The College Football Playoff Rankings were released on Tuesday, with three SEC West teams -- Mississippi State, Auburn and Ole Miss -- among the top four. Some believe that three SEC teams is too many, but if it were up to Las Vegas bookmakers, it might be too few.

Phil Steele said Thursday on the Colin Cowherd radio show that he believes the Alabama Crimson Tide are the best team in the country and would be favored over any other team on a neutral field. He reached out to a Las Vegas bookmaker to confirm his suspicions.

"I contacted Jay Kornegay over at the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook," Steele said. "They're the guys that pretty much set the lines right off the bat and they're the guys that ESPN uses as well. And I said, 'Jay, am I off base here? Would Alabama be favored over everybody else?' He has got Alabama No. 1 in the country in the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook's rankings."

Steele then revealed the Westgate's top five teams -- which can be seen below -- as told to him by Kornegay and the top four were all from the SEC West.

Westgate Las Vegas Superbook Top Five

1. Alabama Crimson Tide

2. Auburn Tigers

3. Ole Miss Rebels

4. Mississippi State Bulldogs

5. TCU Horned Frogs

"The folks in Vegas aren't known to be partial to one conference or another," Steele said. "They just go with the best teams."