Penn State moves up in AP college football rankings after White Out win over Minnesota

Penn State jumped three spots to No. 13 in the latest AP Top 25 college football rankings.

The Nittany Lions bounced back from their first loss of the season with a 45-17 White Out win over Minnesota on Saturday.

The top six teams in the poll remained unchanged, as they all won or were on byes.

Penn State received 783 voting points, 17 more than No. 14 Utah and 20 fewer than No. 12 UCLA.

Ole Miss took the biggest plunge in the rankings, falling eight spots to No. 15 after losing to LSU. Wake Forest joined Penn State in making the biggest moves up, as both advanced three places.

Four Big Ten teams are ranked in Sunday’s poll. No. 2 Ohio State is joined by No. 4 Michigan, No. 13 Penn State and No. 17 Illinois. The full rankings are below.

AP Top 25

(Oct. 23, 2022)

1. Georgia (7-0), 1,530 (31 1st-place votes)

2. Ohio State (7-0), 1,513 (18)

3. Tennessee (7-0), 1,476 (13)

4. Michigan (7-0), 1,382

5. Clemson (8-0), 1,318 (1)

6. Alabama (7-1), 1,266

7. TCU (7-0), 1,213

8. Oregon (6-1), 1,114

9. Oklahoma State (6-1), 1,064

10. USC (6-1), 927

10. Wake Forest (6-1), 927

12. UCLA (6-1), 803

13. Penn State (6-1), 783

14. Utah (5-2), 766

15. Ole Miss (7-1), 744

16. Syracuse (6-1), 626

17. Illinois (6-1), 508

18. LSU (6-2), 502

19. Kentucky (5-2), 429

20. Cincinnati (6-1), 386

21. North Carolina (6-1), 278

22. Kansas State (5-2), 272

23. Tulane (7-1), 243

24. North Carolina State (5-2), 169

25. South Carolina (5-2), 113

Others receiving votes: Texas 38, Liberty 35, Oregon State 25, Mississippi State 10, Maryland 8, Troy 3, UTSA 1, Arkansas 1, Washington 1, Florida State 1