AP Poll Summary Table
| School |
Pre |
11/18 |
11/25 |
12/2 |
12/9 |
12/16 |
12/23 |
12/30 |
1/6 |
1/13 |
1/20 |
1/27 |
2/3 |
2/10 |
2/17 |
2/24 |
3/3 |
Final |
| Penn State | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pre-2002 NCAA WCBB schedules may be missing dates and certain details. NCAA Tourney games will be listed below in a separate table.
Schedule and Results Table
| G |
Date |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Notes |
| 1 | Fri, Nov 22, 1996 | | Maryland | ACC | W | 67 | 65 | | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sun, Nov 24, 1996 | | Rutgers | Big East | W | 66 | 48 | | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Tue, Nov 26, 1996 | | Seton Hall | Big East | W | 76 | 62 | | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | @ | Washington | Pac-10 | W | 85 | 82 | OT | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | | George Washington | A-10 | W | 75 | 61 | | 5 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 6 | Sun, Dec 15, 1996 | @ | Pittsburgh | Big East | W | 66 | 44 | | 6 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 7 | Wed, Dec 18, 1996 | N | Furman | Southern | W | 88 | 42 | | 7 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 8 | Thu, Dec 19, 1996 | N | Alabama | SEC | L | 47 | 68 | | 7 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Fri, Dec 20, 1996 | N | Louisville | CUSA | L | 58 | 68 | | 7 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 10 | Fri, Dec 27, 1996 | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 77 | 83 | | 7 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 11 | Mon, Dec 30, 1996 | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 75 | 99 | | 7 | 4 | L 4 | |
| 12 | Sun, Jan 5, 1997 | @ | Georgia | SEC | L | 56 | 62 | | 7 | 5 | L 5 | |
| 13 | Fri, Jan 10, 1997 | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 93 | 90 | | 8 | 5 | W 1 | |
| 14 | Fri, Jan 17, 1997 | | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 74 | 85 | | 8 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 15 | Sun, Jan 19, 1997 | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 49 | 64 | | 8 | 7 | L 2 | |
| 16 | Tue, Jan 21, 1997 | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 61 | 60 | | 9 | 7 | W 1 | |
| 17 | Fri, Jan 24, 1997 | | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 83 | 62 | | 10 | 7 | W 2 | |
| 18 | Sun, Jan 26, 1997 | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 83 | 66 | | 11 | 7 | W 3 | |
| 19 | Fri, Jan 31, 1997 | | Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 65 | 68 | | 11 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 20 | Sun, Feb 2, 1997 | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 79 | 94 | | 11 | 9 | L 2 | |
| 21 | Fri, Feb 7, 1997 | | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 82 | 73 | | 12 | 9 | W 1 | |
| 22 | Sun, Feb 9, 1997 | | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 82 | 66 | | 13 | 9 | W 2 | |
| 23 | Fri, Feb 14, 1997 | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 59 | 98 | | 13 | 10 | L 1 | |
| 24 | Sun, Feb 16, 1997 | | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 63 | 66 | | 13 | 11 | L 2 | |
| 25 | Fri, Feb 21, 1997 | | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 69 | 65 | | 14 | 11 | W 1 | |
| 26 | Sun, Feb 23, 1997 | | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 90 | 62 | | 15 | 11 | W 2 | |
| 27 | Fri, Feb 28, 1997 | N | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 79 | 80 | | 15 | 12 | L 1 | |
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