It came as no surprise that the Penn State football team found themselves in the Top 10 of the 2024 Preseason AP Top 25 rankings.
With the talent the Nittany Lions return on offense and some of their big playmakers, led by Abdul Carter on defense, most experts were forecasting Penn State to appear in the top half of the rankings, and they were exactly right.
This morning the first poll was released, and Penn State football was ranked No. 8 by the college football writers. Earlier in the month, the Nittany Lions were voted No. 9 in the Preseason College Football Coaches Poll.
When looking over the entire poll, the Big Ten Conference had six teams ranked- Penn State, Ohio State, Oregon, Michigan, USC and Iowa.
Not surprisingly, the SEC conference led the way with nine teams ranked- Georgia, Texas, Alabama, Ole Miss, Missouri, LSU, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas A&M.
Here is the first AP Top 25 rankings of the 2024 college football season.
PRESEASON AP TOP 25 FOOTBALL RANKINGS
1 Georgia
2 Ohio State
3 Oregon
4 Texas
5 Alabama
6 Ole Miss
7 Notre Dame
8 Penn State
9 Michigan
10 Florida State
11 Missouri
12 Utah
13 LSU
14 Clemson
15 Tennessee
16 Oklahoma
17 Oklahoma State
18 Kansas State
19 Miami, Fla.
20 Texas A&M
21 Arizona
22 Kansas
23 USC
24 NC State
25 Iowa
The 2024 college football season kickoff on August 24th with Florida State taking on Georgia Tech. The biggest games of the opening weekend will feature Clemson vs. Georgia, Penn State vs. West Virginia, Miami, Fla. vs. Florida, Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M, North Carolina vs. Minnestoa and LSU vs. USC.
