Penn State didn’t look like a top-20 team in its ugly 13-point win against Rutgers over the weekend — but the Nittany Lions are still firmly in contention for an at-large New Year’s Six spot.
Penn State is No. 12 in the College Football Playoff committee’s fourth set of rankings, which were released Tuesday night. The Nittany Lions moved up two spots from No. 14 after a couple teams ranked ahead of them fell in Week 12.
Alabama still sits pretty at No. 1, while Clemson, Notre Dame and Michigan understandably round out the top four in that order.