Penn State won't need the Big Ten title game to get into the College Football Playoff, but tiebreakers can still get them to Indianapolis.

Penn State came in at No. 4 in the latest edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, earning it the No. 6 seed in the new projected bracket with only three weeks left in the regular season. Here’s what it all means for the Nittany Lions as they look to make the playoff for the first time.

Penn State’s chances of reaching the CFP improved after rebounding from the loss to Ohio State and beating Washington. The Nittany Lions’ chances to get in sit at 80.7%, up from 74.6% last week, according to ESPN. Penn State has the fifth-best odds of getting in, behind only Oregon (95.5%), Indiana (92.8%), Ohio State (92.6%) and Texas (81.4%).