The Penn State Nittany Lions compete in the Big Ten and hold an all-time record of 1589–1294 (.551 winning percentage) across 130 recorded seasons dating back to 1896-97. The program has reached 1 Final Four.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 12-20 | 3-17 (Big Ten) | Mike Rhoades | |
| 2024-25 | 16-15 | 6-14 (Big Ten) | Mike Rhoades | |
| 2023-24 | 16-17 | 9-11 (Big Ten) | Mike Rhoades | |
| 2022-23 | 23-14 | 10-10 (Big Ten) | Micah Shrewsberry | |
| 2021-22 | 14-17 | 7-13 (Big Ten) | Micah Shrewsberry | |
| 2020-21 | 11-14 | 7-12 (Big Ten) | Jim Ferry | |
| 2019-20 | 21-10 | 11-9 (Big Ten) | Patrick Chambers | AP #9 |
| 2018-19 | 14-18 | 7-13 (Big Ten) | Patrick Chambers | |
| 2017-18 | 26-13 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | Patrick Chambers | |
| 2016-17 | 15-18 | 6-12 (Big Ten) | Patrick Chambers | |
| 2015-16 | 16-16 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | Patrick Chambers | |
| 2014-15 | 18-16 | 4-14 (Big Ten) | Patrick Chambers | |
| 2013-14 | 16-18 | 6-12 (Big Ten) | Patrick Chambers | |
| 2012-13 | 10-21 | 2-16 (Big Ten) | Patrick Chambers | |
| 2011-12 | 12-20 | 4-14 (Big Ten) | Patrick Chambers | |
| 2010-11 | 19-15 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | Ed DeChellis | |
| 2009-10 | 11-20 | 3-15 (Big Ten) | Ed DeChellis | |
| 2008-09 | 27-11 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | Ed DeChellis | |
| 2007-08 | 15-16 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | Ed DeChellis | |
| 2006-07 | 11-19 | 2-14 (Big Ten) | Ed DeChellis | |
| 2005-06 | 15-15 | 6-10 (Big Ten) | Ed DeChellis | |
| 2004-05 | 7-23 | 1-15 (Big Ten) | Ed DeChellis | |
| 2003-04 | 9-19 | 3-13 (Big Ten) | Ed DeChellis | |
| 2002-03 | 7-21 | 2-14 (Big Ten) | Jerry Dunn | |
| 2001-02 | 7-21 | 3-13 (Big Ten) | Jerry Dunn | |
| 2000-01 | 21-12 | 7-9 (Big Ten) | Jerry Dunn | |
| 1999-00 | 19-16 | 5-11 (Big Ten) | Jerry Dunn | |
| 1998-99 | 13-14 | 5-11 (Big Ten) | Jerry Dunn | |
| 1997-98 | 19-13 | 8-8 (Big Ten) | Jerry Dunn | |
| 1996-97 | 10-17 | 3-15 (Big Ten) | Jerry Dunn | |
| 1995-96 | 21-7 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Jerry Dunn | AP #9 |
| 1994-95 | 21-11 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1993-94 | 13-14 | 6-12 (Big Ten) | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1992-93 | 7-20 | 2-16 (Big Ten) | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1991-92 | 21-8 | Ind | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1990-91 | 21-11 | 10-8 (A-10) | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1989-90 | 25-9 | 13-5 (A-10) | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1988-89 | 20-12 | 12-6 (A-10) | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1987-88 | 13-14 | 9-9 (A-10) | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1986-87 | 15-12 | 9-9 (A-10) | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1985-86 | 12-17 | 5-13 (A-10) | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1984-85 | 8-19 | 4-14 (A-10) | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1983-84 | 5-22 | 3-15 (A-10) | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1982-83 | 17-11 | 9-5 (A-10) | Dick Harter | |
| 1981-82 | 15-12 | Ind | Dick Harter | |
| 1980-81 | 17-10 | Ind | Dick Harter | |
| 1979-80 | 18-10 | Ind | Dick Harter | |
| 1978-79 | 12-18 | 4-6 (EAA) | Dick Harter | |
| 1977-78 | 8-19 | 4-6 (EAA) | John Bach | |
| 1976-77 | 11-15 | 5-5 (ECBL) | John Bach | |
| 1975-76 | 10-15 | Ind | John Bach | |
| 1974-75 | 11-12 | Ind | John Bach | |
| 1973-74 | 14-12 | Ind | John Bach | |
| 1972-73 | 15-8 | Ind | John Bach | |
| 1971-72 | 17-8 | Ind | John Bach | |
| 1970-71 | 10-12 | Ind | John Bach | |
| 1969-70 | 13-11 | Ind | John Bach | |
| 1968-69 | 13-9 | Ind | John Bach | |
| 1967-68 | 10-10 | Ind | John Egli | |
| 1966-67 | 10-14 | Ind | John Egli | |
| 1965-66 | 18-6 | Ind | John Egli | |
| 1964-65 | 20-4 | Ind | John Egli | |
| 1963-64 | 16-7 | Ind | John Egli | |
| 1962-63 | 15-5 | Ind | John Egli | |
| 1961-62 | 12-11 | Ind | John Egli | |
| 1960-61 | 11-13 | Ind | John Egli | |
| 1959-60 | 11-11 | Ind | John Egli | |
| 1958-59 | 11-9 | Ind | John Egli | |
| 1957-58 | 8-11 | Ind | John Egli | |
| 1956-57 | 15-10 | Ind | John Egli | |
| 1955-56 | 12-14 | Ind | John Egli | |
| 1954-55 | 18-10 | Ind | John Egli | AP #19 |
| 1953-54 | 18-6 | Ind | Elmer Gross | AP #9 |
| 1952-53 | 15-9 | Ind | Elmer Gross | |
| 1951-52 | 20-6 | Ind | Elmer Gross | AP #13 |
| 1950-51 | 14-9 | Ind | Elmer Gross | |
| 1949-50 | 13-10 | Ind | Elmer Gross | |
| 1948-49 | 7-10 | Ind | John Lawther | |
| 1947-48 | 9-10 | Ind | John Lawther | |
| 1946-47 | 10-8 | Ind | John Lawther | |
| 1945-46 | 7-9 | Ind | John Lawther | |
| 1944-45 | 10-7 | Ind | John Lawther | |
| 1943-44 | 8-7 | Ind | John Lawther | |
| 1942-43 | 15-4 | Ind | John Lawther | |
| 1941-42 | 18-3 | Ind | John Lawther | |
| 1940-41 | 15-5 | Ind | John Lawther | |
| 1939-40 | 15-8 | Ind | John Lawther | |
| 1938-39 | 13-10 | 5-5 (EIC) | John Lawther | |
| 1937-38 | 13-5 | 6-4 (EIC) | John Lawther | |
| 1936-37 | 10-7 | 6-4 (EIC) | John Lawther | |
| 1935-36 | 6-11 | 0-10 (EIC) | Earl Leslie | |
| 1934-35 | 8-9 | Ind | Earl Leslie | |
| 1933-34 | 8-4 | Ind | Earl Leslie | |
| 1932-33 | 7-4 | Ind | Earl Leslie | |
| 1931-32 | 6-9 | Ind | Dutch Hermann | |
| 1930-31 | 3-12 | Ind | Dutch Hermann | |
| 1929-30 | 5-9 | Ind | Dutch Hermann | |
| 1928-29 | 10-9 | Ind | Dutch Hermann | |
| 1927-28 | 10-5 | Ind | Dutch Hermann | |
| 1926-27 | 14-4 | Ind | Dutch Hermann | |
| 1925-26 | 7-7 | Ind | Dutch Hermann | |
| 1924-25 | 12-2 | Ind | Dutch Hermann | |
| 1923-24 | 13-2 | Ind | Dutch Hermann | |
| 1922-23 | 13-1 | Ind | Dutch Hermann | |
| 1921-22 | 9-5 | Ind | Dutch Hermann | |
| 1920-21 | 14-2 | Ind | Dutch Hermann | |
| 1919-20 | 12-1 | Ind | Dutch Hermann | |
| 1918-19 | 11-2 | Ind | Hugo Bezdek | |
| 1917-18 | 12-1 | Ind | ||
| 1916-17 | 12-2 | Ind | Dutch Hermann | |
| 1915-16 | 8-3 | Ind | Dutch Hermann | |
| 1914-15 | 10-3 | Ind | J.F. Park | |
| 1913-14 | 8-4 | Ind | J.F. Haddow | |
| 1912-13 | 8-3 | Ind | J.F. Haddow | |
| 1911-12 | 8-5 | Ind | ||
| 1910-11 | 9-4 | Ind | ||
| 1909-10 | 8-6 | Ind | ||
| 1908-09 | 7-6 | Ind | ||
| 1907-08 | 10-4 | Ind | ||
| 1906-07 | 5-6 | Ind | ||
| 1905-06 | 6-4 | Ind | ||
| 1904-05 | 6-2 | Ind | ||
| 1903-04 | 5-4 | Ind | ||
| 1902-03 | 3-5 | Ind | ||
| 1901-02 | 9-2 | Ind | ||
| 1900-01 | 5-1 | Ind | ||
| 1899-00 | 7-1 | Ind | ||
| 1898-99 | 2-3 | Ind | ||
| 1897-98 | 2-1 | Ind | ||
| 1896-97 | 1-1 | Ind |
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| Rank | Team | Conference | All-Time Wins |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
| # | COACH | RECORD | WIN % | SCHOOL(S) | YEARS | BEST SEASON / LEGACY |
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