scarborough of ESPN. "What significance does a poll have right now? All we're talking about right here is the challenge of our season, and where are we going to be in the poll if we don't play well in the next four games? So I'm focused on the next four games. I could care less about the poll. You won't see me waste any time watching TV or who is 1 and who is 2. It doesn't really matter. What really matters is how you play the rest of the season."

Saban added he hopes the rankings don't become a distraction for the Crimson Tide players.

"If our players think anything of (the poll), then that could be an issue," Saban said. "These are the things we try to categorize as poison that you really don't want your players to be focused on."

Alabama and Georgia will be vying for the top spot, as the programs sit at Nos. 1 and 2 respectively in the AP Poll.

As much as Saban didn't want to focus on his team's ranking, he was grateful to answer a question from reporters for a change.

"But I appreciate you asking so I could get that off my chest," he said