Women's Basketball

Women's Basketball Continues Conference Play on Saturday and Monday

PRINCETON, N.J. — Ivy League women's basketball continues the path to Ivy Madness as Columbia, Dartmouth, and Princeton remain the only unbeaten teams after the first two games of conference play.

The Ivy League has enjoyed a successful 2024-25 season thus far as the conference ranks as the ninth strongest in the nation according to average NET rankings. Harvard (38), Princeton (43), and Columbia (53) are all ranked inside of the top-55 of the NET as the league is one of only six conferences to have three teams inside the top-55.

After Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, and Princeton all earned wins last weekend, Columbia and Princeton enter Monday night's matchup as two top-55 teams in the NET rankings.

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 14-16 at the Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, R.I. Both all-session tickets and single-game tickets are now on sale and may be purchased at IvyMadness.com.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18
TIME GAME COVERAGE
1 p.m. Penn at Cornell ESPN+
2 p.m. Brown at Harvard ESPN+
2 p.m. Columbia at Yale ESPN+
2 p.m. Dartmouth at Princeton ESPN+

MONDAY, JANUARY 20
TIME GAME COVERAGE
2 p.m. Harvard at Penn ESPN+
2 p.m. Cornell at Brown ESPN+
6 p.m. Yale at Dartmouth ESPN+
7 p.m. Princeton at Columbia ESPN+

QUICK HITS
  • The Ivy League is one of only six conferences in the nation to have three teams ranked in the top- 55 of the NET (Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Atlantic 10).
  • The Ivy League currently ranks as the ninth-strongest conference in the nation according to average NET rankings. 
  • Three Ivies — Harvard (38), Princeton (43), Columbia (52) — are ranked inside of the top-55 of the NET rankings. 
  • In ESPN’s most recent bracketology, Charlie Creme projects Harvard and Princeton as No. 11 seeds and Columbia as on the bubble. 
  • Throughout the non-conference season, multiple Ivies recorded wins against the Big Ten (3), Big East (5), and ACC (1). 
  • In addition, Ivies have picked up seven wins against NCAA Tournament teams from last season: Columbia over FGCU, Harvard over Indiana, Harvard over Maine, Penn over Maine, Penn over Chattanooga, Brown over Kent State, Princeton over Middle Tennessee. 
  • Following Harvard’s 12-2 start to the season, the Crimson are receiving votes in the national AP Poll for the ninth time this campaign. 
  • Harvard’s Harmoni Turner has been one of the most prolific scorers in the nation this season, averaging 20.3 points per game, which ranks 19th in the country. 
  • Additionally, Turner’s impact on the defensive side of the ball can’t go unnoticed as Turner ranks fourth in the country in steals per game (3.6). 
  • Harvard boasts one of the strongest defenses in the country, only allowing 52.4 points per game which ranks eighth in the nation.