Penn State football stays steady in AP top 25 after beating Purdue. See the full rankings
Penn State will keep its spot in the top five of the Associated Press Top-25 poll after beating Purdue, 49-10, on the road Saturday afternoon.
The 9-1 Nittany Lions are ranked No. 4 in the latest poll, which was released Sunday afternoon. With no movement in the top five, they remain the third-highest ranked team in the Big Ten. Oregon and Ohio State are in the top two spots and Indiana is ranked No. 5.
Illinois is the only other ranked Big Ten team, at No. 24.
Penn State had 1,319 voting points, eight more points that Indiana and 94 fewer than No. 3 Texas.
Penn State was also ranked No. 4 in last week’s College Football Playoff rankings, earning it the No. 6 as it looks to make the playoff for the first time. With only two weeks left in the regular season, the next CFP rankings will be released Tuesday.
The Nittany Lions’ last games of the regular season are at 3:30 p.m. Saturday against Minnesota on the road, and then back to Beaver Stadium on Nov. 30 against Maryland.
The full AP rankings are below.
AP Top 25
(Nov. 17, 2024)
1. Oregon 1,550 (62 first-place votes)
2. Ohio State 1,485
3. Texas 1,413
4. Penn State 1,319
5. Indiana 1,310
6. Notre Dame 1,191
7. Alabama 1,130
8. Georgia 1,113
9. Ole Miss 1,083
10. Tennessee 953
11. Miami 945
12. Boise State 880
13. SMU 810
14. BYU 785
15. Texas A&M 687
16. Colorado 583
17. Clemson 559
18. Army 555
19. South Carolina 444
20. Tulane 323
21. Arizona State 322
22. Iowa State 256
23. UNLV 125
24. Illinois 74
25. Washington State 61
Others receiving votes: Missouri 56, Memphis 38, Kansas St. 36, Syracuse 21, Louisville 15, Pittsburgh 6, LSU 6, Louisiana-Lafayette 5, Vanderbilt 4, Colorado St. 2, Duke 2, James Madison 2, Georgia Tech 1.
This story was originally published November 17, 2024 at 2:29 PM.
