Last season, the Ivy League sent two teams to the NCAA Tournament. Princeton won its fifth straight Ivy League conference tournament to earn an automatic bid, while Columbia earned an at-large bid, facing Vanderbilt in the First Four.
It was Columbia’s first-ever March Madness appearance and the second time (2016) the Ivy League sent multiple schools to the NCAA Tournament.
But could the league do one better this time around and have three teams Dancing?
Right now, I have Harvard as a No. 10 seed and both Columbia and Princeton as No. 11 seeds. These schools all rank in the top 50 of the NET rankings and will help shape the bubble conversation down the stretch.
For mid-major at-large hopefuls, avoiding bad losses is imperative. The Ivy League trio is showing how it’s done. In conference play, these three teams are all undefeated against the rest of the conference.
Contrast that with the Atlantic 10, the other mid-major conference where multiple teams have realistic at-large hopes. While Richmond continues to look strong, George Mason and St. Joseph’s have each taken a bad loss in the last few days, making Sunday’s matchup between the schools effectively an elimination game.
Harvard is 1-2 against…
