Things are starting to feel real in the College Football Playoff race. While the early rankings were largely placeholders until some of the season's

After the latest College Football Playoff rankings, we assigned grades to what the selection committee put down.

Penn State lingered at No. 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings for a second straight week, remaining on course to host a first-round game in December at Beaver Stadium. The Nittany Lions (9-1) once again were among four Big Ten teams in the rankings' top-5.