Why Penn State edged Tennessee, Indiana in College Football Playoff rankings at No. 6
The first set of Playoff rankings were released Tuesday night and Penn State (7-1) is No. 6, the same ranking as the team has in this week’s AP Poll. The Nittany Lions are the No. 7 seed in the projected Playoff bracket, setting up the 7-10 matchup against the Fighting Irish (7-1).