Penn State football unranked in AP top 25 poll despite opening season with win over Purdue
Penn State football has still not found itself in the latest version of the Associated Press top 25.
The Nittany Lions are unranked after opening their season with a win during Week 1. They received 122 voting points, second-most of the unranked teams behind only Oregon at 131. Houston is the No. 25 ranked team with 143 voting points.
Penn State was also unranked entering the season.
They didn’t join the poll after defeating Purdue 35-31 Thursday night in their season opener on the road at Ross-Ade Stadium. The Nittany Lions will try to follow that victory with a win against the Ohio Bobcats Saturday in their home opener at Beaver Stadium.
There are four Big Ten teams ranked in the poll — Ohio State (No. 3), Michigan (No. 4), Michigan State (No. 14) and Wisconsin (No. 19). Penn State, Minnesota and Purdue are also receiving votes.
Penn State is set to face three currently ranked opponents this season — the Buckeyes, Wolverines and Spartans.
Here are the complete rankings following Week 1 of the college football season.
AP Top 25
(Sept. 6, 2022)
1. Alabama, 1,552
2. Georgia, 1,511
3. Ohio State, 1,471
4. Michigan, 1,299
5. Clemson, 1,280
6. Texas A&M, 1,241
7. Oklahoma, 1,130
8. Notre Dame, 1,085
9. Baylor, 1,057
10. USC, 898
11. Oklahoma State, 818
12. Florida, 763
13. Utah, 717
14. Michigan State, 690
15. Miami (FL), 679
16. Arkansas, 678
17. Pittsburgh, 535
18. North Carolina State, 513
19. Wisconsin, 476
20. Kentucky, 373
21. BYU, 266
22. Ole Miss, 254
23. Wake Forest, 246
24. Tennessee, 194
25. Houston, 143
Others receiving votes:
Oregon 131, Penn State 122, Texas 118, Cincinnati 63, Florida State 42, Fresno State 22, UCF 22, Minnesota 22, Kansas State 18, Auburn 15, Mississippi State 10, Air Force 8, Oregon State 5, North Carolina 3, South Carolina 2, Purdue 1, UCLA 1, Arizona 1
