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2023 Week 12 Penn State Nittany Lions Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
Fmeson 4
CPiGuy2728 5
r0sco 5
DataDrivenPirate 6
GilBrandt 6
JeromesNiece 6
Terminal_BAS 6
bwburke94 8 +16.0787511 (LW: #5)
Conglossian 8 +1
crownebeach 8
halldaylong 8
Meany_Vizzini 8 21.4 (-1.5), -3; SOR: 20.1 (11th, -2.0, -1), MOV: 22.7 (5th, -1.0, -1)
NotSoSuperNerd 8 4.90 (9.8-2.2)
trumpet_23 8
Bank_Gothic 9
BlueSCar 9
BorisNumber1 9
corundum9 9
e8odie 9
eSpiritCorpse 9 0.9450
ExternalTangents 9
fo13 9
Hey_Its_Roomie 9
huskerfan4life520 9
hypercube42342 9
Inkblot9 9
kflinderman 9
MarlinsGuy 9
No11223456 9
ProbablyRickSantorum 9
puffadda 9
shadowwingnut 9 Same, 501.19 - No punishment for losing to the 2nd and 3rd ranked teams and beating everyone else as the Iowa win keeps them highly propped up. Highest ranked 2 loss team.
Stoneador 9
TDenverFan 9
The_Good_Constable 9
velociraptorfarmer 9
AlexanderComet 10
Blazeth 10
Blooblod 10
boxbeat 10
D1N2Y 10
DarthYoda2594 10
DavoinShower-handle 10
eclectic_tastes 10
frumious88 10
hascogrande 10
HieloLuz 10 Points: 144.38 | Wins: 1 T3, 2 T4, 3 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 2 T1 | 3 WB | 1 WP | 1 LB | 1 LP |
hythloday1 10
jimbobbypaul 10 34.7813
justsaynotoreddit 10
OKgolfer 10
owlalwaysloveyew 10
posiitively 10
Rakarei 10
RegulatorRWF 10
RobertNeyland 10
soonersthebetter 10
Striker743 10 Down 3 - better than bad, worse than good
ThaCarter 10
TimeBroken 10 Rank: #11
TopGoose 10
udubdavid 10
UNC_Samurai 10
w8w8 10 They definitely won’t be in the Playoff.
70stang 11 Penn State takes second in Tier 4, with 6 P5 wins, including 1 Ranked win over Iowa, as well as 1 G5 win, 1 FCS win, and 2 Ranked losses to be 8-2.
Arteza147 11
bakonydraco 11 86.643
bannista7 11
BosskOnASegway 11
Buckeyes2010 11
Cassiyus 11
Ch-i-ef 11
Charlemagne42 11 189
chweris 11
CockADoodleBOOM 11
Colton3690 11
COLU_BUS 11
conchobor 11
Corgi_Koala 11
cota1212 11
DaewooLanosMFerrr 11
dan4223 11
dschinghiskhan 11
galacticdude7 11
GeauxTri 11
Hobbes_121 11
jthomas694 11 Penn State is a better version of Iowa, they are an elite defense with a lackluster offense. Franklin has to get his OC hire right, because the talent is there to be much better offensively
MWiatrak2077 11
Nathanael-Greene 11
nin478 11
NyquillusDillwad20 11
peachios 11
placid_salad 11 LW #5
PromEmperorHarbaugh 11
RollWarTideEagle 11
ryumast3r 11
SearonTrejorek 11 0.81807
stripes361 11
T-nawtical 11
tallg8tor 11
TheReformedBadger 11
Ticklebump 11
YellowSkarmory 11
AlphaH4wk 12
ALStark69 12 -2
Archaic_1 12
bernkastel87 12
Bill3ffinMurray 12
BRNXB0MBERS 12
CambodianDrywall 12
captain_sasquatch 12
Cecil_Hardboner 12
ChaseTheFalcon 12
ChemicalOle 12
CommodoreN7 12
CptCheese 12
cyberchaox 12
cyclonepsycho 12
d_mcc_x 12
DarkLegend64 12
DisraeliEers 12
Dropbackandpunt 12
Extra_Excrement 12
fadingthought 12
fourpinz8 12
fredmerc111 12
fshi 12
GatorBolt 12 10-2 awaits again for Penn State.
GenialGiant 12
hendarvich 12
Hugefootballfan44 12 LW: 7
IAmAChemicalEngineer 12
jalexjsmithj 12
jjjoebox 12
JonesUCF34 12
jrluhn 12
LiptonCB 12
Longvols 12
MahjongDaily 12
mellolizard 12
Muffinnnnnnn 12
nemoran 12
one98d 12
PHubbs 12
Pure_Protein_Machine 12
ReallyCreative 12
RegionalBias 12 B1G number 3 is well beyond the rest there
RheagarTargaryen 12
ruwisc 12
ryseing 12
ScarletFever333 12
skuhlke 12 0.663158435
SteemieRayVaughn 12
strikersteve60 12
tauzeta 12
TaylorLeprechaun 12 -1
Texasagsman 12
theb52 12 52.900
TheZachster 12
thomasosu 12
tjstanley 12
tmothy07 12
TouchdownHeroes 12
ttsci 12
UMeister 12
vanburen1845 12
VerySeriousBanana 12
wesman212 12
WolverineDDS 12
Zloggt 12
12panther 13
311polo 13
Acm0028 13
Apep86 13
BabyBladder 13
BearsAreGreat1 13
blahblehblahwhoru 13
BlueFalcon89 13
boxman151515 13
bties 13
BugsSuck 13
BUSean 13
Casaiir 13
CFBHurts 13
ChargerFan2121 13
CharlemagneOfTheUSA 13
ChickenTaco 13
Chucky1539 13
coletheredditer 13
cornholesurfer 13
darkra01 13
Darth_Ra 13
esoterik 13
falconlover79 13
GoBlueScrewOSU7 13
Hackasizlak 13
Helifino 13
HelioOne 13
IceColdDrPepper_Here 13
icklebush 13
infinitempg 13 0.730
Jakesnake42 13 74.69 Last Week: #10
JCiLee 13
joebob431 13
kamiller2020 13
kdcoltred 13
lillipup03 13
MADBuc49 13 Would be ranked ahead of James Madison if not for Deservedness
magnumweiner 13
Mr_Brews 13
nburt13 13
nw____ 13 Here they are again: thoroughly better than every team in the B1G*

*Except for Michigan and Ohio State who they are thoroughly worse than.
Our-Gardian-Angel 13
outthawazoo 13
owl_man 13
Pablo49 13 -5
PalmettoFace 13
Pikachu1989 13
plannedsickdays 13
Polarbear1914 13
rain_parkour 13
Ruhrgebietheld 13
scronko 13
SCsprinter13 13
SlaminSammons 13
soonerfreak 13
Sproded 13
Staind075 13
SwissArmyScythe 13 -3
tdeff19 13
tdoger 13
Techwid 13
texas2089 13
TossedRightOut 13
typicaliconoclast 13
WarEagle9 13
woakley 13
Xtremeloco 13
ACCBiggz 14
BallSoHerd 14
BigBoutros 14
Branzilla91 14
bretticus733 14 Is there a more overrated team and coach in the country than Penn State and James Franklin? Penn State doesn’t drop any further because at least their losses are to top 4 teams, but who has Penn State beaten?
Chris-P-Creme 14
confirmd_am_engineer 14
Daigotsu 14
EpicSchwinn 14
jmac_21 14
JustAManAndHisLaptop 14
Lex_Ludorum 14
monkeymatt1836 14
olmsted 14
physedka 14
practicallybert 14
romulusjsp 14
seaotter2 14
spasm01 14
the_neverdoctor 14
thexraptor 14
ya111101 14
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 15
BamaPride95 15
creative_penguin 15
dasani3x 15
deadtofall12 15
djowen68 15
ewolfy13 15 Another putrid, disgusting offensive performance. No one on the offense helps each other out. OC has terrible calls. WRs don’t get open, when they do, drew misses them
G-Aardvark 15
grjohnst 15
HUSKEROYAL 15
jrichardh 15
KJdkaslknv 15
nbingham196 15
ndbroski 15
noahthearc 15
pileatedloon 15
RiffRamBahZoo 15
Sophocles5 15
T-Thugs 15 Penn State is 8-2 with losses to Michigan and Ohio State. They have a nice win over Iowa (8-2). Their offense stinks.
ucieaters33 15
A_Rolling_Baneling 16
ikindalikelemons 16
JaxofAllTrades13 16
Joester09 16
Noy_Telinu 16
realclean 16
teddythe3rd 16
Cars-and-Coffee 17
dabul-master 17
digdat0 17
MoneyManeVick 17
PumpSmash 17
ShogunAshoka 17
tks231 17
wameron 17
AudiieVerbum 18
dogwoodmaple 18
KirbyDumber88 18
SpadeRyker 18
DrKennethJNoisewater 19
FeliceDot27 19 97
Drexlore 20
arrowfan624 21
HarbingerOfFun 21
Corporal_Hicks 22
aggiebruin27 23

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
aredna 2
chief_sitass 3
spencej98 4
zenverak 4
drewscottt 6
ianmcmoney 7
DeerPrison 8 LW: #5
grahamca 8 T14ᵗʰ W/L, T11ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 3ʳᵈ Team Strength, 5ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
RadiationRichard 8 LW - 5
TheSunsNotYellow 8 .6555
CallMeTheKing 9 124-2-6
ChBass 9
Effective-Lead-6657 9 This team will finish 10-2 and play in the Peach Bowl. I don’t think it was ever realistic to expect more.
ehoefler 9 84.58 | 0
ManiacalBlazer 9 82.985
Player_1_has_Joined 9
stew_pac 9 -2
TheFalconGuy 9
TXUSAW 9
VietnameseAnglo 9
10catsinspace 10
brihimia 10 struggling against great teams but still in the top 10
cant_stop_the_crooks 10
Cascadia-Rising 10
civfan5843 10
Dan20698 10
daredassdude 10
ETHTrillionaire 10
Harpua99 10
HideNZeke 10
Icyy19_ 10
Is_Flacco_Elite 10
Jacob_Sumner 10
jaybigs 10
leadbymight 10
MemeLovingLoser 10
Middle_Wheel_5959 10
Mossed26 10
mthompson2320 10 LW: 7
ndbfsu22 10
owl-bears 10
spmartin1993 10
swdanley17 10
visor841 10
WBLwiffleball 10
why_doineedausername 10
_TGT7 11 -3
ActuallyJasonPrice 11
Aggravating-Steak-69 11
BoilerUp28 11
DownshiftGD 11
EmotionalAd4185 11
Esb5415 11
gavinw24 11
headyhawk 11
IT_JUST_MEANS_JORT 11
Jay_Dubbbs 11
mithrandir2398 11
narwhalz27 11 v 2
nebsA1 11
Noelthemexican 11
PattyKane16 11
Protoco2 11
PSUMediaPA 11
rgalexan 11
saquad69 11
sleemoislife 11 -2, peen state does peen state things, no surprises here, best B team in the big10
soonertiger 11
SortaDecent 11
tcomn 11
Weekly_Flatworm5707 11
youngs2309 11
0010MK 12
1Subject 12
AnAngryPanda1 12
Arvandu 12
BeyondLiesTheWub 12 -4
big_thunder_man 12 8-2. They've had two tough games of the season and lost both. Not a top 10 team, but certainly a top 20? Tough to judge. Had Michigan at home without their HC and couldn't close it.
Blyvzy 12
BoukenGreen 12
camus69x 12
cbusalex 12
cfbpeoplespoll 12
chillmagic420 12
corona779 12
dawgfan24348 12
dheck2016 12
diehardcubforever 12
donbagert 12
Fantastic-Calendar-9 12
funt9rtle 12
geauxsaints777 12
hurricaneatx 12 (8-2) - Quality wins: Iowa - Penn State is who we think they are. They're very good at being a good team that convincingly beats weaker teams and does badly against stronger teams.
Jadenflo 12
JamoRedhead 12
JHallquist 12
JoshuaMan024 12 239
kevinsdomain 12
Kirkwood641 12
Le_Jerk_My_Circle 12
MainPeanut25 12 Absolutely no offensive explosiveness
maknasty09 12
mcdsmaster8824 12
Midnight-Mustang 12
Morrgs 12
MuhMuhManRay 12
nurbs24joker 12
Pyroblockx 12
PythonLemon 12
RedBarracuda25 12 The best of the rest. Do you fire a coach who can go 10-2 every year, but never wins the big games? Sure you'll never get over the hump, but at least you make it there in the first place. Tough question for PSU to answer.
rocco2246 12
Salmon-Dude 12
schneeplehoppen 12
Shion314 12
SignificanceFirm2398 12
slatibartifast3 12
SomerandomIDFBfan 12 LW 9
soneill06 12
supercon21 12
titansfan174 12
twr96 12
WhalePadre5 12
WillWorkForSugar 12 power ratings still like them but have you seen that offense...
Wumbology724 12
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 12 ?????? Harbaugh isn't even in the stadium and you STILL can't do shit to them????? ???????? frauds????
70277027 13
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_ 13
Aidanj927 13
asbestosman2 13
Bereft13 13 Power: 10, SoR: 16; LW: 11
Bernard_Samson 13
brucewaynewins 13
carsonivey72 13
cirtnecoileh 13
Dawg-Bite 13 No marqueee or good wins whatsoever. Their offense is anemic and their defense is the only reason they “hang around” with great/elite teams
DillyDillySzn 13
DiscipleOfDietrich 13
divey043 13
Doogitywoogity 13
dterp13 13
evil_muffins_5436 13
FlashSpider-man 13
grtgbln 13
HAIRY_GORILLA_COCK 13
jaowerpower 13
JustinMSU21 13
luciusetrur 13 LW: 10
MemeofMemeJTG999999 13 (8-2) (down 4)
L: 15-24 vs #2 Michigan (10-0)
Next Week: vs Rutgers (6-4)
Projected Bowl: Citrus vs Ole Miss
OSU_Shecter 13
Prof_Pie 13 -3 We all believed in you! HOW COULD YOU LET US DOWN!?!?! (As if we aren't use to Penn State teams choking when it matters most)
qwer546 13 1096.06
redrhino777 13
redrumsoxLoL 13
RJEP22 13 (8-2) - 171.794pts
SleepsWithBlindsOpen 13
Soggy_Seagull 13
SpeddyDawg 13
SpursUpSoundsGudToMe 13 I'm downgrading this team a lot from where the algo puts them. The offense simply can't do anything against good teams.
StumpVanDerHuge 13
TheBeekman8 13
TheRedKing75 13
tomdawg0022 13
Additional-Stick6374 14
AMETSFAN 14
ard8 14
BenchRickyAguayo 14 Hi: 12 Low: 16 LW: 19 Avg: 14.4
bryophyta_insolitam 14 L 15-24 vs. Michigan
Chipsahoy523 14
ckubi 14
Dontworryaboutit1 14
drneilpretenamen 14
dubkent 14
frone 14
FubarSnafuTarfu 14
JBonkies 14 (-5)
Josh_historybuff 14 15-24 vs. Michigan
KansasChaser2021 14
Klaassy23 14 (LW Change: -3)
manbeardawg 14
mill1634 14
newSomberMan 14
PerfectZeroKnowledge 14
Piptit 14
readonlypdf 14
RootBeerBloat 14
samuelbassett 14
Scruggerboy 14
SharkMovies 14
silfarion10 14
SIMBONEGTP 14
squibby 14
Swaggy-7 14
thatoneguyD13 14
The_Candler 14
thehornedlamb 14
TheSleaze22 14
True_Ad5324 14
Tylex123 14
Underground_Bread 14
Viselli 14
WRSpill 14 (10)
ziggysaysnada 14
boomersooner222 15
ch1l1_ch33s3 15
FsuNolezz 15
hoovereatscowpoop 15
josh55134 15
Luarean 15
MajikSix 15
Mini-Mussolini 15
PlactusTX 15 (12) L Michigan
Tornadohunter24 15 (-8) [8-2] Credentials:

2022 B1G East 3rd Place, Rose Bowl Champs, Final AP Rank: #7 [11-2] |
2023 Results So Far: 38-15 vs West Virginia [6-4], 63-7 vs Delaware [FCS, 8-2], 30-13 @ Illinois [5-5], 31-0 vs Iowa [8-2], 41-13 @ Northwestern [5-5], 63-0 vs UMass [3-7], 12-20 @ Ohio State [10-0], 33-24 vs Indiana [3-7], 51-15 @ Maryland [6-4], 15-24 vs Michigan [10-0]
BananaBouquet 16
BertGallagher 16
samtaylor92 16
TadKosciuszko 16
Yelich04 17
CakeEaters 18
CallingUagoatUgoat 18 16.0 pts. 0 SP+ T-10 or T-25 wins. 2 SP+ T-10 losses (Ohio State, Michigan). Poor James Franklin.
ColombianInIowa24 18 Big game Franklin! Up next Rutgers. Notable wins: #23 Iowa.
CriterionCrypt 18 Penn State is the least predictable program in the country. They will beat every team they are supposed to beat and they will lose to every team that is supposed to beat them. Their inability to win games against ranked opponents tells me that they aren't quite ready for the big time.
mathmanhale 18
Milflover69cbb 18 Mid but wasn’t supposed to be, honestly Wtf is that offense
SNjr 19
losbullitt 20
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