Where are the Penn State Nittany Lions going to finish in the regular season standings and be seeded in the post season tournament? The Penn State standings table presents the probabilities of the Nittany Lions winning different finishing spots. All future unplayed conference games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.
| Record Rcrd | Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Wi Schedule Content Number of Wins ----- Hover/Touch Content Recent Games |
L | GPi Games Played 20 game season |
1* First and Second Round Byes |
2* First and Second Round Byes |
3* First and Second Round Byes |
4* First and Second Round Byes |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8** First Round Bye |
9** First Round Bye |
10** First Round Bye |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Purdue | 0i Purdue Recent Games Won Mon, Nov 20 @ Gonzaga 73-63 Won Tue, Nov 21 vs Tennessee 71-67 Won Wed, Nov 22 @ Marquette 78-75 Won Tue, Nov 28 vs Texas Southern 99-67 Fri, Dec 01 @ N. Western Sun, Dec 03 vs Iowa Sat, Dec 09 @ Alabama Sat, Dec 16 @ Arizona |
0 | 0 | 29% | 21% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| NorthwesternN. Western | 0 Northwestern Recent Games Won Tue, Nov 14 vs Western Michigan 63-59 Won Sat, Nov 18 @ Rhode Island 72-61 Lost Sun, Nov 19 @ Mississippi St. 57-66 Won Mon, Nov 27 vs Northern Illinois 89-67 Fri, Dec 01 vs Purdue Sun, Dec 10 vs Detroit Wed, Dec 13 vs Chicago State Sat, Dec 16 @ DePaul |
0 | 0 | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Ohio St. | 0 Ohio St. Recent Games Won Sun, Nov 19 vs Western Michigan 73-56 Won Fri, Nov 24 vs Alabama 92-81 Won Sat, Nov 25 @ Santa Clara 86-56 Won Wed, Nov 29 vs Central Michigan 88-61 Sun, Dec 03 vs Minnesota Wed, Dec 06 vs Miami OH Sat, Dec 09 @ Penn State Sat, Dec 16 @ UCLA |
0 | 0 | 13% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Nebraska | 0 Nebraska Recent Games Won Wed, Nov 15 vs Stony Brook 84-63 Won Sat, Nov 18 vs Oregon St. 84-63 Won Wed, Nov 22 vs Duquesne 89-79 Won Sun, Nov 26 vs CSU Fullerton 85-72 Sun, Dec 03 vs Creighton Wed, Dec 06 @ Minnesota Sun, Dec 10 vs Michigan St. Sun, Dec 17 @ Kansas St. |
0 | 0 | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| Iowa | 0 Iowa Recent Games Won Fri, Nov 17 vs Arkansas St. 88-74 Lost Thu, Nov 23 vs Oklahoma 67-79 Won Fri, Nov 24 vs Seton Hall 85-72 Won Wed, Nov 29 vs North Florida 103-78 Sun, Dec 03 @ Purdue Thu, Dec 07 @ Iowa St. Sun, Dec 10 vs Michigan Sat, Dec 16 @ Florida A&M |
0 | 0 | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 3% |
| Indiana | 0 Indiana Recent Games Won Thu, Nov 16 vs Wright St. 89-80 Lost Sun, Nov 19 vs UConn 57-77 Won Mon, Nov 20 @ Louisville 74-66 Won Sun, Nov 26 vs Harvard 89-76 Fri, Dec 01 vs Maryland Tue, Dec 05 @ Michigan Sat, Dec 09 vs Auburn Sat, Dec 16 vs Kansas |
0 | 0 | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 3% |
| Rutgers | 0 Rutgers Recent Games Won Sun, Nov 12 vs Bryant 66-57 Won Wed, Nov 15 vs Georgetwn 71-60 Won Sat, Nov 18 vs Howard 85-63 Won Mon, Nov 27 vs St. Peter's 71-40 Sat, Dec 02 vs Illinois Wed, Dec 06 @ Wake Forest Sat, Dec 09 @ Seton Hall Sat, Dec 16 vs LIU |
0 | 0 | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 3% |
| Illinois | 0 Illinois Recent Games Lost Tue, Nov 14 vs Marquette 64-71 Won Fri, Nov 17 vs Valparaiso 87-64 Won Sun, Nov 19 vs Southern 88-60 Won Fri, Nov 24 vs Western Illinois 84-52 Sat, Dec 02 @ Rutgers Mon, Dec 04 @ Florida At. Sat, Dec 09 @ Tennessee Sun, Dec 17 vs Colgate |
0 | 0 | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 3% |
| Wisconsin | 0 Wisconsin Recent Games Won Fri, Nov 17 vs Robert Morris 78-68 Won Mon, Nov 20 @ Virginia 65-41 Won Wed, Nov 22 @ S. Methodist 69-61 Won Mon, Nov 27 vs Western Illinois 71-49 Sat, Dec 02 vs Marquette Tue, Dec 05 @ Michigan St. Sat, Dec 09 @ Arizona Thu, Dec 14 vs Jacksonville St. |
0 | 0 | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 5% |
| Michigan | 0 Michigan Recent Games Lost Fri, Nov 17 vs Long Beach St. 86-94 Lost Wed, Nov 22 vs Memphis 67-71 Won Thu, Nov 23 vs Stanford 83-78 Lost Fri, Nov 24 @ Texas Tech 57-73 Sat, Dec 02 @ Oregon Tue, Dec 05 vs Indiana Sun, Dec 10 @ Iowa Sat, Dec 16 vs Eastern Michigan |
0 | 0 | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| Michigan St. | 0 Michigan St. Recent Games Won Fri, Nov 17 vs Butler 74-54 Won Sun, Nov 19 vs Alcorn St. 81-49 Lost Thu, Nov 23 @ Arizona 68-74 Won Tue, Nov 28 vs Georgia Southern 86-55 Tue, Dec 05 vs Wisconsin Sun, Dec 10 @ Nebraska Sat, Dec 16 vs Baylor Mon, Dec 18 vs Oakland |
0 | 0 | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 16% |
| Penn State | 0 Penn State Recent Games Won Fri, Nov 17 vs Morehead St. 74-51 Lost Thu, Nov 23 @ Texas A&M 77-89 Lost Fri, Nov 24 @ Butler 78-88 Lost Sun, Nov 26 @ VCU 74-86 Sat, Dec 02 vs Bucknell Wed, Dec 06 @ Maryland Sat, Dec 09 vs Ohio St. Sat, Dec 16 vs Georgia Tech |
0 | 0 | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 15% |
| Minnesota | 0 Minnesota Recent Games Lost Thu, Nov 16 vs Missouri 68-70 Won Sat, Nov 18 vs SC Upstate 67-53 Won Tue, Nov 21 vs AR Pine Bluff 86-67 Lost Sun, Nov 26 @ San Francisco 58-76 Thu, Nov 30 vs N. Orleans Sun, Dec 03 @ Ohio St. Wed, Dec 06 vs Nebraska Sat, Dec 09 vs Fla GC |
0 | 0 | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Maryland | 0 Maryland Recent Games Lost Fri, Nov 17 @ Villanova 40-57 Won Tue, Nov 21 vs UMBC 92-68 Won Sat, Nov 25 vs South Alabama 68-55 Won Tue, Nov 28 vs Rider 103-76 Fri, Dec 01 @ Indiana Wed, Dec 06 vs Penn State Tue, Dec 12 vs Alcorn St. Tue, Dec 19 vs Nicholls St. |
0 | 0 | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 14% | 21% |
| Record | Probability | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | W | L | |
| Bye | 51% | ||
| (14)Maryland | 0 | 0 | 8% |
| (13)Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 7% |
| (11)Michigan St. | 0 | 0 | 7% |
| (10)Michigan | 0 | 0 | 6% |
| (9)Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 4% |
| (7)Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 4% |
| (8)Illinois | 0 | 0 | 3% |
| (5)Iowa | 0 | 0 | 3% |
| (6)Indiana | 0 | 0 | 3% |
| (4)Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 2% |
| (3)Ohio St. | 0 | 0 | 1% |
| (2)NorthwesternN. Western | 0 | 0 | 1% |
| (1)Purdue | 0 | 0 | <1% |
| Elimination | X | ||
| Week Wk | Opponent | Score | Home / Away | Date / Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Maryland (4‑3) |
Away | Wed Dec 6, 7:00 am | |
| 5 | Ohio St. (6‑1) |
Home | Sat Dec 9, 6:00 am | |
| 9 | Michigan St. (4‑3) |
Away | Thu Jan 4, 7:00 am | |
| 9 | Michigan (4‑3) |
Home | Sun Jan 7, 12:00 pm | |
| 10 | NorthwesternN. Western (5‑1) |
Home | Wed Jan 10, 6:30 am | |
| 10 | Purdue (7‑0) |
Away | Sat Jan 13, 2:15 am | |
| 11 | Wisconsin (5‑2) |
Home | Tue Jan 16, 9:00 am | |
| 11 | Ohio St. (6‑1) |
Away | Sat Jan 20, 12:00 pm | |
| 12 | Minnesota (4‑2) |
Home | Sat Jan 27, 6:30 am | |
| 13 | Rutgers (5‑1) |
Away | Wed Jan 31, 8:30 am | |
| 13 | Indiana (5‑1) |
Away | Sat Feb 3, 12:00 pm | |
| 14 | Iowa (5‑2) |
Home | Wed Feb 7, 7:00 am | |
| 14 | NorthwesternN. Western (5‑1) |
Away | Sun Feb 11, 1:00 am | |
| 15 | Michigan St. (4‑3) |
Home | Wed Feb 14, 6:30 am | |
| 15 | Nebraska (7‑0) |
Away | Sat Feb 17, 12:00 pm | |
| 16 | Illinois (5‑1) |
Home | Wed Feb 21, 6:30 am | |
| 16 | Indiana (5‑1) |
Home | Sat Feb 24, 12:00 pm | |
| 17 | Iowa (5‑2) |
Away | Tue Feb 27, 9:00 am | |
| 17 | Minnesota (4‑2) |
Away | Sat Mar 2, 3:15 am | |
| 18 | Maryland (4‑3) |
Home | Sun Mar 10, 7:30 am |
| Week Wk | Opponent | Conference | Score | Home / Away | Date / Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware St. (2‑6) |
MideasternMid-Eastern | 79‑45 | Home | Mon Nov 6, 7:00 am |
| 1 | Lehigh (1‑6) |
Patriot LeaguePatriot League | 74‑65 | Home | Fri Nov 10, 7:30 am |
| 2 | St. Francis (PA) (3‑5) |
NortheastNorth East | 83‑53 | Home | Tue Nov 14, 7:00 am |
| 2 | Morehead St. (5‑3) |
Ohio ValleyOhio Valley | 74‑51 | Home | Fri Nov 17, 7:00 am |
| 3 | Texas A&M (6‑2) |
SECSEC | 77‑89 | Away | Thu Nov 23, 12:00 pm |
| 3 | Butler (5‑2) |
Big EastBig East | 78‑88 | Away | Fri Nov 24, 1:30 am |
| 3 | VCU (4‑3) |
Atlantic 10Atl. 10 | 74‑86 | Away | Sun Nov 26, 10:30 am |
| 4 | Bucknell (2‑7) |
Patriot LeaguePatriot League | Home | Sat Dec 2, 12:00 pm | |
| 6 | Georgia Tech (3‑2) |
ACCACC | Home | Sat Dec 16, 12:00 pm | |
| 7 | Le Moyne (3‑5) |
NortheastNorth East | Home | Thu Dec 21, 7:00 am | |
| 8 | Rider (1‑5) |
Metro AtlanticMetro Atlantic | Home | Fri Dec 29, 2:00 am |