In the initial CFP rankings, Penn State was seeded seventh and projected to face Notre Dame in the first round. The Lions moved up to the sixth seed two weeks ago and were projected to play Ole Miss. Last week, they were the sixth seed and were projected to play Georgia.

Notre Dame remains behind Penn State in the College Football Playoff rankings but that could just be temporary.

While the majority of attention surrounding Penn State athletics is placed on the football program with them seemingly locking up their first-ever College Football Playoff appearance, it’s been an exciting start to the year for the Nittany Lions on the hardcourt.

The Penn State Nittany Lions struggle from 3-point range and commit 17 turnovers in a loss to the Clemson Tigers.