1970–71 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

1970–71 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
1970–71 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	10-12
Head coach	Johnny Bach (3rd season);
Home arena	Rec Hall
	Seasons ← 1969–70 1971–72 →

1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Marquette		–		–	28	–	1	.966
No. 9 Fordham		–		–	26	–	3	.897
No. 11 Jacksonville		–		–	22	–	4	.846
No. 15 Duquesne		–		–	21	–	4	.840
Hawaii		–		–	23	–	5	.821
No. 19 Villanova		–		–	27	–	7	.794
St. Bonaventure		–		–	21	–	6	.778
No. 14 Houston		–		–	22	–	7	.759
Utah State		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Syracuse		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Georgia Tech		–		–	23	–	9	.719
Providence		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	16	–	7	.696
Rutgers		–		–	16	–	7	.696
Holy Cross		–		–	18	–	8	.692
No. 12 Notre Dame		–		–	20	–	9	.690
Dayton		–		–	18	–	9	.667
St. John's (NY)		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Denver		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Florida State		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Loyola (LA)		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Marshall		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Colgate		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Pittsburgh		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Boston College		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Northern Illinois		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Southern Illinois		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Creighton		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Virginia Tech		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Manhattan		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Cincinnati		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Detroit		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Niagara		–		–	14	–	12	.538
West Virginia		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Centenary		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Pan American		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Navy		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Air Force		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Georgetown		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Seattle		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Army		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Saint Peter's		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Iona		–		–	10	–	12	.455
Penn State		–		–	10	–	12	.455
George Washington		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Seton Hall		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Long Island		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Butler		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Canisius		–		–	8	–	13	.381
Fairfield		–		–	9	–	15	.375
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Oklahoma City		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Xavier		–		–	9	–	17	.346
DePaul		–		–	8	–	17	.320
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Tulane		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Boston University		–		–	7	–	18	.280
Miami (FL)		–		–	7	–	19	.269
NYU		–		–	5	–	20	.200
Portland		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Loyola (IL)		–		–	4	–	20	.167

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970–71 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by 3rd-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
December 2	Bucknell	W 85–55	1–0	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
December 5	at Cornell	L 59–69	1–1	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
December 12	Columbia	L 63–71	1–2	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
December 17	at Syracuse	L 81–92	1–3	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
December 19	Boston College	W 66–63	2–3	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
December 29	vs. North Carolina	L 57–73	2–4
December 30	at Duke	L 56–67	2–5	Greensboro Coliseum
January 9	Seton Hall	W 77–76	3–5	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 16	at Pittsburgh	L 62–75	3–6	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 20	West Virginia	L 62–71	3–7	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 23	Army	W 65–48	4–7	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 25	Princeton	W 70–62	5–7	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 30	at Gettysburg	W 68–54	6–7	Bream Gymnasium
February 3	Syracuse	L 64–68	6–8	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 6	George Washington	W 94–61	7–8	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 10	at Temple	L 58–61	7–9	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 13	Navy	W 73–62	8–9	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 20	Georgetown	W 84–75	9–9	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 24	at West Virginia	L 89–101	9–10	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 27	Pittsburgh	W 71–65	10–10	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
March 2	at Kent State	L 85–86	10–11	Memorial Athletic & Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
March 6	at Rutgers	L 70–84	10–12	College Avenue Gymnasium
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1970–71 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[1] "1970–71 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics