Bowl Projections 2025: Week 5
Losses equal lower seeding.
Welcome back to our weekly series tracking some of the bowl/CFP picks for Penn State football following each game, This season, we will follow ESPN, Yahoo, College Football News, and CBS Sports, with occasional bonus picks from other publications.
Yahoo Sports/College Football News:
Bowl/CFP Seed: CFP; 6th seed
Location: University Park, PA
Date: December 19th, 2025
Opponent:Indiana Hoosiers
CBS Sports:
Bowl/CFP Seed: CFP; 10th seed
Location: Athens, GA
Date: December 19th or 20th, 2025
Opponent:Georgia Bulldogs
ESPN: Bonagura/Schlabach
Bowl/CFP Seed: CFP; 6th seed/CFP; 11th seed
Location: University Park, PA/Lubbock, TX
Date: December 19th or 20th, 2025
Opponent: Iowa State Cyclones/Texas Tech Red Raiders
Guest Picker:
Bowl/CFP Seed: Citrus Bowl
Location: Orlando, FL
Date: December 31, 2025
Opponent: LSU Tigers
As expected, the Nittany Lions drop in CBS’ projections, moving to the first round of the CFP. ESPN’s prognosticators agree, but have a difference of opinion on Penn State being the higher or lower seed in that first round matchup. Sports Illustrated penalizes the Nittany Lions the most, moving them completely out of the CFP.
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