1968–69 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

1968–69 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
1968–69 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	13–9
Head coach	Johnny Bach (1st season);
Home arena	Rec Hall

1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Boston College		–		–	24	–	4	.857
Rutgers		–		–	21	–	4	.840
No. 14 Marquette		–		–	24	–	5	.828
No. 12 New Mexico State		–		–	24	–	5	.828
No. 9 Duquesne		–		–	21	–	5	.808
No. 10 Villanova		–		–	21	–	5	.808
No. 8 St. John's		–		–	23	–	6	.793
Dayton		–		–	20	–	7	.741
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Seattle		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Colorado State		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Jacksonville		–		–	17	–	7	.708
St. Bonaventure		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Florida State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
West Texas State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Holy Cross		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Oklahoma City		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Southern Illinois		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Fordham		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Army		–		–	18	–	10	.643
Texas Western		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Detroit		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Houston		–		–	16	–	10	.615
		–		–	13	–	9	.591
Boston University		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Miami (FL)		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Providence		–		–	14	–	10	.583
NYU		–		–	12	–	9	.571
DePaul		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Northern Illinois		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Virginia Tech		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Creighton		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Georgetown		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Georgia Tech		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Tulane		–		–	12	–	14	.462
West Virginia		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Air Force		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Niagara		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Colgate		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Butler		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Loyola (IL)		–		–	9	–	14	.391
Fairfield		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Xavier		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Syracuse		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Utah State		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Centenary		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Navy		–		–	7	–	14	.333
Pan American		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Canisius		–		–	7	–	16	.304
St. Francis		–		–	7	–	16	.304
Loyola (LA)		–		–	5	–	19	.208
Pittsburgh		–		–	4	–	20	.167
Portland		–		–	3	–	23	.115
Denver		–		–	2	–	24	.077

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968–69 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by 1st-year head coach Johnny Bach, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 30	at Maryland	L 56–66	0–1	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
December 14	at Kent State	W 63–49	1–1	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
December 16	at Buffalo	L 60–66 ^OT	1–2	Clark Memorial Gymnasium Buffalo, NY
December 18	at Syracuse	L 51–71	1–3	Mandy Field house Syracuse, NY
December 20	at Bucknell	W 79–60	2–3	Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
December 27	at La Salle	L 55–70	2–4	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 28	vs. Niagara	W 77–74	3–4	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 29	vs. DePaul	L 63–83	3–5	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 4	Georgetown	W 52–50	4–5	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 8	at Gettysburg	W 67–56	5–5	Bream Gymnasium
January 15	Carnegie-Mellon	W 82–55	6–5	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 18	Pittsburgh	W 65–50	7–5	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 22	West Virginia	W 64–62	8–5	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 25	Army	L 54–64	8–6	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 29	Syracuse	W 64–58	9–6	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 1	Bucknell	W 68–66	10–6	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 8	Navy	W 61–57	11–6	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 12	at Temple	L 50–70	11–7	Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 15	Boston College	L 63–67	11–8	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 19	at West Virginia	W 81–67	12–8	Stansbury Hall Morgantown, WV
February 22	at Pittsburgh	W 57–49	13–8	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 1	Rutgers	L 57–59	13–9	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1968–69 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[1] "1968–69 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics