Penn State Rankings Roundup

In their prime time matchup with Big Ten foe Illinois, Penn State proved that they belong in the National Title hunt. The 38-24 victory in the Big Ten opener came during a wild weekend of college football, started by Oregon State's upset of former #1 USC last Thursday. More upsets followed on Saturday, when previously unbeaten teams Georgia, Florida, and Wisconsin lost. This allowed a strong Penn State team to jump way up in the polls. Check it out...

Associated Press - 6 (Last Week: 12)
USA Today/Coaches - 6 (12)
Harris Interactive - 6 (N/A)
ESPN Fan Poll - 6 (10)
ESPN Power Rankings - 6 (10)
Sporting News Legends - 6 (9)
Sporting News - 6 (10)
CBSSports.com 120 - 7 (16)
CollegeFootballPoll.com - 4 (7)
Heisman Pundit - 4 (7)
College Football News - 6 (9)
Blogpoll - N/A (9)
BCS Fan Poll - N/A (12)
Sports Fountainhead - N/A (9)

Average Rank: ~6
Average Rank (Last Week): ~10

I'll update this as the rankings are posted. They should be all out by Wednesday. Below is the Sporting News Legends Poll. It is taken every Monday in Sporting News Today. They picture a few legends each week and display their top 5. Here is the poll and the top 5 from 5 of the legends for this week.

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GO STATE! BEAT PURDUE! ... AND I'LL BE THERE :-)