In fact, they have not played against a team in the top half of KenPom’s rankings, and their strength of schedule is one of the 10 easiest thus far across the college basketball landscape. However, I think those numbers are a bit misleading considering the Nittany Lions have yet to play a high-level opponent. Penn State ranks 38th in KenPom’s adjusted defensive efficiency with the 2nd-best opposing effective field-goal percentage and turnover rate in the country. Conversely, this will be Texas A&M’s third game away from home, as the Aggies won and covered against the Buckeyes in Columbus and the Mustangs in Dallas. This will be the first game away from home for the newly-formed Nittany Lions under first-year head coach Mike Rhoades – who was very successful in his tenure at VCU.
A pair of unbeaten teams will meet at the State Farm Field House on Thanksgiving Day when the Penn State Nittany Lions play the Texas A&M Aggies.
