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 |