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2026 Week 4 Penn State Nittany Lions Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
Charlemagne42	2	Adjustment: 7.0%
Noelthemexican	2
BuckeyeForLife95	3	(1+0.44) X (42.33/7.67) X (492/201) = 19.52
The-Gothic-Castle	3
digdat0	4
DisraeliEers	4
arbadak	5	.779 rating, 3-0, SOS .493
Hey_Its_Roomie	5
bakonydraco	6	86.412
ehoefler	6	87.63 | +3
hypercube42342	6
kflinderman	6
budget_um	7	Boring so far but won
MemeLovingLoser	7	Change: ▲ 4 | Previous Rank: 11th | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 25th | Margin of Victory Rank: 4th | Penalties Composite Rank: 44th | Yardage Composite Rank: 2nd | Turnover Composite Rank: 10th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 67th | Other Stats Rank: 50th
mthompson2320	7	LW: 11
owlalwaysloveyew	7
A_Rolling_Baneling	8
bannista7	8
bwburke94	8
CRedds19	8
DarthYoda2594	8
plannedsickdays	8
Pyromania1983	8	Penn State has looked more and more comfortable in Matt Campbell's scheme this season. The defense continues to have a major effect on their dominant wins. The big difference this week than in the first two is that it looks like the running game finally got going! With the team's easy schedule, the defense looking as good as ever, and the offense finally having weapons at all of QB, RB, and WR, the Nittany Lions are poised to make big noise this year.
Xy13	8
DataDrivenPirate	9	(19.34)
grtgbln	9
Rcfan0902	9	562.94 (0)
TaylorLeprechaun	9	+7
tdoger	9
TouchdownHeroes	9
Cars-and-Coffee	10	3-0. Power 15.6 (#9), resume #19 (62.3% strength of record).
Cassiyus	10
Darth_Ra	10
MrTheSpork	10
RJEP22	10
roguebandit1	10
Roscoe_Filburn	10	Might be secretly kind of good. It will be interesting to see how they fare once they start playing Big Ten opponents.
skuhlke	10
Stoneador	10
strikersteve60	10
Acm0028	11
Blazeth	11
colton_97	11
Corporal_Hicks	11
Daigotsu	11
grjohnst	11
hascogrande	11
Helifino	11
Lex_Ludorum	11
MainPeanut25	11
OldCoaly	11
owl_man	11
placid_salad	11	LW: #15
Player_1_has_Joined	11
PSUMediaPA	11
r0sco	11
retnuh101	11
RobertNeyland	11
seaotter2	11
Staind075	11
studio_sally	11
TheNSAAgent777	11
udubdavid	11
UNC_Samurai	11
velociraptorfarmer	11
WarEagle9	11
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_	12
Aidanj927	12
BallSoHerd	12
BendrickLamar19	12
BoukenGreen	12
Conn3er	12
Corgi_Koala	12
daredassdude	12
DavoinShower-handle	12
Drexlore	12
fshi	12
Hackasizlak	12
HelioOne	12
JamoRedhead	12
jonstark19	12
mellolizard	12
monkeymatt1836	12
nw____	12
Pure_Protein_Machine	12
sirvalkyerie	12
SpadeRyker	12
Tarmacked	12	Some sluggish points, but overall closing where they need to.
TopGoose	12
VerySeriousBanana	12
Zloggt	12
blahblehblahwhoru	13
boxbeat	13
brucewaynewins	13
CambodianDrywall	13
Casaiir	13
ChBass	13	Penn State's Top 5 defense supports their middle-tier passing & scoring offense, but the best win on their resume is Temple.
cinciforthewin	13
CommodoreN7	13
Conglossian	13
CPiGuy2728	13
DampFrijoles	13
diehardcubforever	13
ExternalTangents	13
GatorBolt	13
halldaylong	13
IAmAChemicalEngineer	13
IceColdDrPepper_Here	13
Jerrywelfare	13
jthomas694	13
KansasEF5Tornado	13
Luigiatl	13
MahjongDaily	13
nemoran	13
penisthightrap_	13
Pollaski	13
redrumsoxLoL	13
RegionalBias	13
SIMBONEGTP	13
soonerfreak	13
sroach91	13
SteemieRayVaughn	13
Texasagsman	13
ToeInDigDeep	13	Marshall, Temple, Buffalo
TossedRightOut	13
vanburen1845	13
ALStark69	14	+3; BTA
BearsAreGreat1	14
Cecil_Hardboner	14
chillmagic420	14
ColombianInIowa24	14
ewolfy13	14	I think this is around where penn state will realistically be all year
fredmerc111	14
GenialGiant	14
HideNZeke	14
Jakesnake42	14	The post-Franklin era is off to a solid start...schedule lines up very nicely for them this year. Last Week: #15
JeromesNiece	14
jimbobbypaul	14
jmac_21	14
JustinMSU21	14
MemeofMemeJTG999999	14	(3-0) (up 3) W: 55-13 vs Buffalo (1-2) Next Week: vs Wisconsin (2-1) Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Florida
NyquillusDillwad20	14
Our-Gardian-Angel	14
PlactusTX	14	LW: 14 | Tier 2 (no change) | W Buffalo Penn State's stay at the All-You-Can-Eat Cupcake Bar™ comes to a close.
romulusjsp	14
SlaminSammons	14
Sometimeswelose	14
T-nawtical	14
tdeff19	14
Techwid	14
texas2089	14
TheReformedBadger	14
tomdawg0022	14
True_Ad5324	14
udderlymoovelous	14
Wescat	14
ya111101	14
12panther	15
Blooblod	15
cornholesurfer	15
CptCheese	15
cyclonepsycho	15
Doogitywoogity	15	The Nittany Lions haven’t played no one PAWL. I really have a hard time gauging this team and I’ve not been enticed to watch them so I really don’t know where they are so this is still largely based off my preseason expectations of them plus a cushiony soft start to their schedule. Wisconsin and Northwestern should be pushovers as well so we may not really get a good read on this squad until they host USC.
dukemetoo	15
eclectic_tastes	15
GeauxTri	15
GoBlueScrewOSU7	15
grey_pilgrim_	15
ikindalikelemons	15
Jay_Dubbbs	15
jbowen1	15	1969.21 (+1)
jjjoebox	15
jrluhn	15
Longvols	15
Ruhrgebietheld	15
SCsprinter13	15
shifty1032231	15
sirgippy	15	GippyRank expected rank: 14.9. Central 80% interval: 4–30. Top-25 probability: 85%.
titansfan174	15
Xtremeloco	15
ChaseTheFalcon	16
Chipsahoy523	16	-
chweris	16
conchobor	16
corundum9	16
Dropbackandpunt	16
dschinghiskhan	16
frone	16
Lefunnymaymays4lief	16	(+5) Wisconsin is the first real litmus test. Thankfully for them they get it at the Beav. Let’s see what these Nittany Cyclones are made of
Noy_Telinu	16	Bounce back that fast?
Rakarei	16
SufferingfOrLife	16
TDenverFan	16
w8w8	16
BananaBouquet	17
Colton3690	17
EpicSchwinn	17
lowes18	17
OKgolfer	17	3-0, win over 2-1 Marshall
PattyKane16	17
PeteyNice	17
Red261	17
redwave2505	17
samspopguy	17
srs_house	17
SwissArmyScythe	17	+1
TheUltimate721	17
TolkienFan71	17
Versigot	17
_fastball	18
DarkLegend64	18
galacticdude7	18	Predicted Record: 10-2 Losses: at Michigan, at Washington
joebob431	18
jrich960608	18	Still waiting on real competition, can’t get that Temple game out of my mind, but they have all the opportunity with that schedule.
ruwisc	18
smartkeg	18	Sloppy win at Temple keeps them a bit lower than other teams who looked more consistent.
spmartin1993	18
StFuzzySlippers	18
Zef_Apollo	18
ch1l1_ch33s3	19
COLU_BUS	19
cyberchaox	19
elnino550	19
Klaassy23	19
mcdsmaster8824	19
royrules22	19
sickmemes48	19
twitter_paulbd	19	858 | 3-0
0010MK	20
djowen68	20
NotSoSuperNerd	20	1.246 [10.11-1.89]
SearonTrejorek	20
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx	20	(NEW) I haven't really seen anything exceptional so far to rank them, but everyone else is, and they're getting too high for me to not at least put them on here. I am very susceptible to peer pressure
bretticus733	21
cvsprinter1	21
nbingham196	21
TadKosciuszko	21
TimeBroken	21
dubscurry30	22	+2
G-Aardvark	22
hythloday1	22
ManiacalBlazer	22
HieloLuz	23	Has win over Marshall |5|
malowry0124	23
noahthearc	23
one98d	23

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
Yamiosum	2
BlueRFR3100	5
chief_sitass	5
NA_Faker	6
penix4heisman	6
wittingtarsier	6
CallMeTheKing	7
BeyondLiesTheWub	8	change from last week: +1
saquad69	8
bigian52	9
dee3Poh	9	.560
FindGreatness23	9
FrontRunner51	9	(+5)
hbh110	9
HereComesNightTime	9
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor	9
Piptit	9
S2OP	9	(+1)
grahamca	10	T1ˢᵗ W/L, T5ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 15ᵗʰ Team Strength, 33ʳᵈ Quality of Wins
idnttcrisis	10
Intelligent_Fix_6972	10
JKess207	10	Penn State is 3-0 against FBS opponents, that much is true. Just don’t give too much mind to who those 3 opponents are.
jtchr33	10
Kirkwood641	10
sportstrap	10
thatoneguyD13	10	Tier 3.
ArlyntheAwesome	11
Ethanol-Muffins	11
jtsmd2	11
jwrtf	11
KansasChaser2021	11
mr_longfellow_deeds	11
Ok_Significance_3803	11
owl-bears	11
RowDull8230	11
SpectralHydra	11
TheBeekman8	11
_Vita_	12
alexjcode_com	12	923
AllEliteSchmuck	12
civfan5843	12
DownshiftGD	12
meristematic	12
MotherQuocer	12
Repulsive_Rub6443	12
requiemsux	12
Sflabuckeye13	12
bigred91224	13
Blazemaster77	13
DillyDillySzn	13
geauxsaints777	13
jibberishdhyukl	13
jis024	13
Klightgrove	13
Lilies_of_Edelweiss	13
loneSTAR_06	13
meta_irl	13
MisguidedPassion	13
ogsmurf826	13
Perryapsis	13
Salmon-Dude	13
spaceblev11	13
The_Good_General	13
the_lost_carrot	13
Underground_Bread	13
WBLwiffleball	13
ab317	14
AoA_nB1	14
BoilerUp28	14
NebraskaPlainsman	14
noah_divine	14	Penn State has for the most part taken care of business outside of a weird game against Temple. I am very confident that they made the correct move by bringing in Matt Campbell, and I think it will pay dividends for them, but we will find out on October 10th against USC.
Noahsince2002	14
pongislame	14	Ain't played nobody
ResearchFlaky5912	14
RJTrey	14
SaguaroCactus19	14
SignificanceFirm2398	14
Small_Company_5697	14
Tortillero96	14	+1 W (3-0) H +42 vs Buffalo (unranked) W (2-0) A +18 vs Temple (unranked) W (1-0) H +45 vs Marshall (unranked)
TyRoland06	14
WRSpill	14	(19)
70277027	15
BlackGoose_13	15
ceris13	15
DarthGlazer	15	looking strong.
DesignerClub1887	15
isrealball	15
jackmc04	15	(+3)
JackWK_Gaming	15
manbeqrpig	15
MWiatrak2077	15
Nervous_Metal_9445	15	+2
NNul	15
OG_Felwinter	15
Select-Edge-3262	15
666PeaceKeepaGirl	16
ad51603	16
bocnj	16
bolts_win_again	16
Esb5415	16
gonshpreds1	16
GrimmacingGrinny	16	Penn State beat Buffalo soundly by a margin of 55-13. While PSU has yet to face serious competition, and likely won’t until they host USC in October, the team looks solid under Campbell.
IBCBJ	16
NoOutdoorSoup	16
Ok_Boysenberry716	16
PrideSax711	16
tbraptors	16
thehornedlamb	16
TomorrowFinal6642	16
ValarMorghulis_17	16	I am unsure here, PSU could be legit, but I am always skeptical and of course they won't play anyone with a pulse until October.
beckett929	17
bruhstevenson	17
buccaneerboy22	17
geordieColt88	17
Isthmus11	17	3-0 but against terrible teams, they had a bad showing against Temple. Wisco will be a decent barometer
josh55134	17
myworld3	17
PsychologicalFox8660	17
shouldajustsaid_yeah	17
Spazzatack	17
Star_Wars_Sith	17
_THE__BOULDER_	18	Penn State hasn't really played anyone yet, but they are 3-0 with 3 blowout wins. I've come to the conclusion that I erred in moving them up from 17 to 16 last week, even if it was a case of other teams that moved down that resulted in it. Other teams have started to get into their conference schedules and play important opponents. Penn State does play Wisconsin this week, which shouldn't bee too hard, but it will be their first conference game and we can possibly start to see where they may actually be at following this. This past Saturday, while it was a thorough win, PSU was a bit sloppy on penalties and went 2/9 on 3rd downs, which isn't too great. Koby Howard looked great out there though, with 2 touchdowns, one via receiving and one via rushing.
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY	18
m3owzika	18
National-Sundae9427	18	Similar to Indiana, played cupcakes.
Signal_Tip_7428	18
SomerandomIDFBfan	18
JJones927	19
mathmanhale	19
rt13wx	19
Yelich04	19	^1
hiiightide	20
Midnight-Mustang	20
Minnesnowtaaa	20
Protoco2	20
samtaylor92	20
divey043	21
Living_Human	21	68.25
MyAngelMiraidon	21	E - Ran over Buffalo
Pure-Shirt-5831	21
Real-Plant-5722	21
SportsCat4	22
The_Stratman	22
Flaky_Bit6733	23
Hastronaut	23
MajikSix	23
g_trechel	24
Impossible-Still-349	25	(NEW!) finally caved

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