PRINCETON, N.J. – The stage is set for the 2026 Ivy League Field Hockey Tournament, with a loaded four-team field headed to Cambridge, Mass., to compete for the tournament crown and the Ivy League’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. No. 1 Harvard, No. 2 Princeton, No. 3 Cornell and No. 4 Yale will make up this year’s field.
The tournament once again features some of the top teams in the country. Harvard is ranked No. 5 nationally in the latest NFHCA Coaches Poll, while Princeton is No. 8 and Yale is No. 20. Harvard and Princeton also enter the postseason after combining for a 27-5 overall record, while Yale reached the 12-win mark for the second consecutive season.
Friday, November 6
Semifinal #1: No. 1 Harvard vs. No. 4 Yale – 11:30 a.m. (ESPN+)
Semifinal #2: No. 2 Princeton vs. No. 3 Cornell – 2:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, November 8
Championship Game: Winner of Semifinal #1 vs. Winner of Semifinal #2 – 12 p.m. (ESPN+)
NO. 1 HARVARD (15-1, 7-0 Ivy)
Harvard enters the postseason as the outright Ivy League champion after completing a perfect 7-0 conference campaign. The Crimson closed the regular season with 13 consecutive victories, including a 2-1 overtime win over Yale in the finale, and finished with a league-best 44 goals while allowing just 14.
Sage Piekarski leads the Crimson attack with 10 goals and 24 points, while Lara Beekhuis has added eight goals and 19 points. In the cage, Linde Burger owns a 0.78 goals-against average and a .750 save percentage in her appearances this season.
NO. 2 PRINCETON (12-4, 6-1 Ivy)
Princeton, the defending Ivy League Tournament champion, closed the regular season with eight consecutive victories to finish 12-4 overall and 6-1 in Ivy League play. The Tigers capped the regular season with a 3-1 win over Columbia and have once again been one of the league’s strongest defensive teams.
Pru Lindsey leads Princeton with 10 goals and 24 points, while Anna Faulstich has recorded four goals and a team-high six assists. Saylor Milone has added five goals and three assists, while Ottilie Sykes has five goals and two assists.
The Tigers captured their first Ivy League Tournament title a season ago before advancing to the NCAA championship game.
NO. 3 CORNELL (7-9, 4-3 Ivy)
Cornell returns to the Ivy League Tournament as the No. 3 seed after closing the regular season with a 3-2 win at Penn to finish 4-3 in Ivy League play. The Big Red scored 36 goals this season and finished with 42 assists.
Uma Käding leads Cornell with 10 goals and 23 points, while Rease Coleman has recorded a team-high 15 assists to go along with 17 points. Julia Ramsey has added eight assists, while Stella Thibeault and Rebecca Block have each scored five goals.
Cornell also owns a key 3-2 road victory over Yale earlier this season and will meet No. 2 Princeton in Friday’s second semifinal at 2:30 p.m.
NO. 4 YALE (12-3, 4-3 Ivy)
Yale secured its second consecutive Ivy League Tournament berth after another strong regular season, finishing 12-3 overall and 4-3 in conference play. The Bulldogs scored 40 goals while allowing just 15, holding opponents to exactly one goal per game on average.
Chiara Picciafuoco leads Yale with 10 goals, eight assists and 28 points, while Emma Ramsey has added four goals and seven assists for 15 points. Yale enters the tournament ranked No. 20 nationally after closing the regular season with a narrow 2-1 overtime loss at Harvard.
Yale will face top-seeded Harvard in Friday’s opening semifinal at 11:30 a.m.
Princeton won the 2025 Ivy League Tournament with victories over Yale and Harvard before advancing to the NCAA championship game. Harvard and Yale also earned NCAA Tournament bids, marking the first time in league history that three Ivy League teams were selected to the national tournament.
The winner of the 2026 Ivy League Field Hockey Tournament will earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.