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2024 Week 16 & Bowls Penn State Nittany Lions Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
ColombianInIowa24 2 Lost to a good Oregon team in admirable fashion. To face #10 SMU in the CFP.
GenialGiant 2
Lex_Ludorum 2
NyquillusDillwad20 2
OldCoaly 2
ReallyCreative 2
soonerfreak 2
BabyBladder 3
Cassiyus 3
CharlemagneOfTheUSA 3
ChemicalOle 3
cinciforthewin 3
cornholesurfer 3
Corporal_Hicks 3
corundum9 3
cyclonepsycho 3
Daigotsu 3
Darth_Ra 3
dschinghiskhan 3
ewolfy13 3 Surprisingly put up a good fight. Offense looked good. Defense looked bad
huskerfan4life520 3
JBonkies 3
jmac_21 3
Klaassy23 3 (LW Change: +1)
LiptonCB 3
OKgolfer 3 Penn State actually improves by a spot after the loss with Texas and SMU also losing.
PalmettoFace 3
Rakarei 3
rocco2246 3
SlaminSammons 3
srs_house 3
TaylorLeprechaun 3 +0
the_neverdoctor 3
ToeInDigDeep 3 11-2; 11-1 regular season, 0-1 B1GCG, only losses to #1
TossedRightOut 3
VerySeriousBanana 3
12panther 4
70stang 4
Acm0028 4
BearsAreGreat1 4
bernkastel87 4
blahblehblahwhoru 4
Blazeth 4
Blooblod 4
BosskOnASegway 4
Cars-and-Coffee 4
CommodoreN7 4
CptCheese 4
dabul-master 4
dasani3x 4
deadtofall12 4
digdat0 4
e8odie 4
Feral_Squirrel 4
frone 4
fshi 4
galacticdude7 4
GeauxTri 4
goblue10 4
hascogrande 4
HUSKEROYAL 4
jjjoebox 4
joebob431 4
JustinMSU21 4
kamiller2020 4
lillipup03 4
Longvols 4
MADBuc49 4 -1. #6 playoff seed in this scenario hosting #11 Tennessee in the first round
MahjongDaily 4
manbeardawg 4
MarlinsGuy 4
MemeofMemeJTG999999 4 (11-2) (no change)
L: 37-45 vs #1 Oregon (13-0) (B1G Champ; in Indianapolis)
Bowl: Playoff R1 vs #11 SMU (11-2)
monkeymatt1836 4
nbingham196 4
NotSoSuperNerd 4 2.294 (11-2)
practicallybert 4 #6 Seed vs. Indiana
PumpSmash 4
Pyroblockx 4
RollWarTideEagle 4
scronko 4
SCsprinter13 4
spmartin1993 4
Striker743 4 Up 2
TDenverFan 4
Techwid 4
teddythe3rd 4
Terminal_BAS 4
Texasagsman 4
tjstanley 4
Wescat 4
woakley 4
A_Rolling_Baneling 5
bannista7 5
Bill3ffinMurray 5
boxbeat 5
bwburke94 5 +15.493922 (LW: #7)
ch1l1_ch33s3 5
ChaseTheFalcon 5
coletheredditer 5 Above Ohio State because they didn't lose to Michigan
cvsprinter1 5 2-loss and played in CCG
DampFrijoles 5
dan4223 5
DarkLegend64 5
DavoinShower-handle 5
diehardcubforever 5
Hackasizlak 5
Harpua99 5
Helifino 5
HelioOne 5
Hobbes_121 5
IceColdDrPepper_Here 5
icklebush 5
jaybigs 5
JonesUCF34 5
JustAManAndHisLaptop 5
KJdkaslknv 5
ndbroski 5
nin478 5
noodlethebear 5
outthawazoo 5
pileatedloon 5
PlactusTX 5 (4) L 1 Oregon
Polarbear1914 5
Pure_Protein_Machine 5
redrumsoxLoL 5
retnuh101 5
RheagarTargaryen 5
RJEP22 5
romulusjsp 5
Ruhrgebietheld 5
ryseing 5
shadowwingnut 5
Sometimeswelose 5
SwissArmyScythe 5 --
texas2089 5
theb52 5 61.692
TheZachster 5
TopGoose 5
udubdavid 5
w8w8 5
Xtremeloco 5
10catsinspace 6
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_ 6
AlexanderComet 6
AlphaH4wk 6
BallSoHerd 6
BlueSCar 6
Buckeyes2010 6
Casaiir 6
creative_penguin 6
DarthYoda2594 6
Doogitywoogity 6
Drexlore 6
Dropbackandpunt 6
ehoefler 6 81.75 | -2
EpicSchwinn 6
ExternalTangents 6
fo13 6
fourpinz8 6
fredmerc111 6
GatorBolt 6 The biggest beneficiary of the new system as expected. Now to see if James Franklin can seize the opportunity.
halldaylong 6
HarbingerOfFun 6
JamoRedhead 6
Knightro2011 6
malowry0124 6
Meany_Vizzini 6 19.9, -1, -0.8; SOR: 22.1 (5th), MOV: 17.7 (7th)
Muffinnnnnnn 6
nemoran 6
Noelthemexican 6
Noy_Telinu 6 Played in BIG champ game
olmsted 6
owl_man 6
PHubbs 6
Pikachu1989 6
Pollaski 6
PrimalCookie 6
puffadda 6
rain_parkour 6
RegulatorRWF 6
ShogunAshoka 6
sirgippy 6
Staind075 6
SteemieRayVaughn 6
stew_pac 6 -3
stripes361 6
tallg8tor 6
The-Gothic-Castle 6
TheNSAAgent777 6
thomasosu 6
titansfan174 6
TouchdownHeroes 6
ucieaters33 6
UNC_Samurai 6
vanburen1845 6
visor841 6
WarEagle9 6
ya111101 6
YellowSkarmory 6
Zloggt 6
ALStark69 7 -1
arrowfan624 7
bretticus733 7 Penn State played well against Oregon, but alas another top 10 loss for James Franklin and the Nittany Lions. A lot of people saying Penn State got rewarded with an easy path, but that would require Franklin to win two top 10 games in a row. We'll see if they get it done or not. The narrative was always about just making the CFP, but with all the expectations now to make the semis, let's see what an early loss does to Franklin's job security.
BUSean 7
CFBHurts 7
Ch-i-ef 7 Lmao! Uh, I mean, Playoffs! Thank you football gods for uh ummm not getting our hopes up too high for our first playoff game!
ChickenTaco 7
Colton3690 7
CPiGuy2728 7
d_mcc_x 7
esoterik 7
GilBrandt 7
grjohnst 7
grtgbln 7
HieloLuz 7
Hugefootballfan44 7 LW: 8
IAmAChemicalEngineer 7
ikindalikelemons 7
Inkblot9 7
kflinderman 7
Le_Jerk_My_Circle 7
luckroy 7 Pot 5
Maladroit44 7
Mr_Brews 7
nw____ 7
one98d 7
Player_1_has_Joined 7 9th Seed
Red261 7
RegionalBias 7 Two 1-score losses from perfection
ruwisc 7 3.91 LW: 5
SearonTrejorek 7 0.82250
spasm01 7
spsellers 7
Stoneador 7
tdeff19 7
The_Good_Constable 7
bakonydraco 8 84.613
Extra_Excrement 8
Jakesnake42 8 77.37 (#9 Seed @ #8 seed SMU) Last Week: #7
Joester09 8
jthomas694 8
MemeLovingLoser 8
skuhlke 8
TimeBroken 8
zenverak 8
aggiebruin27 9
BananaBouquet 9
CambodianDrywall 9
Cecil_Hardboner 9
Charlemagne42 9 286
Chris-P-Creme 9
JeromesNiece 9
r0sco 9
SpadeRyker 9
strikersteve60 9
T-Thugs 9 Penn State finished the season at 11-2 with close losses to Ohio State and Oregon. They have wins over Illinois (9-3) and Minnesota (7-5).
Apep86 10
eSpiritCorpse 10 0.9205
Fmeson 10
Hey_Its_Roomie 10
infinitempg 10 0.792, -4
MoneyManeVick 10
nburt13 10
posiitively 10
RobertNeyland 11
tks231 11
trumpet_23 11
velociraptorfarmer 11
placid_salad 12 LW: #7
DisraeliEers 13
wameron 13
DataDrivenPirate 16

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
Arvandu 2
MajikSix 2
Salmon-Dude 2
SaveTheCombees10 2
smartkeg 2
twr96 2
133112 3 LW=2(#6)
balconesescarpment 3
Crelc3 3
dubscurry30 3
EmpressElaina024 3 248
Fantastic-Calendar-9 3 LW: 3
geauxsaints777 3
leadbymight 3
Luigiatl 3
ManiacalBlazer 3
mccainjames11 3
mountain_troop86 3
Norleras 3
PersianGuitarist 3
PSUMediaPA 3
saquad69 3
scrambolambo 3
Sp1cyRice 3 (0, CFP 6 seed facing UM)
Underground_Bread 3
WebfootTroll 3
androonfl 4
asbestosman2 4
beaulnej 4
BoilerUp28 4
buccaneerboy22 4
ChBass 4 Performance Score: 10, Wins:+18.3, Losses:-2.8, Ranking Score: 25.5
coop3345 4
DillyDillySzn 4
DownshiftGD 4
EL-YEO 4
Electronic_Nail 4
g_trechel 4
GavRunsTheTrap 4
GenuineBoss 4
Holyachilles04 4
hoovereatscowpoop 4
hurricaneatx 4 (11-2) - ✅ 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - Penn State has shown elements of its usual fare under James Franklin's head coaching tenure, but have also had a few closer games against lesser competition than one would typically expect of the Nittany Lions, such as against Minnesota recently and Bowling Green earlier in the year. My quality win listing for them isn't too robust, but the Nittany Lions have avoided bad losses. They came up short in the Big 10 title game, but all in all demonstrated that they certainly belong in the playoff. A round 1 contest against a surging SMU squad will certainly be a good test for the Nittany Lions. Quality wins: Illinois
iamaustincince 4
jackmc04 4
jcdehoff 4
journey1986 4
Lefunnymaymays4lief 4
loganisfresh 4
Middle_Wheel_5959 4
MotherQuocer 4
No_Particular_746 4
Piptit 4
quantum_jedi 4 (+0) Yet another one-score loss to a top-10 team for the Nittany Lions. Penn State hung around but could never fully close the gap against Oregon. Up next Penn State will get to host SMU in Happy Valley. Expect the Penn State defense to cause a lot of havoc for SMU's dynamic offense.
RJTrey 4
SBMVPJustinHerbert 4
SpectralHydra 4
SpeddyDawg 4
taborthevirginian 4
Tippyshortmouth 4
Versigot 4
zmp1924 4
0010MK 5
70277027 5
ab317 5
Bereft13 5 Power: 7, SoR: 6; LW: 6
bryophyta_insolitam 5 L 37-45 vs. Oregon
Burns2211 5
dawgfan24348 5
donbagert 5
FlashSpider-man 5 My 7 seed
fm22fnam 5 -2 Bad loss to Oregon
FsuNolezz 5
GloryReaper_ 5
ianmcmoney 5
IT_JUST_MEANS_JORT 5 💃🏻 Playoff Contender - Seed 7 v 10 Clem
JamesDontPlayNoGames 5
jonstark19 5
jwrtf 5
Life-Veterinarian699 5
luciusetrur 5 LW: #2 Change: -3
mstr_yda 5 1-score loss to #1 Oregon keeps them in the top 5.
NA_Faker 5
Omegaus492 5
PsychologicalFox8660 5
Repulsive_Rub6443 5
Shion314 5
soonertiger 5
Spazzatack 5
The_Good_General 5
TheQuakinator 5
Tylex123 5
willbill182 5
ArlyntheAwesome 6
Blazemaster77 6 LW: 6
Very similar resume to Texas. The committee said they wouldn’t drop teams for losing the conference championship, I kind agree. here I’m more fidgeting with them within tier now that we have another data point. (The tier was 3-6)
Penn State and Texas don’t have really great wins one win over top 30 teams for each of them. I think Penn State look better in their losses, but probably worse in wins. It’s honestly a tossup
BoukenGreen 6
Burnsite 6
buzzingoffthetuffy 6
CallMeTheKing 6
cfbpeoplespoll 6
Chipsahoy523 6
ConstantPause1239 6 LW: 3 Playoff: 8
daredassdude 6
divey043 6
dterp13 6
fellohuman77 6
forkedravioli 6
FrontRunner51 6 They kept pace with Oregon despite some real bad mistakes (terrible penalties, two interceptions). Their reward is a seemingly easy path to the semifinals.
gavinw24 6
HHunko13 6
HouseShowTights 6
JackWK_Gaming 6
MainPeanut25 6 -2, played Oregon better than I thought they would
manbeqrpig 6
mcdsmaster8824 6
mthompson2320 6 LW: 4
PattyKane16 6
Redbogey98 6
Sflabuckeye13 6
SignificanceFirm2398 6
SomerandomIDFBfan 6
spaceblev11 6
StFuzzySlippers 6
SufferingfOrLife 6
swdanley17 6
TheReformedBadger 6
timpredmore 6 111.6
TolkienFan71 6
wittingtarsier 6
1Subject 7
brucewaynewins 7
gonshpreds1 7
Josh_historybuff 7 37-45 vs Oregon
JustAGuy7915 7
mport97 7
Nath0leon 7
owl-bears 7
redleg86 7 wins [West Virginia: 0.48, Bowling Green: 0.486, Kent State: 0, Illinois: 0.699, UCLA: 0.527, USC: 0.527, Wisconsin: 0.456, Washington: 0.561, Purdue: 0.189, Minnesota: 0.578, Maryland: 0.419]
losses [Ohio State: -0.115, Oregon: 0]
requiemsux 7
Resolve-Opening 7
RevoRebel 7
samtaylor92 7
scsd4222 7
thealbinotitan1 7 Penn st did it again and lost to a top 10 ranked team. But at least this time they put up a hell of a fight and if it weren’t for drew Allar doing his best Jaxson Dart impression would have put them in position. But now this game against SMU is must win for Franklin to keep his job I think.
TommyWiseau22 7
Yelich04 7 ^3
BuckeyeForLife95 8
chillmagic420 8
geordieColt88 8
grahamca 8 T6ᵗʰ W/L, T2ⁿᵈ Predicted Wins, 12ᵗʰ Team Strength, 16ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
inconvenientpoop 8
josh55134 8
Mynameisdiehard 8
nebsA1 8
Noah__Webster 8 16.5
RadiationRichard 8
Real_TSwany 8
RealignmentJunkie 8
RedBarracuda25 8 Fix the offense and the defense falls apart, Franklin man you gotta win one of these
sroach91 8
tcomn 8
Bushken 9 64.30
DarthBerry 9 Rank Score: 67.594
sirvalkyerie 9
ziggysaysnada 9
Astone1996 10
HopefulReb76 10
JoshuaMan024 10 214
STL_12 10 Points: 26.246 LW: 8
ThompsonCreekTiger 10
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 10
jibberishdhyukl 11
Rcfan0902 11 2276.95
TheSleaze22 11
DeerPrison 12
SNjr 12
SEC__ADMINISTRATOR 23
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