Penn State moved up to No. 3 in the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings that came out Tuesday night, while also moving to the No. 5 seed in the bracket. Here’s what the latest rankings mean for the Nittany Lions and the implications of Saturday’s Big Ten championship game against Oregon.

If the Nittany Lions are about to make history, they’ll need No. 11 to be every bit as dominant as he has been for the last month.

With the 32nd-highest strength of schedule and fourth-best strength of record, the Nittany Lions (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) have received favorable rankings from the playoff committee