Where Penn State started and ended in US LBM Coaches Poll since 2010

Penn State keeps the preseason coaches poll guessing

If history is any indication, the preseason rankings may look a bit different by the end of the college football season compared to their preseason versions. This is typically to be expected every year, and Penn State’s history in the coaches poll for the majority of the past 15 seasons shows why. Coaches have had some difficulty in predicting Penn State’s trajectory for the upcoming college football season.

Just once in the past 15 seasons has a preseason ranking for Penn State come within three spots of the final ranking for the Nittany Lions, other than one season with no preseason ranking ending without a top-25 finish. With the release of the 2025 preseason US LBM Coaches Poll set to be released soon, this may be a good time to take a look back at how the coaches poll has seen Penn State going into the year and how those seasons ended.

Below is a look back at the last 15 seasons of Penn State football, where the Nittany Lions ranked in the preseason coaches poll, and where the program was ranked in the final coaches poll.

2010

Preseason ranking: 14Final coaches poll ranking: Not ranked

The final full season coached by legendary head coach Joe Paterno got off to a rough start with a blowout loss on the road against No. 1 Alabama. Penn State also dropped Big Ten games to Iowa, Illinois, Ohio State, and Michigan State before ending the season with a loss to Urban Meyer and the Florida Gators in the Outback Bowl. It would be the final bowl game coached by Paterno.

2011

Preseason ranking: 25Final coaches poll ranking: Not ranked

Penn State quietly jumped into the thick of the Big Ten championship hunt despite a low preseason ranking and an early home loss to Alabama for a second striaght season, but the story of the Nittany Lions was marred by shocking off-the-field…

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Publish date : 2025-08-03 10:03:00

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