Penn State football vaults back into top 5 following White Out win

Penn State football has reclaimed its place in the top five of the AP Poll one week after dropping in the national rankings. The Nittany Lions rose from No. 6 to No. 4 following Saturday night’s dominant 35-6 win over Washington.

After being held to six points offensively against Ohio State, the Nittany Lions scored touchdowns in all four first-half possessions. The 266 rushing yards gained was the second most on the year and the highest total for the offense in conference play.

The rankings movement comes after No. 2 Georgia and No. 4 Miami both fell Saturday afternoon. The loss was the Hurricanes’ first and the Bulldogs’ second on the season.

The Nittany Lions also moved up two spots in the Coaches Poll earlier Sunday afternoon, going from No. 7 to No. 5.

The full AP top 25 is as follows:

1. Oregon
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Penn State
5. Indiana
6. Tennessee
7. BYU
8. Notre Dame
9. Alabama
10. Ole Miss
11. Georgia
12. Miami
13. Boise State
14. SMU
15. Texas A&M
16. Army
17. Clemson
18. Colorado
19. Washington State
20. Kansas State
21. LSU
22. Louisville
23. South Carolina
24. Missouri
25. Tulane

Penn State football came in at No. 6 in the first College Football Playoff rankings released last Tuesday. This week’s rankings will be released on Tuesday, November 12, between games at the State Farm Champions Classic (approximately 8:30 p.m.) on ESPN.

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