Using PennLive reporter Johnny McGonigal's AP top 25 ballot, here are where the Nittany Lions stand in the CFP picture.

Athletic directors from the Big Ten and SEC are set to meet in Nashville, Tennessee, next week to discuss a potential scheduling alliance and their preference for automatic bids in future College Football Playoff formats,

In a report by ESPN’s Heather Dinich, it seems like the two conferences will make a run at each of them getting four automatic bids to the CFP when they restructure its new contract in 2026. She goes on to say that there will be in-person discussions between the two conferences in Nashville, Tennessee next week about the potential change.