Stevens scored a total of 57 points in Penn State's victories over Michigan State and Minnesota last week.
This is the highest ranking the Nittany Lions have received in the AP poll during Pat Chambers' tenure as head coach.
"Patrick Chambers is a great coach. He's got great talent and he gets those guys better. When you get buy in from the community that team can beat anyone."
The first sell-out crowd in nearly 10 years powered Penn State men's basketball to a big win and, more importantly, showcased the community's ability to rally around a program that's earned its fair share of support.
The Lady Lions fell to Illinois in what was a hard-fought battle on Sunday afternoon.
The Nittany Lions went 3-2 in the Felsberg Invitational this weekend to kick off their 2020 season.