Penn State football falls to No. 5 in new AP Poll

The Nittany Lions fell in the Associated Press Top-25 poll, which was released Sunday afternoon.

Penn State came in at No. 5 — dropping one spot from No. 4 — despite improving to 2-0 after beating Pittsburgh 33-14 on Saturday.

The 19-point win was imperfect; the Nittany Lion offense wasn’t as crisp and explosive as it usually is.

But this slight drop in the rankings isn’t on Penn State. It’s a product of what happened elsewhere in the college football world on Saturday.

Oklahoma jumped from No. 5 to No. 2 after handily defeating the previously second-ranked Buckeyes in Columbus. Ohio State fell to No. 9 in the poll.

Southern California also reclaimed its No. 4 spot after throttling Stanford 42-24. Alabama and Clemson held at Nos. 1 and 3, respectively.

The No. 5 Nittany Lions face Georgia State on Saturday.

This story was originally published September 10, 2017 at 2:28 PM with the headline "Penn State football falls to No. 5 in new AP Poll."