Season-final ranking by sport · 1984-1985 – 2026-2027
1 5 10 15 25 Football · 2002: final No. 10 Football · 2005: final No. 3 Football · 2006: final No. 24 Football · 2007: final No. 25 Football · 2008: final No. 8 Football · 2009: final No. 8 Football · 2016: final No. 5 Football · 2017: final No. 8 Football · 2018: final No. 12 Football · 2019: final No. 9 Football · 2022: final No. 7 Football · 2023: final No. 10 Football · 2024: final No. 4 Men's Basketball · 2000: final No. 25 Women's Basketball · 2000: final No. 21 Women's Basketball · 2001: final No. 24 Women's Basketball · 2002: final No. 15 Women's Basketball · 2003: final No. 5 Women's Basketball · 2011: final No. 11 Women's Basketball · 2012: final No. 8 Women's Basketball · 2013: final No. 14 Women's Volleyball · 1984: final No. 14 Women's Volleyball · 1985: final No. 20 Women's Volleyball · 1986: final No. 14 Women's Volleyball · 1988: final No. 20 Women's Volleyball · 1989: final No. 11 Women's Volleyball · 1990: final No. 6 Women's Volleyball · 1991: final No. 16 Women's Volleyball · 1992: final No. 9 Women's Volleyball · 1993: final No. 7 Women's Volleyball · 1994: final No. 5 Women's Volleyball · 1995: final No. 8 Women's Volleyball · 1996: final No. 5 Women's Volleyball · 1997: final No. 2 Women's Volleyball · 1998: final No. 2 Women's Volleyball · 1999: final No. 1 Women's Volleyball · 2000: final No. 6 Women's Volleyball · 2001: final No. 17 Women's Volleyball · 2002: final No. 16 Women's Volleyball · 2003: final No. 7 Women's Volleyball · 2004: final No. 7 Women's Volleyball · 2005: final No. 5 Women's Volleyball · 2006: final No. 5 Women's Volleyball · 2007: final No. 1 Women's Volleyball · 2008: final No. 1 Women's Volleyball · 2009: final No. 1 Women's Volleyball · 2010: final No. 1 Women's Volleyball · 2011: final No. 9 Women's Volleyball · 2012: final No. 3 Women's Volleyball · 2013: final No. 1 Women's Volleyball · 2014: final No. 1 Women's Volleyball · 2015: final No. 8 Women's Volleyball · 2016: final No. 10 Women's Volleyball · 2017: final No. 3 Women's Volleyball · 2018: final No. 6 Women's Volleyball · 2019: final No. 7 Women's Volleyball · 2020: final No. 12 Women's Volleyball · 2021: final No. 17 Women's Volleyball · 2022: final No. 11 Women's Volleyball · 2023: final No. 12 Women's Volleyball · 2024: final No. 1 Women's Volleyball · 2026: final No. 15 ’84 ’88 ’92 ’96 ’00 ’04 ’08 ’12 ’16 ’20 ’24 ’26 Each point is Penn State's rank in that sport's final poll of the season. Lower is better; a gap is a season that sport didn't finish ranked.
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