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Penn State Hoops Ranked No. 23 In AP Top 25 Poll

Folks, it’s happened.

Penn State men’s basketball broke into this week’s AP Top 25 poll at No. 23.

This is a historic ranking for the Nittany Lions, as they haven’t found themselves in the AP Top 25 since 1996, when they finished that season at No. 18. Pat Chambers’ squad has received votes for the poll over the last few weeks, but the Nittany Lions’ impressive performances over their last few games finally got them over the hump.

Penn State currently boasts a 9-2 record and has won its last two games, including a 76-69 upset victory over then-No. 4 Maryland. The Nittany Lions struggled at times in their last game against Alabama, but they managed to slide by the Crimson Tide 73-71 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday.

The Nittany Lions join four other Big Ten squads ranked in the AP Top 25 poll, including No. 5 Ohio State, No. 7 Maryland, No. 14 Michigan, and No. 15 Michigan State. Chambers’ squad has a 1-1 conference record, as its only Big Ten loss came in an ugly 106-74 loss to Ohio State in Columbus.

Other than the loss to the Buckeyes and a disappointing defeat to Ole Miss at the NIT Season Tip-Off, Penn State has impressive victories over teams such as Georgetown, Syracuse, and Wake Forest, among others.

Penn State will now turn its focus to a game against Central Connecticut State at 6 p.m. Friday at the Bryce Jordan Center. The match up will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network. The Nittany Lions will take on Cornell after that, before exclusively playing in-conference games until the end of the regular season in March.

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Will Pegler

Will is a senior majoring in digital and print journalism and is an associate editor for Onward State. He is from Darien, Connecticut and is a lifelong Penn State football fan. He loves a good 80's comedy movie, Peaky Blinders, The Office, and the New York Yankees and Giants. You can catch some of his ridiculous sports takes on his Twitter @gritdude and yell at him on his email willpegler@onwardstate.com

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