The Clemson Insider · Dec 14, 2025
Where Clemson, Penn State Stand in National Outlet’s CFB Rankings
Where do Clemson and Penn State stand in this national outlet’s college football rankings ahead of their upcoming matchup in the Pinstripe Bowl?
Going into bowl season, Clemson is ranked No. 50 in the CBS Sports 136 rankings of every team in the FBS.
Penn State, meanwhile, is ranked four spots behind Clemson at No. 54.
Those rankings are a far cry from where the two teams were in the preseason rankings. Clemson was No. 4 in the preseason CBS Sports 136, while Penn State was No. 2, behind only Texas.
Both the Tigers and Nittany Lions were expected to be national championship contenders, but obviously, things didn’t go as planned for either program.