Penn State stays steady in AP top 25 despite No. 1 Texas’ loss to Georgia. See the full rankings
Penn State is still the No. 3 team in the country, according to the AP top 25 poll.
The Nittany Lions remained at their spot this week after their bye week. Previously No. 1 Texas lost at home to Georgia Saturday night, 30-15, and fell to No. 4 in the poll, but Georgia leaped PSU to get to No. 2.
Penn State is still the second-highest ranked Big Ten team, behind only No. 1 Oregon, and is one of five ranked Big Ten teams overall, joining the Ducks, Ohio State (No. 4), Indiana (No. 13) and Illinois (No. 20).
The Nittany Lions’ 1,375 voting points put them only 59 behind Georgia and 22 ahead of No. 4 Ohio State.
Now that their bye is over, PSU will take on Wisconsin Saturday night on the road in Madison. That game will lead into the team’s regular season defining matchup with Ohio State on Nov. 2 in Beaver Stadium.
The full AP rankings are below.
AP Top 25
(Oct. 20, 2024)
1. Oregon (59 first-place votes) 1,523
2. Georgia (2 first-place votes) 1,434
3. Penn State 1,375
4. Ohio State 1,353
5. Texas 1,257
6. Miami 1,242
7. Tennessee 1,075
8. LSU 1,049
9. Clemson 984
10. Iowa State 972
11. BYU 910
12. Notre Dame 891
13. Indiana 830
14. Texas A&M 748
15. Alabama 643
16. Kansas State 576
17. Boise State 573
18. Ole Miss 408
19. Pittsburgh 396
20. Illinois 392
21. Missouri 359
22. SMU 313
23. Army 193
24. Navy 166
25. Vanderbilt 92
Others receiving votes: Washington St. 46, Syracuse 15, UNLV 5, Duke 2, South Carolina 1, Nebraska 1, Liberty 1.
