Penn State took a slight fall in this week’s AP Top 25 after taking its first hit of the season. Penn State came up short against Ohio State in Week 10 and was expected to take a slight drop in this week’s media poll. With a couple of other teams in the top 10 also taking a loss this weekend, Penn State’s fall was given a bit of a cushion to land on this week.
Penn State fell three spots in this week’s AP Top 25, dropping from No. 3 down to No. 6 this week. The Nittany Lions are the fourth highest-ranked one-loss team in the AP Top 25 this week. Ohio State moved up one spot to No. 3 after knocking off the Nittany Lions in Beaver Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Penn State also fell behind No. 4 Miami and No. 5 Texas in the media poll.
Orgeon remains firmly in first in the AP Top 25 with all 62 first-place votes in their favor this week. Georgia continued to hold the No. 2 ranking. Joining Penn State, Oregon, and Ohio State in the top 10 this week is Indiana. The Hoosiers, now 9-0, moved up five spots to No. 9. They jumped over idle BYU and moved ahead of Notre Dame and falling Texas A&M, Iowa State, and Clemson. The Aggies, Cyclones, and Tigers each lost this week. Those three losses helped Penn State out as well.
Penn State was hit slightly more by the US LBM Coaches Poll compared to the AP poll. Penn State dropped four spots from No. 3 down to No. 7 in this week’s coaches poll.
Penn State will look for a rebound win this week when they host Washington for a primetime game in Week 11.
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