Penn State football lands in top 10 in preseason AP Top 25 poll. See the full rankings
Penn State will begin the season as a top 10 team in the country.
The Nittany Lions came in as the No. 8 team in the preseason AP top 25 poll, the first edition of which was released Monday.
Penn State’s ranking puts the program as the third-highest ranked team in the Big Ten. Ohio State (No. 2), and Oregon (No. 3) are ranked above the Nittany Lions, while Michigan (No. 9), USC (No. 23) and Iowa (No. 25) are ranked behind them. Washington, Nebraska and Wisconsin all received votes in the poll.
Two of Penn State’s opponents this season began the season ranked in Ohio State and USC, while West Virginia received 17 voting points.
The Nittany Lions will begin their season against the Mountaineers on the road in Morgantown on Aug. 31, their first opportunity to improve upon their initial spot. Their 1,060 voting points puts them 62 behind Notre Dame at No. 7 and 65 ahead of Michigan at No. 9.
The full AP rankings are below.
AP Top 25
(Aug. 12, 2024)
1. Georgia (46 first-place votes) 1,532
2. Ohio State (15 first-place votes) 1,490
3. Oregon (One first-place) 1,403
4. Texas 1,386
5. Alabama 1,260
6. Ole Miss 1,189
7. Notre Dame 1,122
8. Penn State 1,060
9. Michigan 995
10. Florida State 971
11. Missouri 927
12. Utah 887
13. LSU 804
14. Clemson 689
15. Tennessee 629
16. Oklahoma 566
17. Oklahoma State 538
18. Kansas State 526
19. Miami 492
20. Texas A&M 292
21. Arizona 237
22. Kansas 231
23. USC 172
24. North Carolina State 171
25. Iowa 140
Others receiving votes: Louisville 111, Virginia Tech 77, Boise St. 47, SMU 33, Iowa St. 33, Liberty 32, Washington 23, West Virginia 17, Memphis 16, Nebraska 16, Wisconsin 15, UTSA 6, Tulane 5, Appalachian St. 4, Kentucky 3, Auburn 2, Colorado 1.
