How far did Penn State drop in the AP top 25 after loss to Oregon? See the rankings
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- Penn State fell to No. 7 in the AP poll after a 30-24 loss to Oregon.
- Oregon rose to No. 2, while Ole Miss and Oklahoma entered the top five.
- Big Ten placed six teams in the rankings, with Indiana trailing Penn State.
Penn State has dropped out of the top five of the Associated Press Top-25 poll for the first time this season after its double overtime loss to Oregon in Beaver Stadium on Saturday night.
The Nittany Lions fell to the Ducks, 30-24, during the annual White Out game in front of a crowd that nearly broke Beaver Stadium’s all-time attendance record. The Ducks moved up four spots to No. 2 in the latest poll, which was released Sunday afternoon.
The Nittany Lions started the season at that No. 2 spot, and Ohio State has stayed firm in the top spot during regular season polls. That continues in Week 6, after Ohio State defeated Washington on Saturday.
There was a lot of shakeup elsewhere in the poll’s top five though, with Ole Miss jumping nine spots to land at No. 4 after defeating LSU, and Oklahoma landing at No. 5.
In addition to Ohio State, Penn State and Oregon, three other Big Ten teams are ranked. Indiana — which will travel to Happy Valley to face PSU on Nov. 8 — sits right behind Penn State in the poll after beating Iowa, Michigan is No. 20 and Illinois is No. 22.
Penn State had 1,179 voting points, which is 23 more than Indiana and 129 fewer than No. 6 Texas A&M.
The 3-1 Nittany Lions will try to climb back up the rankings starting this week. They will travel to the West Coast for a matchup with unranked UCLA. The first road game of the season kicks off at 3:30 p.m.
Below are the full rankings.
AP Top 25
(Sept. 28, 2025)
1. Ohio State 1,626 (46 first-place votes)
2. Oregon 1,589 (16 first-place votes)
3. Miami 1,529 (4 first-place votes)
4. Ole Miss 1,354
5. Oklahoma 1,313
6. Texas A&M 1,308
7. Penn State 1,179
8. Indiana 1,156
9. Texas 1,071
10. Alabama 1,057
11. Texas Tech 967
12. Georgia 965
13. LSU 838
14. Iowa State 830
15. Tennessee 697
16. Vanderbilt 640
17. Georgia Tech 549
18. Florida State 535
19. Missouri 528
20. Michigan 422
21. Notre Dame 333
22. Illinois 271
23. BYU 191
24. Virginia 125
25. Arizona State 107
Others receiving votes: South Florida 53, Utah 52, Mississippi St. 46, Memphis 38, Louisville 36, Southern Cal 22, Maryland 7, North Texas 7, TCU 6, UNLV 3.
