1968–69 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

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.

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
Penn State		–			–			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

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	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.