For much of its history, Penn State has been known to be among the top 25 programs in the country when it comes to college football. One of college football’s all-time winningest programs has been appearing in the AP Top 25 preseason rankings far more often than not, and sometimes the voters are wildly off the mark when it comes to forecasting how good or bad Penn State may actually be.
There have been seasons where Penn State started the year outside the preseason top 25 that took voters by surprise with a run to a Big Ten championship and others where the voters expected far more than the Nittany Lions proved to be capable of for one reason or another. But let’s take a look back at Penn State’s Ap Top 25 preseason rankings since 2000 and see how the AP voters have done in predicting Penn State’s football results.
Here is a look back at every AP poll start and finish for Penn State football since 2000: