Penn State Football

Where did Penn State football land in the AP Top 25 poll after the bye week?

Penn State football coach James Franklin watches his players during practice on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021.
Penn State football coach James Franklin watches his players during practice on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. adrey@centredaily.com

Penn State is still ranked No. 7 in the AP Top 25 poll released Sunday afternoon.

The team stayed put following a bye week, after being ranked No. 7 in last week’s poll following a loss to Iowa.

Penn State had 1,116 voting points this week, 34 more than the No. 8 Oklahoma State and 98 fewer than the No. 6 Michigan.

The Nittany Lions will take on unranked Illinois on Oct. 23 at Beaver Stadium.

The full rankings can be found below:

AP TOP 25

(Oct. 17, 2021)

1. Georgia 1,575 (voting points)

2. Cincinnati (1,483)

3. Oklahoma (1,434)

4. Alabama (1,393)

5. Ohio State (1,252)

6. Michigan (1,214)

7. Penn State (1,116)

8. Oklahoma State (1,082)

9. Michigan State (1,076)

10. Oregon (1,054)

11. Iowa (1,048)

12. Ole Miss (879)

13. Notre Dame (763)

14. Coastal Carolina (736)

15. Kentucky (723)

16. Wake Forest (629)

17. Texas A&M (536)

18. North Carolina (485)

19. Auburn (397)

20. Baylor (378)

21. SMU (358)

22. San Diego State (284)

23. Pitt (177)

24. UTSA (104)

25. Purdue (68)

Others receiving votes:

Clemson 64, Utah 43, Arkansas 29, Brigham Young 21, Air Force 19, Iowa State 14, Louisiana-Lafayette 13, Arizona State 7, Florida 7, Texas 5, UCLA 4, Houston 2, LSU 2, Virginia 1

Kyle J. Andrews
Centre Daily Times
Kyle J. Andrews is a 2018 graduate of the University of Baltimore, home of the perennially undefeated Bees. Prior to heading to the Centre Daily Times, he spent times as a sports reporter for the Baltimore Sun Media Group, covering the Ravens and Orioles for 105.7 The Fan, Baltimore Beatdown and Fox Sports 1340 AM.
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