Seasons since 2014 / 2018 / Penn State
PSU 2018 Penn State
Penn State finished the 2018 season with a CFB Market price of 122.40, No. 24 of 130 FBS teams. It opened at 153.72 and closed down 20.4%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
153.72
CLOSE
122.40
HIGH (W4)
164.23
LOW (P3)
122.40
FINAL RANK
24 of 130
Biggest gain: +4.7% in W2 (W 51-6 at Pittsburgh). Biggest drop: -8.7% in W7 (L 17-21 vs Michigan State).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs App State | W 45-38 | 149.72 | -2.6% |
| W2 | at Pittsburgh BIGGEST GAIN | W 51-6 | 156.76 | +4.7% |
| W3 | vs Kent State | W 63-10 | 160.11 | +2.1% |
| W4 | at Illinois | W 63-24 | 164.23 | +2.6% |
| W5 | vs Ohio State | L 26-27 | 160.92 | -2.0% |
| W6 | Bye | 160.92 | +0.0% | |
| W7 | vs Michigan State BIGGEST DROP | L 17-21 | 146.93 | -8.7% |
| W8 | at Indiana | W 33-28 | 139.79 | -4.9% |
| W9 | vs Iowa | W 30-24 | 139.17 | -0.4% |
| W10 | at Michigan | L 7-42 | 129.43 | -7.0% |
| W11 | vs Wisconsin | W 22-10 | 130.82 | +1.1% |
| W12 | at Rutgers | W 20-7 | 125.40 | -4.1% |
| W13 | vs Maryland | W 38-3 | 130.51 | +4.1% |
| W14 | Bye | 130.51 | +0.0% | |
| W15 | Bye | 130.51 | +0.0% | |
| P3 | n. Kentucky | L 24-27 | 122.40 | -6.2% |
Big Ten, 2018. 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.