PRINCETON, N.J. — A back-to-back penultimate weekend proves to have big implications for the title and Ivy Madness picture in what is sure to be a thrilling weekend of Ivy League women's basketball.
Friday's slate of games begins at 4 p.m. when Brown (14-10, 5-6 Ivy) hosts RV Columbia (19-5, 10-1 Ivy) and Yale (7-17, 4-7 Ivy) takes on Cornell (7-16, 1-10 Ivy). Both the Bears and the Bulldogs, along with the Quakers who take on Dartmouth at 5 p.m., are vying for the fourth and final spot in Ivy Madness.
Friday's featured game is between RV Princeton (20-4, 10-1 Ivy) and Harvard (15-9, 8-3 Ivy) as the Crimson attempt to remain in the hunt for the Ivy League regular season title.
On Saturday, Columbia-Yale and Cornell-Brown start the day at 3 p.m. while Dartmouth-Princeton and Harvard-Penn end the day at 4 p.m.
The top four teams in the standings will earn an
Ivy Madness berth. The event, which combines the men’s and women’s league tournaments, is set to take place from March 15-17 at Levien Gymnasium in New York. Both all-session tickets and single-game tickets are now on sale and may be purchased at
IvyMadness.com.
FRIDAY, MARCH 1
| TIME |
GAME |
COVERAGE |
| 4 p.m. |
Columbia at Brown |
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| 4 p.m. |
Cornell at Yale |
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| 5 p.m. |
Harvard at Princeton |
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| 5 p.m. |
Dartmouth at Penn |
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SATURDAY, MARCH 2
| TIME |
GAME |
COVERAGE |
| 3 p.m. |
Columbia at Yale |
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| 3 p.m. |
Cornell at Brown |
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| 4 p.m. |
Dartmouth at Princeton |
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| 4 p.m. |
Harvard at Penn |
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QUICK HITS
- In ESPN Charlie Creme’s most recent bracketology projections, two Ivies — Columbia and Princeton — are projected in the NCAA Tournament field. Princeton comes in as a 10-seed while Columbia comes in as a 12-seed.
- Three Ivies — Princeton (29), Columbia (59), and Harvard (87) — are all ranked inside the top-100 of the most recent NET rankings.
- Ivy League women’s basketball currently ranks as the seventh strongest conference in the nation according to the Conference RPI metrics.
- The Ivy League has recorded 10 wins over Power conference opponents this season with wins over the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, and Big 12. Additionally, the league has won six games over NCAA Tournament teams from last season, and has seven wins against the Atlantic-10, Mountain West, Conference-USA, and American.
- Both Columbia and Princeton are receiving votes in the most recent national AP poll.
- Ivies have played tough competition this season as the league has played against nine ranked opponents, including No. 2 Ohio State, No. 8 UCLA, No. 14 Indiana, No. 19 Syracuse, No. 20 Oklahoma, and No. 21 Baylor.