Why did Penn State stay ahead of Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff rankings? CFP chair explains
That didn’t happen. Penn State retained its No. 4 spot in the CFP committee’s latest top 25. Notre Dame, meanwhile, moved up one spot to No. 5, taking advantage of Indiana’s loss to Ohio State. But there were arguments made heading into the rankings that the Fighting Irish deserve to be ahead of the Nittany Lions after Notre Dame dominated Army and Penn State narrowly beat Minnesota.