After losing their final regular season game of the 2011 season to the Wisconsin Badgers 45-7, the Penn State Nittany Lions dropped three spots to No. 23 in this week's AP Poll.
Penn State finishes the regular season at 9-3 and waits to find out their fate for the bowl season. Penn State's loss opened the door for the Badgers to win the Leaders Division and to play in the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis on Dec. 3. Wisconsin will play the Michigan State Spartans.
Here's the complete AP Poll Top 25 for Week 14:
1) LSU
2) Alabama
3) Oklahoma
4) Stanford
5) Virginia Tech
6) Arkansas
7) Houston
8) Oregon
9) Boise State
10) USC
11) Michigan State
12) Georgia
13) Oklahoma
14) South Carolina
15) Wisconsin
16) Kansas State
17) Michigan
18) TCU
19) Baylor
20) Nebraska
21) Clemson
22) West Virgina
23) Penn State
24) Southern Mississippi
25) Florida State
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