Penn State is ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press college football poll released Sunday.
The Nittany Lions, who capped a 10-2 regular season with a 66-3 victory at Maryland Saturday, were 12th the previous week.
Penn State is No. 7 in the college football playoff rankings, the next version of which is scheduled to be announced Tuesday.
The Nittany Lions will learn the bowl in which they will play, and their opponent in that game, next Sunday.
Dave Molinari: dmolinari@post-gazette.com