2025–26 season
Penn State
Nittany Lions · Big Ten
- Record
- 12–20
- Unranked in the AP poll
- Projected seed
- Out
- Outside the projected field
- Efficiency
- -2.3
- No. 200 in Division I
- Home
- University Park, PA
- 6,015 mi from Indianapolis
- National titles
- 0
- Still chasing the first
Statistical profile
Percentiles compare this team with all 345 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better: green bars are the top of the country, red the bottom, blue a style (pace, three-point rate) rather than a strength. Season totals include tournament games.
Efficiency
Scoring & shooting
Possessions
Defense & roster
Strengths and weaknesses
Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 345 Division I teams.
- WeaknessGives up open threesOpponent 3P %: 38.8%1st
- WeaknessVulnerable interior defenseOpponent FG %: 50.0%1st
- StrengthBattle-tested scheduleStrength of schedule: +11.887th
Tournament history
Every NCAA tournament appearance since 2002, with who Penn State beat and who ended the run.
Appearances
2
Record
1–2
Sweet 16s
0
Final Fours
0
Titles
0
- 202310Round of 32Beat 7 Texas A&M. Lost to 2 texas 71–66. Bracket
- 201110Round of 64Lost to 7 Temple 66–64. Bracket
Roster
Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.
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Season schedule
Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.
ATS overall
12–20
ATS as favorite
3–7
ATS as underdog
9–13
ATS neutral court
1–3
ATS vs. tournament teams
6–5
ATS vs. ranked teams
4–3
Over / under
18–14
| Date | Opponent | Result | Spread | Total | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | vsfairfield | W76–68 | -15.5 | 151.5 | Miss | Under |
| Nov 8 | @new-haven | W87–43 | -18.5 | 143.75 | Cover | Under |
| Nov 11 | vsNAVYNavy | W80–71 | -11.75 | 154.5 | Miss | Under |
| Nov 15 | Nla-salle | W83–69 | -8.25 | 145.75 | Cover | Over |
| Nov 19 | vsHARHarvard | W84–80 | -12.5 | 142.5 | Miss | Over |
| Nov 22 | NPROProvidence | L65–77 | +3.5 | 165.5 | Miss | Under |
| Nov 25 | vsBOSBoston University | W96–87 | -14.5 | 144.5 | Miss | Over |
| Nov 29 | vsSACSacred Heart | W90–59 | -14.5 | 160.25 | Cover | Under |
| Dec 2 | vsCAMCampbell | W87–76 | -13.75 | 156 | Miss | Over |
| Dec 9 | @INDIndiana | L72–113 | +14.25 | 152.5 | Miss | Over |
| Dec 13 | vsMSU#11Michigan State3 | L72–76 | +12 | 144.75 | Cover | Over |
| Dec 21 | NPITTPittsburgh | L46–80 | PK | 146.75 | Miss | Under |
| Dec 29 | vsNC North Carolina Central | W90–67 | -25 | 150 | Miss | Over |
| Jan 3 | vsILL#13Illinois3 | L65–73 | +14.5 | 155.75 | Cover | Under |
| Jan 6 | vsMIC#3Michigan1 | L72–74 | +24.25 | 169.5 | Cover | Under |
| Jan 10 | @PUR#8Purdue2 | L85–93 | +22.75 | 152.25 | Cover | Over |
| Jan 14 | vsUCLAUCLA7 | L60–71 | +4.5 | 148.5 | Miss | Under |
| Jan 18 | @MARMaryland | L73–96 | +1.25 | 146.25 | Miss | Over |
| Jan 22 | vsWIS#19Wisconsin5 | L71–98 | +5.5 | 157.25 | Miss | Over |
| Jan 26 | @OSUOhio State8 | L78–84 | +11.75 | 153.5 | Cover | Over |
| Jan 29 | @NORNorthwestern | L73–94 | +7.5 | 148.75 | Miss | Over |
| Feb 1 | vsMINMinnesota | W77–75 | +1.75 | 142.5 | Cover | Over |
| Feb 5 | @MIC#3Michigan1 | L69–110 | +26.5 | 162.5 | Miss | Over |
| Feb 8 | vsUSCUSC | L75–77 | +3.5 | 157.25 | Cover | Under |
| Feb 11 | @WASWashington | W63–60 | +12.5 | 153.5 | Cover | Under |
| Feb 14 | @OREOregon | L72–83 | +5.75 | 146.25 | Miss | Over |
| Feb 18 | vsRUTRutgers | L72–85 | -4.75 | 148.5 | Miss | Over |
| Feb 21 | @NEB#15Nebraska4 | L64–87 | +17.5 | 148.25 | Miss | Over |
| Feb 28 | vsIOWAIowa9 | W71–69 | +9.5 | 143.25 | Cover | Under |
| Mar 4 | vsOSUOhio State8 | L62–94 | +6.75 | 152.25 | Miss | Over |
| Mar 8 | @RUTRutgers | L62–74 | +4.5 | 150 | Miss | Under |
| Mar 10 | NNORNorthwestern | L66–76 | +4.75 | 144 | Miss | Under |