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AP Poll: Penn State finishes regular season at No. 5

Brian Spurlock / USA TODAY Sports

Winning the Big Ten championship moved Penn State to No. 5 in the final AP Poll of the regular season, one spot shy of what it'll need from the CFP committee to reach the playoff.

Wisconsin, which blew a 21-point lead to the Nittany Lions on Saturday, dropped two spots to No. 8.

The biggest mover was Florida, which fell five spots to No. 20 after the Gators took a drubbing at the hands of No. 1 Alabama.

Rank Team Record Previous Rank
1 Alabama 13-0 1
2 Ohio State 11-1 2
3 Clemson 12-1 3
4 Washington 12-1 4
5 Penn State 11-2 8
6 Michigan 10-2 5
7 Oklahoma 10-2 7
8 Wisconsin 10-3 6
9 USC 9-3 10
10 Florida State 9-3 12
11 Colorado 10-3 9
12 Western Michigan 13-0 13
13 Oklahoma State 9-3 11
14 West Virginia 10-2 14
15 Louisville 9-3 16
16 Stanford 9-3 17
17 Auburn 8-4 18
18 Virginia Tech 9-4 19
19 LSU 7-4 21
20 Florida 8-4 15
21 Iowa 8-4 22
22 Pitt 8-4 24
23 Temple 10-3 N/R
24 Nebraska 9-3 23
25 South Florida 10-2 24

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