Penn State
Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0)
Big Ten (0-0)
Live ELO
12
Up 2 since
SUN, SEP 13th

2026 Penn State Nittany Lions Impact Games

Impact Games are games that can move a team up or down the ELO Ladder (increase or decrease ELO Rank).
Direct Impact Games are head-to-head matchups for the team.

ELO Ladder

ELO Team ELO Pts
Needed
1
Texas
 31.0
2
Ole Miss
 27.6
3
Notre Dame
 22.2
4
USC
 19.6
5
Michigan
 16.5
6
Alabama
 16.2
7
Texas Tech
 15.6
8
Georgia
 13.5
9
Miami (FL)
 12.0
10
BYU
 7.7
11
Indiana
 5.5
12
Penn State
 -
13
Tennessee
 -6.9
14
Iowa
 -13.7
15
Utah
 -13.8
16
Washington
 -14.4
17
Ohio State
 -20.2
18
Oklahoma
 -20.5
19
Florida
 -20.5
20
LSU
 -21.7
21
Missouri
 -25.0
22
Vanderbilt
 -28.3
23
Oregon
 -29.1
24
Texas A&M
 -32.9
25
Clemson
 -42.8
26
SMU
 -43.5
27
Louisville
 -46.2
28
Houston
 -60.3
29
Nebraska
 -60.4
30
Boise State
 -61.7
31
Virginia Tech
 -62.4
50
South Florida
 -125.6
75
Jacksonville State
 -159.4
100
East Carolina
 -193.2
125
Western Kentucky
 -234.7

Direct Impact Games

BTN
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Buffalo
(1-2, 0-0 Mid-American)		 3 3 0 7 13
14 Penn State
(3-0, 0-0 Big Ten)		 17 17 14 7 55
Beaver Stadium
Penn State Wins:
Penn State Loses:
12.3 ELO Points
-37.7 ELO Points