Auburn will be represented at Super Bowl LII no matter which teams win the NFL's conference championships on Sunday. The Tigers will have former standouts on both sides of the field when the Jacksonville Jaguars and New England Patriots square off for the AFC's spot in the Super Bowl.
Four colleges can do Auburn one better, though. With alumni on the active rosters on all four of the teams left in the NFL's championship chase, Florida, LSU, Michigan and Oklahoma are assured of having a Super Bowl winner.
Michigan has the most former players on the active rosters of the four Super Bowl contenders with eight.
Auburn alumni still playing in the NFL's postseason are running back Corey Grant of the Jaguars and cornerback Jonathan Jones and defensive back Brandon King of the Patriots.
Thirty-two Auburn alumni have played in the Super Bowl, and 16 were members of the winning team, including Jones and King with New England last year.
Seven other colleges will have alumni coming in from the AFC side of the bracket regardless of the final score of the Jaguars-Patriots game - Clemson, Georgia, Illinois, Miami (Florida), Ole Miss, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles will square off for the NFC championship. In addition to the four programs assured of having a Super Bowl winner, other colleges that will be sending at least one player to the big game from the NFC title contest are Cincinnati, Connecticut, Florida State, Maryland, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon State, Southern Cal, TCU, Texas and Virginia.
Alabama has had a former player in the Super Bowl for 13 straight years, but that streak is in jeopardy this season. The Crimson Tide has four former players remaining on active rosters in the postseason - guard Chance Warmack of the Eagles and defensive tackle Marcell Dareus, offensive tackle Cam Robinson and running back T.J. Yeldon of the Jaguars.
Because Philadelphia and Jacksonville are in different Super Bowl semifinals, it's possible Alabama will have zero, one, three or four alumni on the field in Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4.
Alabama has had 40 alumni play in the Super Bowl, with 28 on the winning team, including a current streak of five years with a winner.
West Alabama, with New England cornerback Malcolm Butler, also still has an alumnus in the Super Bowl tournament. Butler is the only former West Alabama player with Super Bowl experience, and he's played for two championship teams in his previous three seasons in the NFL.
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The schedule for the NFL playoffs includes (with all times CST):
WILD-CARD WEEKEND
Jan. 6
AFC: No. 5 Tennessee Titans 22, No. 4 Kansas City Chiefs 21
NFC: No. 6 Atlanta Falcons 26, No. 3 Los Angeles Rams 13
Jan. 7
AFC: No. 3 Jacksonville Jaguars 10, No. 6 Buffalo Bills 3
NFC: No. 4 New Orleans Saints 31, No. 5 Carolina Panthers 26
DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan. 13
NFC: No. 1 Philadelphia Eagles 15, No. 6 Falcons 10
AFC: No. 1 New England Patriots 35, No. 5 Titans 14
Jan. 14
AFC: No. 3 Jaguars 45, No. 2 Pittsburgh Steelers 42
NFC: No. 2 Minnesota Vikings 29, No. 4 Saints 24
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Jan. 21
AFC: No. 3 Jaguars (12-6) at No. 1 Patriots (14-3), 2:05 p.m. (CBS)
NFC: No. 2 Vikings (14-3) at No. 1 Eagles (14-3), 5:40 p.m. (FOX)
SUPER BOWL LII
Feb. 4
AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 5:30 p.m. (NBC)
Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @AMarkG1.