Penn State held steady at No. 4 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings that came out Tuesday night, while also remaining at the No. 6 seed in the bracket. Here’s what the latest rankings mean for the Nittany Lions.

It’ll be interesting to see if Penn State and Notre Dame’s rankings switch after the final weekend of the regular season. Penn State is a significant favorite at home against Maryland. Notre Dame travels to face USC — which Penn State beat in overtime back in October.

No. 9 SMU moved into the bracket for the first time, giving the ACC two teams in the 12-team bracket alongside Miami.

Penn State is still in position to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff and potentially host a first-round game at Beaver Stadium.

The Penn State Nittany Lions remained one spot ahead of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Week 4 edition of the College Football Playoff rankings.

Still ahead of Penn State in the rankings are Oregon (1st) and Ohio State (2nd). The aforementioned Hoosiers fell to 10th place in the rankings after their lopsided loss to the Bu