Top-seeded Penn State will play No. 5 Michigan this Friday at home in the Big Ten Semifinals.
The Lady Lions cruised past California (Pa.) in an exhibition game on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Vulcans 84-58.
Penn State football received votes for the first time since the preseason poll, where it was also No. 31.
The Penn State football program announced on Saturday that next weekend's matchup against Northwestern on November 7 will kick off at 12 p.m., Eastern time. The game will broadcast on ESPNU.
Every facet of the defense stepped up in a shutout performance over the Illini.
No. 3 Penn State women's volleyball dropped 11th-ranked Ohio State for the second time in as many matches Friday night. The Nittany Lions cruised to a 3-1 victory in Rec Hall.