Despite a narrow victory over Bowling Green (but perhaps because of a top-five upset), Penn State again moved up one spot in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
The Nittany Lions ranks eighth in the Associated Press rankings, and seventh in the Coaches Poll. Fellow Big Ten teams Ohio State (2nd in Coaches, 3rd in AP), Oregon (6th in Coaches, 9th in AP) are both in the top 10, while Michigan drops seven spots in both polls to 16th in the Coaches Poll and 17th in the AP Poll following their loss to Texas.