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Where does Penn State rank in the latest AP & Coaches Polls?

Mug-Shot 4x4by:Ryan Snyder12/04/22

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Penn State looks to be headed to the Rose Bowl, firmly ranked among the Top 10 in both the AP & Coaches Polls. (Credit: Daniel Althouse/BWI)

Penn State may have wrapped up its season a week ago, but there were still a few college teams playing this past weekend, as conference championships were decided Friday and Saturday. With both USC and TCU losing yesterday, there’s some drama now going into today’s College Football Playoff announcement.

The loss for USC is especially notable for Penn State, as Ohio State is now expected to be in the playoff, freeing up a spot in the Rose Bowl for the Nittany Lions. That matchup will be against Utah, who of course beat the Trojans Friday night.

The Utes have already had an impact on the Lions in one poll, as the Associated Press moved the Utes up five spots to No. 7 overall. USC also only dropped down four spots, which means Penn State actually dropped a spot in this week’s AP Top 25 to No. 9 overall.

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The Coaches Poll, who’s had Penn State higher throughout most of November, kept the Lions at No. 7 overall. Utah is actually No. 10 in that poll, with USC just behind Penn State at No. 8.

One thing both polls agree on is that TCU should be in the College Football Playoff, which is about to be announced. The AP has the Horned Frogs at No. 3, with Ohio State at No. 4, while the Coaches Poll flipped the two teams.

Fans can check out both polls below.

Associated Press Poll – Week 15

1) Georgia

2) Michigan

3) TCU

4) Ohio State

5) Alabama

6) Tennessee

7) Utah

8) USC

9) Penn State

10) Clemson

11) Kansas State

12) Washington

13) Florida State

14) Tulane

15) Oregon

16) LSU

17) Oregon State

18) UCLA

19) Notre Dame

20) South Carolina

21) Texas

22) UTSA

23) Troy

24) Mississippi State

25) NC State

Bowl Projections: Where are is Penn State slotted to play?

Coaches Poll – Week 15

1) Georgia

2) Michigan

3) Ohio State

4) TCU

5) Alabama

6) Tennessee

7) Penn State

8) USC

9) Kansas State

10) Utah

11) Clemson

12) Washington

13) Florida State

14) Oregon

15) LSU

16) Oregon State

17) Tulane

18) UCLA

19) South Carolina

20) Notre Dame

21) Texas

22) UTSA

23) Mississippi State

24) Troy

25) North Carolina

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