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Penn State Men's Basketball AP Poll History

Location: University Park, Pennsylvania

Coverage: 128 seasons (1896-97 to 2023-24)

Record (since 1896-97): 1561-1259-1 .553 W-L%

Conferences: Big Ten, A-10, EAA, ECBL, EIC and Ind

Conference Champion: 1 Time (Reg. Seas.), 1 Time (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 10 Years (10-12), 1 Final Four, 0 Championships

NCAA Champion:

Ranked in AP Poll: 0 Times (Preseason), 2 Times (Final), 25 Weeks (Total)

25 Polls

25 Polls Table
Rk	Wk	Date	Ranking	Prev	Chng
2019-20 Season
1	7	2019-12-16	23
2	8	2019-12-23	20	23	3
3	9	2019-12-30	21	20	1
4	10	2020-01-06	20	21	1
5	13	2020-01-27	24
6	14	2020-02-03	22	24	2
7	15	2020-02-10	13	22	9
8	16	2020-02-17	9	13	4
9	17	2020-02-24	16	9	7
10	18	2020-03-02	20	16	4
Rk	Wk	Date	Ranking	Prev	Chng
1995-96 Season
11	9	1996-01-08	20
12	10	1996-01-15	14	20	6
13	11	1996-01-22	14	14	-
14	12	1996-01-29	10	14	4
15	13	1996-02-05	10	10	-
16	14	1996-02-12	9	10	1
17	15	1996-02-19	14	9	5
18	16	1996-02-26	12	14	2
19	17	1996-03-04	16	12	4
20	18	Final	18	16	2
Rk	Wk	Date	Ranking	Prev	Chng
1954-55 Season
21	1	1954-12-06	19	NA	—
Rk	Wk	Date	Ranking	Prev	Chng
1953-54 Season
22	15	Final	9
Rk	Wk	Date	Ranking	Prev	Chng
1951-52 Season
23	9	1952-02-04	14
24	10	1952-02-11	17	14	3
25	11	1952-02-18	13	17	4

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