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Penn State

2026 Season Performance

#96
Rank
8-2
Record
72.0
Points
0.549
SOS
0.756
Rem SOS

Quadrant Record

NCAA Selection Criteria
Q1 Elite
0-1
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Q2 Good
0-1
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Q3 Average
1-0
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Q4 Weak
7-0
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Rank Progression

#26
#54
#82
#110
#139
11/03
#134
11/10
#98
11/17
#48
11/24
#79
12/01
#73
12/08
#83
12/11
#96

Season Breakdown

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11/04
W
Q4 #238
vs Fairfield 76-68
+10.1
Point Breakdown
Base (Win) +10.0
Home ×0.85 = 8.5
Opp Str (0.43) ×0.94 = 8.0
Margin (+8) +2.1
Total +10.1
11/08
W
Q4 #298
@ New Haven 87-43
+8.0
Point Breakdown
Base (Win) +10.0
Away ×1.40 = 14.0
Opp Str (0.29) ×0.36 = 5.0
Margin (+44) +3.0
Total +8.0
11/11
W
Q4 #200
vs Navy 80-71
+9.2
Point Breakdown
Base (Win) +10.0
Home ×0.85 = 8.5
Opp Str (0.42) ×0.83 = 7.1
Margin (+9) +2.1
Total +9.2
11/15
W
Q4 #255
N La Salle 83-69
+16.2
Point Breakdown
Base (Win) +10.0
Neutral ×1.15 = 11.5
Opp Str (0.59) ×1.19 = 13.7
Margin (+14) +2.5
Total +16.2
11/19
W
Q4 #253
vs Harvard 84-80
+10.5
Point Breakdown
Base (Win) +10.0
Home ×0.85 = 8.5
Opp Str (0.48) ×1.08 = 9.2
Margin (+4) +1.3
Total +10.5
11/22
L
Q2 #72
N Providence 65-77
-6.4
Point Breakdown
Base (Loss) -8.0
Neutral ×0.85 = -6.8
Opp Str (0.96) ×0.60 = -4.1
Margin (-12) -1.6
Recency ×1.12 applied
Total -6.4
11/26
W
Q4 #307
vs Boston University 96-87
+9.4
Point Breakdown
Base (Win) +10.0
Home ×0.85 = 8.5
Opp Str (0.40) ×0.86 = 7.3
Margin (+9) +2.1
Total +9.4
11/29
W
Q4 #306
vs Sacred Heart 90-59
+8.6
Point Breakdown
Base (Win) +10.0
Home ×0.85 = 8.5
Opp Str (0.34) ×0.64 = 5.4
Margin (+31) +3.1
Total +8.6
12/02
W
Q3 #136
vs Campbell 87-76
+9.9
Point Breakdown
Base (Win) +10.0
Home ×0.85 = 8.5
Opp Str (0.46) ×0.90 = 7.7
Margin (+11) +2.2
Total +9.9
12/10
L
Q1 #19
@ Indiana 72-113
-7.5
Point Breakdown
Base (Loss) -8.0
Away ×0.70 = -5.6
Opp Str (1.11) ×0.40 = -2.2
Margin (-41) -2.9
Recency ×1.48 applied
Total -7.5
Season Total
8W - 2L
68.0 pts
Adjusted: 72.0

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
171-143
Record
54%
Win Rate
#49
Avg Rank
#2
Best Rank
0.878
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#26
#53
#79
#106
2016
#73
2017
#53
2018
#15
2019
#60
2020
#12
2021
#46
2022
#45
2023
#14
2024
#57
2025
#66
2026
#96

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conf Record Rank Best Pts SOS Champ
2026 Big Ten 8-2 #96 #31 72.0 0.549 -
2025 Big Ten 16-15 #66 #4 399.5 0.886 -
2024 Big Ten 16-17 #57 #50 467.6 0.896 -
2023 Big Ten 23-14 #14 #6 950.2 0.954 -
2022 Big Ten 14-17 #45 #39 521.8 0.974 -
2021 Big Ten 11-13 #46 #7 392.8 1.021 -
2020 Big Ten 12-3 #12 #2 296.1 0.766 -
2019 Big Ten 14-18 #60 #52 420.2 0.948 -
2018 Big Ten 26-10 #15 #4 979.8 0.860 -
2017 Big Ten 15-18 #53 #29 442.1 0.926 -
2016 Big Ten 16-16 #73 #3 319.6 0.874 -