32 of 32. Done. The Ivy League Tournament didn’t used to be a thing, and many still ask “should it be one?” The smallest bracket, the last to start, the tournament of nerds.
When is the Ivy League Tournament?
This weekend. Just the 11th and 12th.
Where is the Tournament played?
Princeton University will host the entire tournament at their home gym, Jadwin Gymnasium
How to watch
ESPNU for the semifinals with the championship on ESPN2 Sunday afternoon.
Who won the regular season title?
Yale and Princeton tied with 10-4 records, Yale will have the top seed by virtue of sweeping Princeton 2-0 this year.
Defending Champ
Yale won last years title on the Harvard Campus.
Who will participate
Yale, Cornell, Princeton and Penn.
How Many teams will the Ivy League send to the Big Dance?
Only one.
Ivy League Tournament Bracket
Adorable.
Ivy League Tournament Odds
Ivy League Tournament Preview
You could get weird and take Penn or Cornell here. You don’t need a ton of chaos in a small bracket like this to get one of them home. I crossed Cornell off pretty quickly based on their defense and Penn on their price. I think you could definitely get a bigger payout with a moneyline rollover with the Quakers.
That leaves the favorites. I think the value is in Princeton, but my dumb brain would rather have the winner. You can point to the earlier matchup between the top seeds where Princeton lead by nearly 20 in the second half and loss as a positive for the Tigers but, I choose to view it as a negative. Yale sleepwalked through three quarters of a game and turned it on like the Kansas City Chiefs with a scoreboard deficit to complete the season sweep.
Ivy League Tournament Prediction
Best offense, best defense, best track record in tournament play.
My Bet: Yale +105
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