How far did Penn State football move up in the AP Top 25 poll after beating Wisconsin?
Penn State football made a big jump in this week’s AP Top 25 poll.
The Nittany Lions were ranked No. 11 in Tuesday afternoon’s poll after being ranked No. 19 in the preseason poll.
They jumped up eight spots after earning a 16-10 victory over then-No. 12 Wisconsin Saturday afternoon on the road in Camp Randall Stadium to open their season. The Badgers fell six spots to No. 18 in this week’s poll.
This week’s ranking came with 908 voting points, 25 points ahead of No. 12 Oregon and 34 points behind No. 10 Iowa.
Penn State will look to move to 2-0 on the season when it takes on the Ball State Cardinals at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Happy Valley. The game will be the home opener for the Nittany Lions.
The Cardinals are currently receiving 7 voting points but are not ranked inside the poll.
The Nittany Lions are one of four Big Ten teams ranked in the preseason poll. They’re joined by the aforementioned Badgers and Hawkeyes, as well as the Ohio State Buckeyes at No. 3. Indiana dropped out of the poll after getting blown out at Iowa.
The full rankings can be found below:
AP Top 25 Poll (Sept. 7)
1. Alabama, 1,571
2. Georgia, 1,507
3. Ohio State, 1,437
4. Oklahoma, 1,374
5. Texas A&M, 1,288
6. Clemson, 1,231
7. Cincinnati, 1,136
8. Notre Dame, 1070
9. Iowa State, 1,045
10. Iowa, 942
11. Penn State, 908
12. Oregon, 883
13. Florida, 842
14. USC, 789
15. Texas, 683
16. UCLA, 668
17. Coastal Carolina, 384
18. Wisconsin, 376
19. Virginia Tech, 359
20. Ole Miss, 335
21. Utah, 334
22. Miami, 229
23. Arizona State, 222
24. North Carolina, 198
25. Auburn, 83
Others receiving votes: TCU 80, North Carolina State 69, UCF 61, Liberty 57, LSU 57, Michigan 52, Oklahoma State 39, Indiana 37, Michigan State 28, Nevada 23, Kansas State 13, Louisiana-Lafayette 12, Brigham Young 10, Boston College 8, Ball State 7, Maryland 6, UAB 5, Arizona 5, Florida State 4, Kentucky 3, Army 2, Texas Tech 2, Appalachian State 1
This story was originally published September 7, 2021 at 3:12 PM.
