Princeton Men's, Women's Basketball Teams Compete In Inaugural Ivy League Tournaments This Weekend

PRINCETON, NJ — If this happened last year, the Princeton University men’s basketball team would already be in the NCAA Tournament, and the women’s team’s season would be over. Instead, the men have two more hurdles to clear, and the women still have a shot.

The inaugural Ivy League men’s and women’s basketball tournaments take place this weekend in Philadelphia.

The Princeton men (20-6 overall, 14-0 in conference play) are the No. 1 seed and play Penn (13-14, 6-8) in the semifinals at the historic Palestra in Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m. No. 2 Harvard (18-9, 10-4) faces No. 3 Yale (17-10, 9-5) in the second semifinal at 4:30 p.m.

The winners meet in the championship game at the Palestra, at noon on Sunday.

The Princeton women (15-12, 9-5) are the No. 2 seed and play No. 3 Harvard (20-7, 8-6) in the semifinals, also at the Palestra at 6:30 p.m. Saturday night. Penn (20-7, 13-1) are the No. 1 seed and faces No. 4 Brown (16-11, 7-7) in the first semifinal, 11:30 a.m.

The winners meet in the championship game at the Palestra at 4 p.m. on Sunday.

The winners of each tournament will advance to the NCAA Tournament. The Ivy League historically has only received one bid to the tournament, meaning that if Princeton fails to win the conference tournament, it likely won’t compete in the NCAA Tournament. NCAA Tournament selections will be announced at 6 p.m. Sunday evening, on CBS.

Tickets are on sale now.

Single session tickets are Saturday (all four games) and Sunday (both tournament championships). Prices for single-session tickets range from $40-$75 for Saturday and $30-$75 for Sunday.

Ticket books are available. The tournament book includes tickets to all six games across the two-day event. Prices range from $60-$120.

Single-game tickets are not available for the tournament.

To buy tickets, click here.

The men’s semifinal games can also be seen on ESPNU, and the championship game will air on ESPN2.
The women’s semifinal games can be seen online at ESPN3, and the championship game will air on ESPN3.

For the Ivy League’s gameday policies, visit ivymadness.com.

The Ivy League is the last Division I college basketball conference to institute a conference tournament. The four-team format was approved last year in an effort to enhance the overall experience of the league’s basketball players and shorten the regular season to accommodate the strict time demands of each university’s student athletes, according to espn.com.