Penn State moves to No. 5 in post-championship weekend AP poll

If the AP poll is any indication of how the College Football Playoff field will look, Penn State is going to miss out.

The Nittany Lions moved up to No. 5 — or the first team outside the CFP’s top four — after a comeback win vs. Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship. Penn State is three spots behind No. 2 Ohio State, who the Nittany Lions beat earlier in November.

Ohio State has one loss while Penn State lost to Michigan and Pitt in its first four games before reeling off nine-straight wins.

Alabama stayed at No. 1 after beating Florida in the SEC Championship Game while Clemson stayed at No. 3 and Washington at No. 4 after they won their respective conference championships.

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Here’s what the entire AP poll looks like. It has no bearing on what the College Football Playoff field or the bowl assignments after the playoff field is decided.

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. Washington
5. Penn State
6. Michigan
7. Oklahoma
8. Wisconsin
9. Southern Cal
10. Florida State
11. Colorado
12. Western Michigan
13. Oklahoma State
14. West Virginia
15. Louisville
16. Stanford
17. Auburn
18. Virginia Tech
19. LSU
20. Florida
21. Iowa
22. Pittsburgh
23. Temple
24. Nebraska
25. South Florida

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