The Ivy League’s men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament representatives are set, with a record-high four of them thanks to #3bidivy achieved on the women’s side:
MEN’S
No. 13 Yale (22-7, 13-1 Ivy) will play No. 4 Texas A&M (22-10, 11-7 SEC) Thursday at 7:25 p.m. ET in Denver on TBS, with Brad Nessler, Brendan Haywood and Dana Jacobson on the call. The winner will face the victor of No. 12 UC San Diego (30-4) vs. No. 5 Michigan (24-9), which is led by Yale transfer Danny Wolf. Yale also was a No. 13 seed facing a SEC opponent in the Round of 64 when it upset No. 4 Auburn last season.
WOMEN’S
Fresh off winning the Ivy League Tournament championship, No. 10 Harvard (24-4, 11-3) will play No. 7 Michigan State (21-9, 11-7 Big Ten) in Raleigh, N.C. Saturday at 4:30 p.m. on ESPNEWS. The victor will face the winner of No. 2 North Carolina State (26-6, 16-2 ACC) vs. No. 15 Vermont (21-12, 13-3 America East).
After falling to Harvard in the Ivy League Tournament championship as the conference’s regular season, Columbia (23-6, 13-1) will play Washington (19-13, 9-9 Big Ten) Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 for the right to play No. 6 West Virginia (24-7, 13-5 Big 12) as a No. 11 seed in Chapel Hill, N.C. Saturday at a time to be determined. West Virginia last year defeated Princeton in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64 in Iowa City, Iowa, with the former as a No. 8 seed and the latter as a No. 9 seed. The winner will face the victor of No. 3 North Carolina (27-7, 13-5 ACC), led by former Princeton coach Courtney Banghart, versus No. 14 Oregon State (19-15, 12-8 WCC).
After its defeat versus Harvard in the Ivy League Tournament semifinal, Princeton (21-7, 12-2) will play Iowa State (22-11, 12-6 Big 12) Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU for the right to play No. 6 Michigan as a No. 11 seed in South Bend, Ind. The victor will face the winner of No. 3 Notre Dame (26-5, 16-2 ACC) versus No. 14 Stephen F. Austin (29-5, 16-4 Southland).
The three NCAA Tournament bids secured on the women’s side are the most the Ivy League ever has been awarded, women or men. The Ivy League was one of only five conferences with three teams in the NET top 50, along with the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC. The Ivy League notched nine wins against the ACC, Big East and Big Ten.