Penn State football earns spot in AP Top 25 poll after win over Ohio
The Nittany Lions have returned to the AP Top 25 poll.
Penn State moved to No. 22 in Sunday afternoon’s poll after being unranked in last week’s poll, following their 46-10 win over Ohio at home. The Nittany Lions have moved to 2-0 to begin the season.
Penn State had 271 voting points this week, 111 more than No. 23 Pittsburgh and five less than No. 21 Texas. The Nittany Lions will travel to Auburn on Saturday to take on the Tigers.
Penn State is one of four teams from the Big Ten in the AP Top 25 poll. The others are No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Michigan and No. 11 Michigan State. The full rankings can be found below:
AP TOP 25
(Sept. 11, 2022)
1. Georgia, 1,561
2. Alabama, 1,496
3. Ohio State, 1,475
4. Michigan, 1,359
5. Clemson, 1,285
6. Oklahoma, 1,209
7. USC, 1,139
8. Oklahoma State, 1,004
9. Kentucky, 992
10. Arkansas, 938
11. Michigan State, 902
12. BYU, 880
13. Miami, 772
14. Utah, 673
15. Tennessee, 658
16. NC State, 623
17. Baylor, 562
18. Florida, 484
19. Wake Forest, 449
20. Mississippi, 411
21. Texas, 276
22. Penn State, 271
23. Pittsburgh, 160
24. Texas A&M, 145
25. Oregon, 89
Others receiving votes: Marshall 85, Appalachian State 80, Cincinnati 80, Kansas State 77, North Carolina 71, Mississippi State 43, Oregon State 42, Florida State 42, Minnesota 37, Washington State 30, Notre Dame 23, Air Force 19, Texas Tech 17, Wisconsin 7, Auburn 4, Iowa State 4, Purdue 1
