Seasons since 2014 / 2016 / Penn State
PSU 2016 Penn State
Penn State finished the 2016 season with a CFB Market price of 148.79, No. 8 of 128 FBS teams. It opened at 106.81 and closed up 39.3%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
106.81
CLOSE
148.79
HIGH (P3)
148.79
LOW (W4)
99.75
FINAL RANK
8 of 128
Biggest gain: +9.3% in W8 (W 24-21 vs Ohio State). Biggest drop: -6.3% in W4 (L 10-49 at Michigan).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs Kent State | W 33-13 | 107.45 | +0.6% |
| W2 | at Pittsburgh | L 39-42 | 106.39 | -1.0% |
| W3 | vs Temple | W 34-27 | 106.51 | +0.1% |
| W4 | at Michigan BIGGEST DROP | L 10-49 | 99.75 | -6.3% |
| W5 | vs Minnesota | W 29-26 | 99.90 | +0.1% |
| W6 | vs Maryland | W 38-14 | 105.43 | +5.5% |
| W7 | Bye | 105.43 | +0.0% | |
| W8 | vs Ohio State BIGGEST GAIN | W 24-21 | 115.28 | +9.3% |
| W9 | at Purdue | W 62-24 | 122.11 | +5.9% |
| W10 | vs Iowa | W 41-14 | 129.55 | +6.1% |
| W11 | at Indiana | W 45-31 | 130.09 | +0.4% |
| W12 | at Rutgers | W 39-0 | 134.07 | +3.1% |
| W13 | vs Michigan State | W 45-12 | 143.26 | +6.9% |
| W14 | n. Wisconsin | W 38-31 | 148.21 | +3.5% |
| W15 | Bye | 148.21 | +0.0% | |
| P3 | n. USC | L 49-52 | 148.79 | +0.4% |
Big Ten, 2016. P1 to P4 are 7-day postseason windows. Weekly % combines every game that week. A few pregame ratings against FCS opponents were filled from the team's adjacent games.