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NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY Date
Nov. 11, 1995 Nov. 17, 1996 Nov. 24, 1996 Nov. 16, 1997 Nov. 15, 1998 Nov. 21, 1998 Nov. 29, 1998 Nov. 14, 1999 Nov. 21, 1999 Nov. 27, 1999 Dec. 3, 1999 Nov. 12, 2000 Nov. 17, 2000 Nov. 25, 2000 Nov. 16, 2001 Nov. 18, 2001 Nov. 24, 2001 Nov. 30, 2001 Nov. 15, 2002 Nov. 17, 2002 Nov. 24, 2002 Nov. 30, 2002 Dec. 6, 2002 Nov. 14, 2003 Nov. 16, 2003 Nov. 22, 2003 Nov. 28, 2003 Nov. 12, 2004 Nov. 14, 2004 Nov. 11, 2005 Nov. 13, 2005 Nov. 19, 2005 Nov. 25, 2005 Dec. 2, 2005 Nov. 10, 2006 Nov. 12, 2006 Nov. 17, 2006 Nov. 24, 2006 Nov. 16, 2007 Nov. 18, 2007 Nov. 24, 2007 Nov. 14, 2008 Nov. 13, 2009 Nov. 15, 2009 Nov. 12, 2010 Nov. 14, 2010 Nov. 11, 2011 Nov. 18, 2011 Nov. 20, 2011 Nov. 10, 2012 Nov. 16, 2012 Nov. 18, 2012 Nov. 23, 2012 Nov. 30, 2012 Dec. 2, 2012 Nov. 15. 2013 Nov. 22, 2013 Nov. 14, 2014 Nov. 21, 2014 Nov. 23, 2014 Nov. 29, 2014 Nov. 13, 2015 Nov. 20, 2015 Nov. 22, 2015 Nov. 28, 2015 Dec. 4, 2015 Dec. 6, 2015 Nov. 11, 2016 Nov. 18, 2016 Nov. 10, 2017 Nov. 17, 2017 Nov. 19, 2017 Nov. 24, 2017
Round
Seed
First – First – Second First – Second 7 Third Quarterfinals Second 6 Third Quarterfinals Semifinals Second 7 Third Quarterfinals First – Second Third Quarterfinals First – Second Third Quarterfinals Semifinals First 5 Second Third Quarterfinals First 2 Second First 1 Second Third Quarterfinals Semifinals First 2 Second Third Quarterfinals First 1 Second Third First – First 4 Second First – Second First 4 Second Third First #1 Second Third Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship First Second First 2 Second Third Quarterfinals First 1 Second Third Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship First Second First 3 Second Third Quarterfinals
Opponent
Result PS Opp
JAMES MADISON L at #19 George Mason W at #6 Santa Clara L #7 WILLIAM & MARY L (2OT) INDIANA W CLEMSON W at #2 Florida L #25 MARYLAND W #19 SO. METHODIST W HARTFORD W vs. #2 North Carolina 1 L ILLINOIS (OT) W DARTMOUTH W #12 PORTLAND L (OT) BUCKNELL W VILLANOVA W at #13 Connecticut W at #1 North Carolina L vs. Princeton 2 W at #17 Maryland W #23 VIRGINIA W at #7 Connecticut W vs. #9 Portland 3 L NAVY W RUTGERS W #23 TEXAS A&M W at #2 UCLA L BINGHAMTON W MARYLAND L BUCKNELL W #21 WEST VIRGINIA W #9 TEXAS A&M W #8 SANTA CLARA W vs. #1 Portland 4 T (2OT*) NIAGARA W VILLANOVA W #13 BOSTON COLLEGE W at #1 Notre Dame L MONMOUTH W HOFSTRA W (OT) #12 WEST VIRGINIA L at Rutgers L (2OT) COLGATE W VIRGINIA L vs. Penn 5 W at #14 West Virginia L ARMY W vs. #12 Marquette 6 W at #6 Wake Forest L LIU BROOKLYN W BOSTON COLLEGE W MICHIGAN T (2OT)** DUKE W vs. Florida State 7 W (OT) vs. North Carolina 7 L MONMOUTH W vs. Wake Forest 8 L BUFFALO W UCONN W VIRGINIA TECH W at #5 Texas A&M 4 L ALBANY W BOSTON UNIVERSITY W OHIO STATE W #4 WEST VIRGINIA W #9 Rutgers 9 W #20 Duke 9 W BUCKNELL W vs. #15 Virginia 10 L STONY BROOK W vs. #24 Wake Forest 5 W at #7 West Virginia 5 W at #1 Stanford 11 L
1 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 5 2 0 1 4 0 3 3 2 1 2 2 3 2 0 5 3 3 0 6 0 6 5 4 2 0 3 2 1 0 4 2 0 1 5 2 1 1 1 4 2 4 5 1 1 2 1 3 0 4 1 2 1 5 6 4 2 2 1 6 0 7 2 3 0
2 0 3 3 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 6 0 2 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4
Date
Round
Nov. 9, 2018 Nov. 16, 2018 Nov. 18, 2018 Nov. 23, 2018 Nov. 15, 2019 Nov. 22, 2019 Nov. 24, 2019 Apr. 28, 2021 May 1, 2019 May 5, 2019
Seed
First 3 Second Third Quarterfinals First 4 Second Third First Second Third
Opponent
Result PS Opp
BOWLING GREEN W vs. #18 South Carolina 5 W vs. Wake Forest 5 W at Florida State 12 L STONY BROOK W vs. Arizona 11 W (OT) at #1 Stanford 11 L vs. Alabama State 9 W vs. #16 Vanderbilt 9 W vs. #1 Florida State 9 L
Totals – 26 Appearances (83 games) 1 - San Jose, Calif. 2 - College Park, Md. 3 - Austin, Texas 4 - College Station, Texas
4 1 1 0 3 4 0 5 2 1
1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 3
57-24-2 182 86
5 - Morgantown, W.Va. 6 - Winston-Salem, N.C. 7 - San Diego, Calif. 8 - Charlottesville, Va.
9 - Cary, N.C. 10 - Washington, D.C. 11 - Stanford, Calif. 12 - Tallahassee, Fla.
* - Portland advanced on penalty kicks, 4-3, ** - Penn State advanced on penalty kicks, 3-2 CAPS indicate home contests Note: From 2005-present, the four teams in each region are seeded 1-4.
APPEARANCES BY ROUND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 2012, 2015 COLLEGE CUP 1999, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2015 QUARTERFINALS 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 THIRD ROUND 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020-21 SECOND ROUND 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020-21
NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORD
Jeffrey Field Away Games Neutral Games Overtime Games
Record 40-6-1 5-12-0 12-6-1 3-3-2
GF 142 19 29 12
GA 33 36 20 12
Penn State extended its streak of appearances in the NCAA Tournament to 26 years in 2020-21, dating back to 1995. The Nittany Lions are 20-3 in first-round matches (PSU received byes from the first round in 1998, 1999 & 2000) and PSU is in the midst of a 11-match first-round winning streak. A five-time College Cup participant (1999, 2002, 2005, 2012 & 2015), Penn State has advanced to the quarterfinals 13 times with a 5-8 mark. In NCAA Tournament action at home, the Nittany Lions have amassed an impressive record of 40-6-1 at Jeffrey Field, outscoring opponents 142-33. Penn State has hosted the first and second rounds in the pod format 11 of the past 19 years with a 19-2 record in those games. The entire 2020-21 NCAA Tournament was held in Cary, North Carolina, for precautionary reasons during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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