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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

Offensive efficiency114.7
78th
Defensive efficiency111.9
36th
Efficiency margin+2.8
62nd
Pace66.8
38th
Strength of schedule+11.8
87th

Scoring & shooting

Points per game73.7
35th
Points allowed79.3
14th
Field goal %46.9%
81st
Three-point %32.4%
26th
Three-point rate38.0%
42nd
Free throw %75.0%
78th

Possessions

Rebounds per game29.0
1st
Offensive rebound %28.7%
26th
Defensive rebound %71.8%
83rd
Assists per game12.7
25th
Turnovers per game10.5
76th
Turnover rate16.0%
66th

Defense & roster

Steals per game6.9
59th
Blocks per game1.7
2nd
Opponent 3P %38.8%
1st
Average heightNaN′NaN″
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Program experienceNaN yrs
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Bench pointsNaN
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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

  1. 202310Round of 32Beat 7 Texas A&M. Lost to 2 texas 71–66. Bracket
  2. 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

12–20 in 32 games
Season schedule and results
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotalATSO/U
Nov 3vsfairfieldW76–68-15.5151.5MissUnder
Nov 8@new-havenW87–43-18.5143.75CoverUnder
Nov 11vsNAVYNavyW80–71-11.75154.5MissUnder
Nov 15Nla-salleW83–69-8.25145.75CoverOver
Nov 19vsHARHarvardW84–80-12.5142.5MissOver
Nov 22NPROProvidenceL65–77+3.5165.5MissUnder
Nov 25vsBOSBoston UniversityW96–87-14.5144.5MissOver
Nov 29vsSACSacred HeartW90–59-14.5160.25CoverUnder
Dec 2vsCAMCampbellW87–76-13.75156MissOver
Dec 9@INDIndianaL72–113+14.25152.5MissOver
Dec 13vsMSU#11Michigan State3L72–76+12144.75CoverOver
Dec 21NPITTPittsburghL46–80PK146.75MissUnder
Dec 29vsNC North Carolina CentralW90–67-25150MissOver
Jan 3vsILL#13Illinois3L65–73+14.5155.75CoverUnder
Jan 6vsMIC#3Michigan1L72–74+24.25169.5CoverUnder
Jan 10@PUR#8Purdue2L85–93+22.75152.25CoverOver
Jan 14vsUCLAUCLA7L60–71+4.5148.5MissUnder
Jan 18@MARMarylandL73–96+1.25146.25MissOver
Jan 22vsWIS#19Wisconsin5L71–98+5.5157.25MissOver
Jan 26@OSUOhio State8L78–84+11.75153.5CoverOver
Jan 29@NORNorthwesternL73–94+7.5148.75MissOver
Feb 1vsMINMinnesotaW77–75+1.75142.5CoverOver
Feb 5@MIC#3Michigan1L69–110+26.5162.5MissOver
Feb 8vsUSCUSCL75–77+3.5157.25CoverUnder
Feb 11@WASWashingtonW63–60+12.5153.5CoverUnder
Feb 14@OREOregonL72–83+5.75146.25MissOver
Feb 18vsRUTRutgersL72–85-4.75148.5MissOver
Feb 21@NEB#15Nebraska4L64–87+17.5148.25MissOver
Feb 28vsIOWAIowa9W71–69+9.5143.25CoverUnder
Mar 4vsOSUOhio State8L62–94+6.75152.25MissOver
Mar 8@RUTRutgersL62–74+4.5150MissUnder
Mar 10NNORNorthwesternL66–76+4.75144MissUnder