Penn State may not have made any movement in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 4, but the Nittany Lions finally made a move up in the fresh AP Top 25 on Sunday afternoon. Penn State climbed one spot in the latest AP poll following its dominant performance over Iowa on Saturday night, but it was the late-night struggles out west by USC that helped Penn State make a move up in the AP poll this week.
Penn State is now no. 6 in the AP Top 25 this week. They are the highest-ranked team in this week’s AP poll not to receive any first-place votes. Georgia continues to dominate the top spot with 55 first-place votes to solidify the no. 1 ranking. Michigan and Texas are no. 2 and no. 3, respectively, to hold their rankings from the previous week. Michigan received 1 first-place vote and Texas received 2.
No. 4 Ohio State follows after their big road win at no. 11 Notre Dame, who fell two spots this week. The Buckeyes received 1 first-place vote form the AP voters. Ohio State moved up two spots with their win and bumped no. 5 Florida State down a spot this week. The Seminoles avoided an upset with an overtime win at Clemson and retained 3 first-place votes in this week’s AP poll.
USC got away with a win on the road at Arizona State, but the style points came into play this time, and that benefitted Penn State compared to the Trojans. USC dropped three spots in the AP poll after having a difficult time taking care of lowly Arizona State. Penn State wasn’t the only team taking advantage of USC’s road woes. Washington also moved up a spot at USC’s expense. The Huskies moved up to no. 7, one spot behind Penn State.
Oregon and Utah each moved up one spot as the Irish stumbled to complete this week’s top 10. Oregon is no. 9 and Utah is no. 10.
Here is the full AP Top 25 following Week 4.
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