Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State Nittany Lions NCAA Tournament History

Big Ten
All-Time Record
11-13
Appearances
11
Final Fours
0
Titles
0
First
1942
Most Recent
2023

Year by Year

Penn State Nittany Lions has made 11 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1942 and 2023.

1942
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Dartmouth 39-44
W Third Place Game Illinois 41-34
1944
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Dartmouth 53-60
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Temple 57-47
1952
L Second Round Kentucky 54-82
L Third Place Game North Carolina State 60-69
1954
W First Round Toledo 62-50
L Regional Final (Elite 8) La Salle 54-69
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Notre Dame 71-63
W Second Round LSU 78-70
W Third Place Game USC 70-61
1955
W First Round Memphis 59-55
L Second Round Iowa 53-82
L Third Place Game Kentucky 59-84
1965
L Second Round Princeton 58-60
1991
W First Round UCLA 74-69
L Second Round Eastern Michigan 68-71
1996
L First Round Arkansas 80-86
2001
W First Round Providence 69-59
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Temple 72-84
W Second Round North Carolina 82-74
2011 No. 10 seed
L First Round #7 Temple 64-66
2023 No. 10 seed
W First Round #7 Texas A&M 76-59
L Second Round #2 Texas 66-71