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2023 Week 5 Penn State Nittany Lions Rankings

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User Rank Rationale
eSpiritCorpse 1 1.0000
Foxmcbowser42 1
halldaylong 1
hythloday1 1
infinitempg 1 1.000
jimbobbypaul 1 Last year's ranking: 6

This year's ranking: 1
Pablo49 1
posiitively 1
PrimalCookie 1 2.656
SearonTrejorek 1 0.89196
sirgippy 1
studio_sally 1
The-Gothic-Castle 1
udubdavid 1
velociraptorfarmer 1
bakonydraco 2 87.139
BigBoutros 2
CFBHurts 2
GilBrandt 2
HieloLuz 2 Points: 91.67 | Wins: 2 T4, 1 T5, 1 T7 | 2 WB |
I_am_bot_beep_boop 2
luckroy 2 Pot 1
Maladroit44 2
NotSoSuperNerd 2 3.92
nw____ 2 Thoroughly whooped a great defense in Iowa. Did exactly what they should've on defense against Iowa's putrid offense, too. Really good resume, especially considering that WVU is not as awful as I expected they'd be.
ryumast3r 2
YellowSkarmory 2
GenialGiant 3
goblue10 3
jjjoebox 3
jlh2b 3
LiptonCB 3
magnumweiner 3
MarlinsGuy 3
Meany_Vizzini 3 25.7 (+2.1), +3
NyquillusDillwad20 3
oghawks18 3
romulusjsp 3 (+1) What a brave showing in the face of an absolute offensive juggernaut masterminded by the maestro, the savant, the great innovator of our time, Brian Ferentz
ruwisc 3
ShogunAshoka 3
spasm01 3
TouchdownHeroes 3
UMeister 3
UNC_Samurai 3
113milesprower 4
bannista7 4
BlueFalcon89 4 Gross
bties 4
BUSean 4
CharlemagneOfTheUSA 4
COLU_BUS 4
Conglossian 4 +1
cota1212 4
digdat0 4
DisraeliEers 4
djowen68 4
e8odie 4
fredmerc111 4
Hugefootballfan44 4 LW: 4
huskerfan4life520 4
icklebush 4
Jakesnake42 4 88.21 Last Week: #5
jalexjsmithj 4
JeromesNiece 4
jmac_21 4
kflinderman 4
nbingham196 4
one98d 4
outthawazoo 4
placid_salad 4 LW #7
Pure_Protein_Machine 4
r0sco 4
ReallyCreative 4
RegionalBias 4 Shutout over previous #21
RobertNeyland 4
skuhlke 4 8.3125
T-Thugs 4 Penn State is 4-0 with wins over Iowa (3-1) and West Virginia (3-1)
TaylorLeprechaun 4 +0
tdoger 4
teddythe3rd 4
TheZachster 4
trumpet_23 4
VerySeriousBanana 4
ACCBiggz 5
AlphaH4wk 5
arrowfan624 5
Arteza147 5
BamaPride95 5
BearsAreGreat1 5
boxman151515 5
CambodianDrywall 5
Cassiyus 5
ChickenTaco 5
Chucky1539 5
chweris 5
coletheredditer 5 “The Nittany Lions shut out a ranked Iowa, I need to think of other things.”
CommodoreN7 5
cyclonepsycho 5
dan4223 5
DarthYoda2594 5
DavoinShower-handle 5
Dropbackandpunt 5
eclectic_tastes 5
ewolfy13 5 Absolutely dominant win over a ranked team. I know Iowas top 2 RBs were out, but the vaunted defense was no match for PSU
fadingthought 5
Feral_Squirrel 5
GoBlueScrewOSU7 5
Helifino 5
hendarvich 5 +1 | Why was everyone ranking Iowa again?
Hobbes_121 5
Inkblot9 5
Johnnycockseed 5
jthomas694 5 Penn State has been in near complete control of the games they've played this year. Similar to Ohio State in a strong defense that needs to round out the offense. I don't know that I trust this offense as much as I trust Ryan Day and they don't have that elite win to push them past the other three teams.
justsaynotoreddit 5 0.8938
kdcoltred 5
LeWoofle 5
Longvols 5
noahthearc 5
Our-Gardian-Angel 5
Pollaski 5
practicallybert 5
rain_parkour 5
retnuh101 5
RheagarTargaryen 5
ScarletFever333 5
SCsprinter13 5
seaotter2 5
SlaminSammons 5 Lmao Brian Ferentz, but seriously that was just dominance.
srs_house 5
the_neverdoctor 5
thomasosu 5
Ticklebump 5
ToeInDigDeep 5
TossedRightOut 5
ttsci 5
vanburen1845 5
wameron 5
Wescat 5
12panther 6
311polo 6
52hoova 6
70stang 6 Penn State has beaten 3 P5 opponents, and 1 FCS opponent. They are the top of the third tier, who has played one FCS and three P5. No game they have been in has been in question.
AlexanderComet 6
ALStark69 6 -1
BabyBladder 6
bernkastel87 6
blahblehblahwhoru 6
Blazeth 6
Blooblod 6
buckeyes75 6
captain_sasquatch 6
Charlemagne42 6 Computer ranking: 1
cinciforthewin 6
Colton3690 6
confirmd_am_engineer 6
cornholesurfer 6
creative_penguin 6
cyberchaox 6
d_mcc_x 6
Darth_Ra 6
deadtofall12 6
DrKennethJNoisewater 6
Due_Connection179 6 Last Week #8 vs #25 Iowa : Won 31 - 0. I get very high on this team every season early (at least the AP Poll does as well). What's the difference between Penn State and the top 5? Domination (Washington), Best Win (Texas), B2B Champs (Georgia), Great Road Win (Ohio State). There's also this road block, called Ohio State, that seems to always trip up Penn State, and until they beat them I can't personally put them over the Buckeyes.

Next Week at Northwestern - 26 pt favorites - Prediction : win but doesn't cover the spread
esoterik 6
fo13 6
G-Aardvark 6
GeauxTri 6
grjohnst 6
hascogrande 6
Hey_Its_Roomie 6 PSU dumped Iowa off the rankings but still holds up in the top 44.
HHcougar 6
IAmAChemicalEngineer 6
jeedf 6
Keener1899 6
Lex_Ludorum 6
MahjongDaily 6
Megalomanizac 6
mellolizard 6
MoneyManeVick 6
monkeymatt1836 6
noodlethebear 6
Noy_Telinu 6
ProbablyRickSantorum 6
PromEmperorHarbaugh 6
ryseing 6
scronko 6
shadowwingnut 6 424.40 - Up from 14th last week
Staind075 6
SwissArmyScythe 6 --
T-nawtical 6
tallg8tor 6
TDenverFan 6
TheJeemTeam 6
TheReformedBadger 6
TopGoose 6
WarEagle9 6
wesman212 6
woakley 6
Zloggt 6
_fastball 7
A_Rolling_Baneling 7
Acm0028 7
arrow_dynamics 7
Bank_Gothic 7
Bill3ffinMurray 7
BorisNumber1 7
BosskOnASegway 7
bretticus733 7 Penn State is for real. Despite Iowa’s offensive problems, that was their first shutout in decades and the offense scored 31 on a good defense. PSU is screwed in that they’re in the same division as Michigan and OSU, but they should compete with them.
BRNXB0MBERS 7
Cars-and-Coffee 7
Casaiir 7
Cecil_Hardboner 7
ChargerFan2121 7
ChaseTheFalcon 7
conchobor 7
Corgi_Koala 7
crownebeach 7
DarkLegend64 7
darkra01 7
dasani3x 7
Drexlore 7
falconlover79 7
fourpinz8 7
fshi 7
galacticdude7 7
GatorBolt 7 They got passed by Ohio State, but I'm still high on the Nittany Lions. And shutting out a fellow conference-mate is impressive even if said conference-mate is a meme on offense due to Brian Ferentz.
HUSKEROYAL 7
IceColdDrPepper_Here 7
ikindalikelemons 7
JohnWickStuntDouble 7
KirbyDumber88 7 They killed Iowa.
Muffinnnnnnn 7
Nathanael-Greene 7
nemoran 7
olmsted 7
peachios 7 rollin' fun game at OSU coming, B10G pretty top loaded this year
Pikachu1989 7
pileatedloon 7
Rakarei 7
RegulatorRWF 7
RollWarTideEagle 7
Ruhrgebietheld 7
sasmith2015 7
Sometimeswelose 7
soonersthebetter 7
SpadeRyker 7
Sproded 7
SteemieRayVaughn 7
stripes361 7
Techwid 7
Terminal_BAS 7
texas2089 7
Texasagsman 7
The_Good_Constable 7
theb52 7 59.000
thexraptor 7
ucieaters33 7
WolverineDDS 7
ya111101 7
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 8
Archaic_1 8
BallSoHerd 8
BlueSCar 8
Branzilla91 8
Buckeyes2010 8
cfbguy 8
Ch-i-ef 8
ChemicalOle 8
Chris-P-Creme 8
corundum9 8
CPiGuy2728 8
CptCheese 8
D1N2Y 8
DaewooLanosMFerrr 8
DampFrijoles 8
dschinghiskhan 8
ExternalTangents 8
Extra_Excrement 8
Hackasizlak 8
HelioOne 8
hypercube42342 8
JaxofAllTrades13 8
JCiLee 8
jrluhn 8
lillipup03 8
Mr_Brews 8
MrTheSpork 8
nburt13 8
owlalwaysloveyew 8
PalmettoFace 8
plannedsickdays 8
Polarbear1914 8
PumpSmash 8
realclean 8
SkiFlashing 8
soonerfreak 8
ThePelvicWoo 8
typicaliconoclast 8
w8w8 8 I like them (platonically)
aggiebruin27 9
AudiieVerbum 9
dabul-master 9
EpicSchwinn 9
Joester09 9
JonesUCF34 9
nin478 9
OKgolfer 9
owl_man 9
royrules22 9
Sophocles5 9
spsellers 9
Striker743 9 Up 1
strikersteve60 9
tdeff19 9
tks231 9
Xtremeloco 9
boxbeat 10
Daigotsu 10
jrichardh 10
KJdkaslknv 10
malowry0124 10
myghtymouse 10
Red261 10
RiffRamBahZoo 10
ThaCarter 10
tjstanley 10
DataDrivenPirate 11
HarbingerOfFun 11
MADBuc49 11
TimeBroken 12 Rank: #16
No11223456 13
Corporal_Hicks 14
Stoneador 20 13 ['West Virginia', 'Illinois', 'Iowa', 'Pittsburgh', 'Texas Tech', 'Toledo', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Utah State', 'Iowa State', 'Western Michigan', 'San Jose State', 'Oklahoma State', 'Arizona State']
bwburke94 21 +16.4093312 (Final 2022: #11)
FeliceDot27 21 74

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
ch1l1_ch33s3 1
DeerPrison 1 LW: 5
DownshiftGD 1
ehoefler 1 100 | +8
JBonkies 1
MemeLovingLoser 1 78.00
owl-bears 1
patriots230 1
TheSunsNotYellow 1 .945
zenverak 1
bethe2ndmouse 2
bryophyta_insolitam 2 W 31-0 vs. Iowa
Cascadia-Rising 2
Cooliamabeast 2
forkedravioli 2
penix4heisman 2
qwer546 2
sconbon 2
Tornadohunter24 2
10catsinspace 3 Impressive win v Iowa
Dawg-Bite 3 31-0 and 76 yards allowed. Iowa’s offense may be putrid beyond belief but Penn State has been dominant against every team they’ve played so far , including a win over a surprisingly 3-1 WEST VIRGINIA
HAIRY_GORILLA_COCK 3
hoovereatscowpoop 3
jaybigs 3
meowrkatt 3
mikecsiy 3
Noelthemexican 3
PSUMediaPA 3
RJEP22 3 4-0 - 92.197 pts
SpeddyDawg 3 31-0 over a decent Iowa team.
TadKosciuszko 3
andy-022 4 1230.42 4 - 0 39 31.8 (40) Iowa -
Arvandu 4 This wasn't as close as the score might suggest. Backups had more yards and first downs on the last two drives than Iowa all game
Astone1996 4
BoilerUp28 4
CheapTrickIsOkay 4
CheekyRasta2023 4
corona779 4
demolisty24 4
drewscottt 4
Effective-Lead-6657 4 (-)
iHasMagyk 4
Klaassy23 4
leadbymight 4
manbeardawg 4
Midnight-Mustang 4 2-0 in conference play and goose egged an Iowa team that I had at #24 last week. Still look like a very good football team, but everyone above them had better weeks. Penn State stays in my #4 spot.
mthompson2320 4 LW: 5
Pyroblockx 4
RealignmentJunkie 4
Sebene 4
SleepsWithBlindsOpen 4 Two conference wins plus the victory against WVU puts the Nittany Lions at the 4 spot
SpursUpSoundsGudToMe 4 My algorithm has a slight bonus for shutting someone out, simply because that is a really difficult thing to do, they also scored 31 on a very good defense. They also crushed what turned out to be a pretty good WVU team.
visor841 4
666haha 5
bloodmuffins793 5
bread_bird 5
CaptainScuttlebottom 5 They look like maybe the scariest team in the Big 10, I put them under OSU because OSU has a better win now.
carsonivey72 5
cmcabrera 5
ColombianInIowa24 5 Absolutely abolished the concept that is Brian Ferentz offense. Dominant and absolutely deserving of this spot.
colton_97 5
Devintheroaster 5 867.84 Points
diehardcubforever 5
Fantastic-Calendar-9 5 LW: 6, continuing to dominate
FigletPiglet 5
ianmcmoney 5
IT_JUST_MEANS_JORT 5
J4ckiebrown 5
josh55134 5
KansasChaser2021 5
kevinsdomain 5
losbullitt 5
Luarean 5 (LW:7, +2)
luciusetrur 5
mithrandir2398 5
mport97 5
mubert 5
ogpeplowski64 5
PlactusTX 5 (17) W Iowa
PythonLemon 5
redrumsoxLoL 5
RootBeerBloat 5
saquad69 5
Scott72901 5
SIMBONEGTP 5
sly2bfox 5
soneill06 5
squibby 5
tcomn 5
thatoneguyD13 5 Very impressive win. Team is looking like a contender
thehornedlamb 5
TommyTwoTaps 5
Yelich04 5 v1
youngs2309 5
70277027 6
_TGT7 6
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_ 6 Iowa shouldn't have been ranked but my goodness that was a statement and a half. The one thing holding them back is their resume.
AnAngryPanda1 6
Bereft13 6 Power: 6, SoR: 11; LW: 6
BoukenGreen 6
chief_sitass 6
Chipsahoy523 6
Consistent_Train128 6
Dan20698 6
daredassdude 6
DragonFire101Gamer 6
dubkent 6
ETHTrillionaire 6
FlashSpider-man 6
FloridaBoy317 6
Foriegn_Picachu 6
GeyWeyner12 6
GhostDosa 6
Harpua99 6
heelxtiger 6 95.5
IBCBJ 6
JetoGrov 6 Wins over Iowa, Illinois, and WVU are a nice collection for the Lions. The only thing keeping PSU below UNC is the fact that PSU's 4th win is against an FCS (though a good one) opponent
JoeFreshwata 6
JustinMSU21 6
JustYourAvrageWorker 6
Key_Spinach 6
llamawhittlings 6 #10 SP+, #5 Resume
MemeofMemeJTG999999 6 (4-0) (up 1)
W: 31-0 vs #25 Iowa (3-1)
Next Week: @ Northwestern (2-2)
mill1634 6
moyboi2112 6
nebsA1 6
NINFAN300 6
OG_Felwinter 6
OSUfan88 6
PattyKane16 6
pianoprofiteer 6
Protoco2 6
Pylon-Cam 6
RadiationRichard 6
rocco2246 6
roll2tide 6
SharkMovies 6
Shion314 6
siggyrambler 6
Small_Bet_9433 6
soonertiger 6
spmartin1993 6
StannisGrammarMannis 6
Thehomelessguy11 6
TheRedKing75 6
TheSleaze22 6
TheSlyPudding 6
titansfan174 6
twr96 6
Tylex123 6
UnkelEarl 6
Weekly_Flatworm5707 6
Xy13 6
ziggysaysnada 6
ActuallyJasonPrice 7
Aidanj927 7
AlphaMemory2 7
ard8 7
bruhstevenson 7 #7 team from last week with a dominant victory over Iowa. I didn’t have Iowa ranked so I don’t rate the victory as highly as the AP poll might.
cartierboy25 7
chillmagic420 7
divey043 7
donbagert 7
drneilpretenamen 7
evil_muffins_5436 7
FsuNolezz 7
geauxsaints777 7
grtgbln 7
HideNZeke 7
Jay682002 7
journey1986 7 I would normally say this was a stellar shutout win at home, but Iowa's offense hasn't given me any reason to call that impressive. Ohio State on 10/21 will show us if this team is for real or not.
knon24 7
Loopylime 7
maknasty09 7
ManiacalBlazer 7
maxwell6233 7
mcdsmaster8824 7
Mini-Mussolini 7
Mossed26 7
narwhalz27 7 -
ndbfsu22 7
newSomberMan 7
Ok_Elderberry7070 7
Player_1_has_Joined 7
ReadySetMeow 7
samuelbassett 7 Solid win against Iowa. Somehow shut out Iowa's defense
ScaratheBear 7
Sflabuckeye13 7
Swaggy-7 7
swdanley17 7
TheBeekman8 7 Shut out an inept Iowa offense and proved they can win against undefeated squads.
TheFalconGuy 7
thejawa 7
TheNSAAgent777 7
Tight_Discipline_134 7
TinderForMidgets 7
tomdawg0022 7
usernamegoeshere763 7
ViewFrom209 7
WBLwiffleball 7
Yung_Carrot 7
AdministrativeAnt683 8
Beck4ou 8
cbusalex 8
cfbpeoplespoll 8
ChBass 8
cirtnecoileh 8
Dontworryaboutit1 8
dterp13 8
EmotionalAd4185 8
IDropFatLogs 8
ilikepie145 8
Jadenflo 8
JamoRedhead 8
Maize_n_Boom 8
MuhMuhManRay 8
OSU_Shecter 8
redrhino777 8
rgalexan 8
Serenityy8 8
SortaDecent 8
spaceblev11 8 The Penn State White Out is the best tradition in Football and killed off Iowa's chances for 325.
StateOfTheArt- 8
stew_pac 8 -1
throwaway_6786 8 Hard to say anything bad for Penn State here, even though they slip down a spot. The Lions smothered the Hawkeyes from start to finish and posted a 31-0 shutout. Obviously, this game leaves me wondering whether Iowa is actually good or just masquerading as a good team, but only time will tell. Penn State is also helped out by WVU starting 3-1, and that boost in schedule strength gives PSU enough to be ahead of USC.
True_Ad5324 8
TXUSAW 8
Underground_Bread 8
WRSpill 8 (8)
DillyDillySzn 9
frone 9
grahamca 9 T1ˢᵗ W/L, T15ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 5ᵗʰ Team Strength, 5ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
Morrgs 9
orbania 9
Piptit 9
spencej98 9
StumpVanDerHuge 9
Viselli 9 Looks good but has not played a true test yet.
1Subject 10
boomersooner222 10
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 10
Jacob_Sumner 10
Kodak6lack 10
PerfectZeroKnowledge 10
samtaylor92 10
TheGlassRemains 10
big_thunder_man 11 The West Virginia win is great, but Illinois and Iowa... not terrible, but not as impressive to me as other wins.
oneforthehaters 11
stoeseri000 11
Got_That_WeeFee 13 Solid team and win, but no real test yet
mathmanhale 13
CallingUagoatUgoat 16 T-13.
CallMeTheKing 21 13-0-119
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