Penn State held on to its ranking in this week’s AP Top 25, but saw a conference rival leapfrog over it on the way to the top. Ohio State, which knocked off previous No. 1 Texas in a defensive battle in Columbus in Week 1, jumped over Penn State from no. 3 to take over the top spot in this week’s media poll. Penn State remains at no. 2 after starting there in the preseason AP poll.
Texas dropped from No. 1 down to No. 7 following its loss to the Buckeyes. No. 8 Clemson and No. 9 Notre Dame also stumbled slightly following losses but not enough to knock them out of the top-10 in the media poll. No. 3 LSU rose six spots to become the highest-ranked SEC team in the AP Top 25. The Tigers defeated Clemson on the road in Week 1 and jumped ahead of No. 4 Georgia, Texas, and Alabama. The Crismon Tide plummeted this week from No. 8 down to No. 21 after losing at Florida State to open the season. Florida State jumped all the way from unranked up to No. 14 in this week’s AP poll.
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Joining Penn State and Ohio State in the top 10 of this week’s media poll is No. 6 Oregon, who jumped up one spot at the expense of the fall of others. Other Big Ten teams in this week’s media poll are No. 12 Illinois (up 1), No. 15 Michigan (down 1), and No. 23 Indiana (down 3).
Penn State is also No. 2 in this week’s updated US LBM Coaches Poll, moving up one spot in this week’s coaches poll after starting at no. 3 in the preseason poll.
Penn State is coming off a 46-11 victory over Nevada in Week 1. The Nittany Lions will host FIU in Week 2. Kickoff is set for 12:00 p.m. ET in Beaver Stadium. The game will air on Big Ten Network.
This article originally appeared on Nittany Lions Wire: Where Penn State ranks in fresh AP Top 25 following Week 1 win
