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Named ballot coverage is unavailable for Penn State in the available editions. No poll placement or NR history is inferred.
Beyond the Ballot
Meet The Pennsylvania State University
Penn State was chartered in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania. Its University Park campus is home to the Nittany Lions and anchors the state's land-grant university.
- Location
- University Park, Pennsylvania
- University Type
- Public · Land-grant
- Founded
- 1855
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 42,822Fall 2025 · Residential undergraduates at University Park
- Nickname
- Penn State Nittany Lions
Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. This page covers the available editions. Each edition states its ballot coverage.