Alabama once again moved up in the College Football Playoff rankings when they were unveiled Tuesday on ESPN. When the newest top 25 was released, following the Crimson TIde’s Saturday win over Mercer, UA was ranked No. 7.

The Tide jumped up from No. 10 in the rankings, where it sat last week. UA was No. 11 in the first rankings of the year.

If the current rankings were final, Alabama would be a No. 9 seed, on the road at Notre Dame. The Tide would slip in the seedings vs. the actual rankings due to lower-ranked teamed that are projected to win their conference championships.

Alabama was aided in its rise through the rankings by a few losses by teams ahead of it. BYU slipped from sixth to 14th after dropping to Kansas.

Tennessee also lost on the road at Georgia. The Volunteers dropped from seventh to 11th following the defeat, with Georgia taking the No 10 spot.

Alabama’s road is now fairly clear. If the Crimson Tide can win out the rest of the way, it is almost certainly in the playoff field, something that was by no means a certainty earlier in the season, with UA lost to both Vanderbilt and Tennessee.

The Tide can also find its way into the top four, meaning it would get a bye in the first round of the CFP and move directly to the quarterfinals. Those spots go to conference champions, and the Tide has a road to the SEC title game, provided it can beat Oklahoma and Auburn to close the regular season.

Alabama and Oklahoma are set to play at 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday in Norman. The game will be aired on ABC.

The final CFP field will be unveiled on Dec. 8. The first-round games will be played Dec. 20 and 21 at campus sites.

College Football Playoff top 25

1. Oregon
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Penn State
5. Indiana
6. Notre Dame
7. Alabama
8. Miami
9. Ole Miss
10. Georgia
11. Tennessee
12. Boise State
13. SMU
14. BYU
15. Texas A&M
16. Colorado
17. Clemson
18. South Carolina
19. Army
20. Tulane
21. Arizona State
22. Iowa State
23. Missouri
24. UNLV
25. Illinois