Where did Penn State finish in the final Coaches 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 Coaches Poll for the 2022 season following Georgia’s win over TCU in the national championship. ICYMI, you can see where they finished in the AP Top 25 here.
Coaches Poll – Season Finale
1) Georgia
2) TCU
3) Michigan
4) Ohio State
5) Alabama
6) Tennessee
7) Penn State
8) Washington
9) Tulane
10) Florida State
11) Utah
12) Clemson
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13) USC
14) Kansas State
15) LSU
16) Oregon
17) Oregon State
18) Notre Dame
19) Mississippi State
20) Troy
21) UCLA
22) Pittsburgh
23) South Carolina
24) Fresno State
25) Texas
Others Receiving Votes: Texas-San Antonio 68; Minnesota 57; Air Force 50; Duke 47; North Carolina 35; Boise State 22; Texas Tech 13; South Alabama 9; Iowa 9; Wake Forest 6; Ohio 6; Maryland 4; Louisville 3; Cincinnati 3; Brigham Young 3; Central Florida 2; Purdue 1; Mississippi 1.
