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Penn State
Best finish
No. 2
Seasons ranked
25 / 27
Best finish
No. 2 (2025-2026)
Sports
Football · Men's Basketball · Women's Basketball
Polls
Media · Coaches · Playoff
Years in the Rankings
Any poll, any sportBest ranking by season · 2000-2001 – 2026-2027
Each point is Penn State's best rank that season. Lower is better; gaps are seasons unranked.
A year is lit when Penn State was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.
2020s7 ranked
2010s8 ranked
2000s10 ranked
Recent Season
Media Top 25 · 2025-2026Ranking by week
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
2025-2026 Schedule
7–6Opponent ranks are their Media Top 25 position that week. Ranked wins are highlighted.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | vs |  Nevada |
W 46–11 |
| Wk 2 | vs | Florida International | W 34–0 |
| Wk 3 | vs |  Villanova |
W 52–6 |
| Wk 5 | vs | 6 Oregon |
L 24–30 |
| Wk 6 | at |  UCLA |
L 37–42 |
| Wk 7 | vs |  Northwestern |
L 21–22 |
| Wk 8 | at |  Iowa |
L 24–25 |
| Wk 10 | at | 1 Ohio State |
L 14–38 |
| Wk 11 | vs | 2 Indiana |
L 24–27 |
| Wk 12 | at |  Michigan State |
W 28–10 |
| Wk 13 | vs |  Nebraska |
W 37–10 |
| Wk 14 | at |  Rutgers |
W 40–36 |
| Bowl | vs |  Clemson · neutral |
W 22–10 |