Here’s where Penn State sits in the AP top 25 after dominating Villanova
Penn State heads into its bye week at No. 2 in the Associated Press Top-25 poll after dominating Villanova in its final non-conference game of the season.
The Nittany Lions have been in that spot since the start of the season, with Ohio State staying firm at No. 1. The Nittany Lions’ next opponent, the Oregon Ducks, fell two spots to No. 6 in the latest poll, which was released Sunday afternoon. The Ducks beat Northwestern 34-14 on Saturday, but were nudged out of the top five after Miami and Georgia moved up in the rankings following wins over South Florida and Tennessee, respectively.
Other ranked Big Ten teams are Illinois at No. 9, Indiana at No. 19, Michigan at No. 21 and USC at No. 25. Nebraska also received votes but is currently unranked.
Penn State had 1,490 voting points, which was 20 more than No. 3 LSU and 141 fewer than Ohio State.
The 3-0 Nittany Lions now set their sights on the Ducks, who will travel to Beaver Stadium for the highly-anticipated Sept. 27 matchup. Penn State looks to avenge last year’s Big Ten Championship game loss to Oregon, and it will have one of the most hostile environments in college football on its side — the White Out.
The full rankings are below.
AP Top 25
(Sept. 14, 2025)
1. Ohio State 1,631 (55 first-place votes)
2. Penn State 1,490 (5 first-place votes)
3. LSU 1,470 (2 first-place votes)
4. Miami 1,434 (3 first-place votes)
5. Georgia 1,428
6. Oregon 1,423 (1 first-place vote)
7. Florida State 1,123
8. Texas 1,111
9. Illinois 1,110
10. Texas A&M 1,101
11. Oklahoma 1,056
12. Iowa State 820
13. Ole Miss 748
14. Alabama 599
15. Tennessee 583
16. Utah 573
17. Texas Tech 538
18. Georgia Tech 511
19. Indiana 458
20. Vanderbilt 397
21. Michigan 356
22. Auburn 344
23. Missouri 292
24. Notre Dame 207
25. USC 105
Others receiving votes: BYU 94, South Florida 83, South Carolina 82, Mississippi St. 69, TCU 67, Arizona St. 57, Tulane 33, Louisville 25, Nebraska 9, Baylor 6, Clemson 6, SMU 4, NC State 4, UNLV 2, Navy 1
