Where does Penn State rank in the third College Football Playoff Poll for 2023?
Penn State dropped its second game of the 2023 season Saturday, losing to Michigan at home, 24-15. While the loss officially knocks James Franklin’s team out of contention for the College Football Playoff, the Lions are still in contention to return to a New Year’s Six Bowl, as Penn State is now ranked No. 12 in the CFP Poll following this week’s update.
Elsewhere in the Big Ten, both Ohio State and Michigan remain undefeated and control their fate to make this year’s playoff. The Buckeyes are ranked No. 2, with Michigan at No. 3. Iowa improved to 8-2 over the weekend and is also ranked at No. 16. The Hawkeyes are Penn State’s lone Top 25 win of the season. They defeated Penn State’s upcoming opponent in Rutgers this past weekend, 22-0. The Scarlett Knights come into this weekend’s game at Penn State with a 6-4 record.
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With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, bowl projections are now beginning to have some significance. With both the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl hosting semifinal games this year, conference tie-ins aren’t as prevalent this season as they have been in recent years. In fact, the Orange Bowl is the only remaining New Year’s Six Bowl that has true conference tie-ins for 2023. That game will feature the ACC vs. either a Big Ten or SEC team. That leaves the Fiesta, Cotton and Peach Bowls all with At-Large spots to add teams from any conference.
The Chik-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta, which has never hosted Penn State, has become a popular pick by most national analysts following this past weekend’s games. ESPN, CBS and The Action Network all picked Penn State to end up in that bowl this week. Who the opponent would be remains up in the air, however.
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Moving forward, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee will release its updated rankings following this weekend’s game next Tuesday, Nov. 21, and then again on Nov. 28 following the regular season. Once conference championship games conclude the weekend of Dec. 1-2, the committee will release its final selections for both the playoff and the remaining New Year’s Six bowl games on Sunday, Dec. 3.
College Football Playoff Poll – November 14
1) Georgia
2) Ohio State
3) Michigan
4) Florida State
5) Washington`
6) Oregon
7) Texas
8) Alabama
9) Missouri
10) Louisville
11) Oregon State
12) Penn State
13) Ole Miss
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14) Oklahoma
15) LSU
16) Iowa
17) Arizona
18) Tennessee
19) Notre Dame
20) North Carolina
21) Kansas State
22) Utah
23) Oklahoma State
24) Tulane
25) Kansas
