Where does Alabama rank in CFP rankings after win over Mercer

Alabama rose to No. 7 in the third edition of the College Football Playoff released Tuesday night. The Crimson Tide is currently the highest two-loss team in the rankings and sits firmly within the expanded 12-team playoff picture.

Oregon remained the top team in the rankings followed by No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Penn State and No. 5 Indiana, No. 6 Notre Dame, No. 7 Alabama, No. 8 Miami, No. 9 Ole Miss, No. 10 Georgia, No. 11 Tennessee, No. 12 Boise State and No. 13 SMU.

The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded 1-4 and will also receive a first-round bye. That means currently, Boise State would move to the No. 4 seed as the Mountain West representative and BYU would be the No. 12 seed as the Big 12 representative, as the Cougars are ranked below the Broncos. Those two would bump Ohio State and Penn State out of the top four.

Teams seeded 5-12 will face off in the first round with the better seed hosting on its college campus. As the playoff picture stands now, those matchups would include:

No. 12 seed BYU at No. 5 seed Ohio State

No. 11 seed Georgia at No. 6 seed Penn State

No. 10 seed Ole Miss at No. 7 seed Indiana

No. 9 seed Alabama at No. 8 seed Notre Dame.

The four winners of those matchups will move on to face the top four seeds in the quarterfinal finals. Those matchups would include:

No. 12 seed BYU/No. 5 seed Ohio State vs. No. 4 Boise State

No. 11 seed Georgia/No. 6 seed Penn State vs. No. 3 Miami

No. 10 Ole Miss/No. 7 Indiana vs. No. 2 Texas

No. 9 Alabama/No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 1 Oregon.

The final College Football Playoff rankings will be released on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. CT.

Alabama (8-2, 4-2 SEC) will look to remain firmly in the playoff picture as it closes out the regular season. The Tide faces Oklahoma (5-5, 1-5) on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. CT in Norman, Oklahoma. The game will be broadcast on ABC.

College Football Playoff rankings

1. Oregon 11-0

2. Ohio State 9-1

3. Texas 9-1

4. Penn State 9-1

5. Indiana 10-0

6. Notre Dame 9-1

7. Alabama 8-2

8. Miami 9-1

9. Ole Miss 8-2

10. Georgia 8-2

11. Tennessee 8-2