Penn State College Football Playoff rankings: no. 12 update

"Despite falling out of the top 10, Penn State still has a good shot at a New Years Six bowl game."

Penn State has dropped out of the top 10 in the most recent College Football Playoff rankings, but they are still in a good position to play in a New Years Six bowl game at the end of the season. The Nittany Lions fell to no. 12 in the updated rankings released by the College Football Playoff selection committee. Despite this, they are still in a promising spot for the big bowl game picture with two weeks left in the regular season.

Penn State's shutout victory over Iowa, who moved up to no. 16 in this week's playoff rankings, is the only ranked win for the team this season. Georgia claimed the top spot in the rankings this week, with Ohio State falling to no. 2 and Michigan at no. 3. Florida State currently holds the no. 4 spot, with Washington and Oregon just outside the top 4 at no. 5 and no. 6 respectively.

Penn State still has some competition in front of them for a New Years Six bowl game. They will need to take care of business against Rutgers and Michigan State in the coming weeks and keep an eye on developments with other teams ahead of them in the rankings, such as Texas, Alabama, Missouri, Louisville, and Oregon State.

There are also guaranteed losses to come for teams ranked ahead of Penn State, such as in the Oregon-Oregon State rivalry game and the Pac-12 championship game. Louisville could potentially lock in a spot in the Orange Bowl as the ACC representative, and Alabama is on track for a matchup with Georgia in the SEC Championship Game.

Despite frustrations with the current state of the offense, there is still a strong possibility that Penn State could end the year in a New Years Six bowl game. This is a position that most programs would love to be in. For more updates, follow Kevin McGuire on Threads, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. This story originally appeared on Nittany Lions Wire.