Penn State fell to no. 5 in the AP Top 25 earlier in the day while waiting to learn its College Football Playoff fate. Penn State also fell to no. 5 in the updated US LBM Coaches Poll, which was released on Sunday ahead fop the reveal of the College Football Playoff bracket.
Penn State came up short against Oregon in Saturday night’s Big Ten championship game. The loss was the second of the season for the Nittany Lions. Oregon took the top spot in the coaches poll with all 54 first-place votes in their favor.
Penn State and Texas each fell two spots to no. 4 and no. 5, respectively. Notre Dame tooka advantage by moving up to no. 3 ahead fo both conference championship game losers while sitting at home in South Bend.
Penn State stayed ahead of no. 6 Tennessee and no. 7 Ohio State.
Indiana ranked no. 9 and Illinois ranked no. 21 to give the Big Ten a total of five ranked teams in the final US LBM Coache sPoll before the College Football Playoff and bowl season commence.
Now it is time to focus on the playoff bracket.
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon Ducks | 12-0 | 1,350 (54) |
| 2 | Georgia Bulldogs | 11-2 | 1,281 |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 11-1 | 1,214 |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns | 11-2 | 1,178 |
| 5 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 11-2 | 1,080 |
| 6 | Tennessee Volunteers | 10-2 | 1,069 |
| 7 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 10-2 | 1,037 |
| 8 | Boise State Broncos | 12-1 | 929 |
| 9 | Indiana Hoosiers | 11-1 | 925 |
| 10 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 11-2 | 856 |
| 11 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 9-3 | 749 |
| 12 | SMU Mustangs | 11-2 | 741 |
| 13 | Clemson Tigers | 10-3 | 707 |
| 14 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 9-3 | 668 |
| 15 | Ole Miss Rebels | 9-3 | 631 |
| 16 | Miami Hurricanes | 10-2 | 611 |
| 17 | BYU Cougars | 10-2 | 423 |
| 18 | Army Black Knights | 11-1 | 361 |
| 19 | Iowa State Cyclones | 10-3 | 355 |
| 20 | Missouri Tigers | 9-3 | 282 |
| 21 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 9-3 | 275 |
| 22 | Colorado Buffaloes | 9-3 | 228 |
| 23 | Memphis Tigers | 10-2 | 166 |
| 24 | UNLV Rebels | 10-3 | 140 |
| 25 | Syracuse Orange | 9-3 | 129 |
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