Penn State Nittany Lions

The Penn State Nittany Lions (Lady Lions for the women's basketball team) are the athletic team for Pennsylvania State University. The school colors are blue and white.The Nittany Lion is the school mascot. Penn State participates in the NCAA Division I FBS and in the Big Ten Conference for most sports. A few sports participate in various conferences because they aren't sponsored by the Big Ten: women's lacrosse in American Lacrosse Conference; and men's volleyball in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA). The fencing teams men's lacrosse team are independents. Penn State has finished in the top 25 each in the 15 years that the NACDA Director's Cup has been in existence. PSU placed 9th in the 2007-08 standings, and it was the eighth time that they finished in the top 10. It was the highest finish in five years.