Can Harvard Get an At-Large Bid?
Suppose Tommy's Crimson team places second in the Ivy League, by going 3-1 to finish 12-2, losing to Yale, who wins the championship with a 13-1 record? Does Harvard get an at-large bid? If so, is this the first at-large bid for the Ivies?
Here is Harvard's projected resume: 25-5/12-2. Currently #37 in KenPom and #52 in the RPI (as replicated by ESPN).
Remaining schedule: Cornell, Columbia, @ Yale, @ Brown. Cornell is the doormat of the Ivies. Brown is third, and Columbia is fourth in the Ivy League.
I say, "Yes, Harvard would get an at-large bid."
Would this be the first bid for the Ivies? I think so. I checked the NCAA records vs. Ivy League championship records of Penn and Princeton, historically the two most dominant Ivy League teams. Neither had an at-large bid in the multiple bid era (post-1974).
Sage Grouse
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