Penn State football closes in on top 10 in AP poll after win over Central Michigan
After beginning the season unranked, Penn State sits on the doorstep of the top 10 in this week’s AP Top 25 poll.
The Nittany Lions moved up three spots to No. 11 after their 33-14 victory over Central Michigan. Penn State is 4-0 after finishing the nonconference portion of the schedule and will face Northwestern at home on Saturday. The game is set for 3:30 p.m. and will air on ESPN.
The top five teams remained unchanged in the rankings, while Oklahoma took the biggest plunge. The Sooners fell 12 spots to No. 18 after losing to Kansas State.
Penn State received 876 voting points this week, 116 points more than No. 12 Utah and 44 points less than No. 10 North Carolina State.
Penn State is one of four Big Ten teams in the poll. The others are No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Michigan and No. 21 Minnesota. The full rankings can be found below:
AP TOP 25
(Sept. 25, 2022)
1. Georgia (4-0), 1,565 (55 1st-place votes)
2. Alabama (4-0), 1,487 (4)
3. Ohio State (4-0), 1,483 (4)
4. Michigan (4-0), 1,354
5. Clemson (4-0), 1,311
6. USC (4-0), 1,236
7. Kentucky (4-0), 1,127
8. Tennessee (4-0), 1,119
9. Oklahoma State (3-0), 1,081
10. North Carolina State (4-0), 920
11. Penn State (4-0), 876
12. Utah (3-1), 760
13. Oregon (3-1), 727
14. Ole Miss (4-0), 691
15. Washington (4-0), 657
16. Baylor (3-1), 550
17. Texas A&M (3-1), 543
18. Oklahoma (3-1), 529
19. BYU (3-1), 482
20. Arkansas (3-1), 457
21. Minnesota (4-0), 288
22. Wake Forest (3-1), 265
23. Florida State (4-0), 244
24. Pittsburgh (3-1), 209
25. Kansas State (3-1), 166
Others receiving votes: Kansas 125, Cincinnati 60, Florida 56, Washington State 31, Syracuse 22, Oregon State 16, Texas Tech 11, North Carolina 9, LSU 7, UCLA 3, Tulane 3, TCU 1
