Penn State is now a consensus top 10 team after the updated AP Top 25 was released on Sunday afternoon. Within hours of officially moving up to No. 10 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, Penn State took over the No. 10 spot in the AP Top 25 as well.
Penn State moved up one spot in this week’s AP Top 25, from No. 11 to No. 10 following its win over Northwestern in Week 5. The Nittany Lions were passed by Ole Miss, who jumped from No. 14 up to No. 9 after their home win over Kentucky, which fell out of the top 10 as a result of their head-to-head showdown in Oxford, Mississippi. Penn State’s climb into the top 10 was made possible, however, by NC State falling from No. 14 to No. 10 after a road loss at Clemson on Saturday night.
Similar to the coaches poll, Alabama returned to the No. 1 spot this week after swapping positions with Georgia, now No. 2. Georgia actually has three more first-place votes than the Crimson Tide, but Ohio State claiming 10 first-place votes helped Alabama move back to the top of the poll.
Penn State joins Ohio State (No. 3) and Micigan (No. 4) as the only Big Ten teams in this week’s AP Top 25.
Here is this week’s AP Top 25.
Alabama – 1,523 points (25 first-place votes)
Georgia – 1,521 (28)
Ohio State – 1,488 (10)
Michigan – 1,348
Clemson – 1,345
USC – 1,233
Oklahoma State – 1,182
Tennessee – 1,129
Ole Miss – 1,068
Penn State – 959
Utah – 884
Oregon – 872
Kentucky – 832
NC State – 691
Wake Forest – 627
BYU – 604
TCU – 514
UCLA – 510
Kansas – 476
Kansas State – 417
Washington – 180
Syracuse – 173
Mississippi State – 164
Cincinnati – 134
LSU – 108
Others receiving votes:
Washington State 91, Baylor 88, Florida State 78, Arkansas 76, James Madison 39, Florida 37, Maryland 25, Coastal Carolina 17, Minnesota 14, Tulane 9, Illinois 6, North Carolina 5, Texas A&M 4, Purdue 2, Oklahoma 2
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