Alabam a 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.

Ohio State stayed at No. 2, one spot ahead of Southeastern Conference co-leader Texas. Miami of the Atlantic Coast Conference was ranked eighth but gets the third seed and a bye that goes to the top four ranked conference leaders. And likewise, Boise State was ranked 12th by the committee but was slotted into that fourth and final bye.

Alabama football made a surprising jump up the College Football Rankings after beating the spread against Mercer on Saturday. Jalen Milroe and the Crimson Tide offense have been on fire since the tough loss to Tennesee,