Where did Penn State finish in the final AP Poll for the 2022 season?
Penn State couldn’t have asked for a better ending in 2022. After losing to Michigan and Ohio State earlier in the season, the Nittany Lions won four straight to close out the regular season win a 10-2 record. With both the Buckeyes and Wolverines earning a spot in the College Football Playoff, Penn State was able to return to Pasadena for the first time in six years, defeating Pac-12 champions Utah, 32-21.
Under James Franklin’s leadership, the Lions have now finished with 11 wins four times in the past seven seasons. This year’s seventh-placed finish in the Associated Press Poll is tied for the best the Lions have finished during the stretch, as the 2016 Rose Bowl team also finished seventh. Penn State finished eighth in 2017 and ninth in 2019.
Below is the final AP Poll for the 2022 season following Georgia’s win over TCU in the national championship. ICYMI, you can see where they finished in the final Coaches Poll here.
Associated Press Poll – Season Finale
1) Georgia
2) TCU
3) Michigan
4) Ohio State
5) Alabama
6) Tennessee
7) Penn State
8) Washington
9) Tulane
10) Utah
11) Florida State
12) USC
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13) Clemson
14) Kansas State
15) Oregon
16) LSU
17) Oregon State
18) Notre Dame
19) Troy
20) Mississippi State
21) UCLA
22) Pittsburgh
23) Coastal Carolina
24) Fresno State
25) Texas
Others receiving votes: Duke 49, UTSA 45, Air Force 40, Boise State 38, Minnesota 35, Texas Tech 19, North Carolina 8, North Carolina State 6, Iowa 4, Louisville 3, Purdue 3, Maryland 2, Marshall 2, Cincinnati 1, Illinois 1
