Penn State remains in top 10 of AP top 25 following dominant victory over West Virginia
Penn State stayed steady in the AP top 25 poll after a dominant win over West Virginia.
The Nittany Lions came in as the No. 8 team in the first AP top 25 poll of the regular season, which was released Tuesday afternoon.
Penn State’s ranking keeps them as the third-highest ranked team in the Big Ten. Only Ohio State (No. 2), and Oregon (No. 7) are ranked above the Nittany Lions — the same two teams that were above them in the preseason poll. There are three more Big Ten teams behind the Nittany Lions in the poll: Michigan (No. 10), USC (No. 13) and Iowa (No. 21). Nebraska, Washington and Wisconsin received votes in the poll, but are not ranked.
The Buckeyes and Trojans are the only teams Penn State plays this year that are currently ranked.
The Nittany Lions are 51 voting points behind No. 7 Oregon and 178 ahead of No. 9 Missouri.
They will try to get to 2-0 this weekend when they take on Bowling Green in their home opener at Beaver Stadium.
The full AP rankings are below.
AP Top 25
(Sept. 3, 2024)
1. Georgia (57 first-place votes) 1,545
2. Ohio State (Five first-place votes) 1,478
3. Texas 1,418
4. Alabama 1,309
5. Notre Dame 1,240
6. Ole Miss 1,212
7. Oregon 1,197
8. Penn State 1,146
9. Missouri 968
10. Michigan 935
11. Utah 897
12. Miami 893
13. USC 811
14. Tennessee 784
15. Oklahoma 703
16. Oklahoma State 610
17. Kansas State 607
18. LSU 410
19. Kansas 349
20. Arizona 339
21. Iowa 294
22. Louisville 188
23. Georgia Tech 161
24. North Carolina State 142
25. Clemson 134
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 97, Boston College 49, Boise St. 47, Iowa St. 32, Memphis 27, Nebraska 27, SMU 23, Washington 20, Liberty 12, Vanderbilt 8, Wisconsin 8, Auburn 8, Tulane 4, North Carolina 4, UTSA 3, Appalachian St. 3, Kentucky 2, West Virginia 2, Arkansas 2, UNLV 1, Colorado 1.
