Ivy League

A worker removes the insignia of the Mid-American Conference from the bench chairs at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse after the 2020 Mac Tournament was cancelled. (Photo Credit: Ken Blaze | USA TODAY Sports)

Revisiting the 2019-20 season’s unceremonious end for mid-major programs

By Jacob Mox / March 12, 2025

How three mid-major programs navigated the season’s abrupt cancellation in March 2020

The Columbia women's basketball team smiles for a photo after clinching an outright regular-season championship. Many of the players and staff hold up three fingers, symbolizing their three straight shared or outright titles.

Tired of sharing, Columbia wins outright Ivy League title — and makes more history

By Jenn Hatfield / March 9, 2025

Once ‘the worst in the country,’ Columbia continues to reach unprecedented heights under head coach Megan Griffith

Photos of Ivy League players are featured in a thumbnail image alongside the podcast title "Ivy League update"

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Previewing Ivy Madness

By The Next / March 7, 2025

Penn and Brown race for final Ivy League tournament spot

Side-by-side photos of Brown guard Grace Arnolie and Gettysburg guard Alayna Arnolie dribbling the ball and attacking the rim. The photos are displayed so that Grace and Alayna are each dribbling away from the center of the image.

Together and apart, twins Alayna and Grace Arnolie have proven they’re forces to be reckoned with

By Jenn Hatfield / March 6, 2025

The Arnolies are producing similarly eye-popping stats at Gettysburg and Brown this season

Princeton players on the bench rise to their feet and several clap their hands in response to a play during a game against Harvard. Head coach Carla Berube walks down the sideline, looking over her shoulder at the action on the court.

‘This felt entirely complete’: How a young Princeton team has become elite again

By Jenn Hatfield / March 2, 2025

Princeton won’t be the No. 1 seed in the Ivy League Tournament, but the Tigers remain a postseason threat

Conference title check-ins: Final days of regular season

By Emily Adler / March 2, 2025

Assessing the regular season conference winners and tournament brackets across high- and mid-majors

Two action photos are displayed side-by-side. At left, Florida forward Dalila Eshe dribbles the ball with her left hand. At right, Columbia guard Megan Griffith drives the ball inside the arc with her left hand.

Which Ivy League head coach was the best player? 2025 edition

By Jenn Hatfield / February 22, 2025

There have been four coaching changes since we answered this question in 2022, so it’s time for a redo

Yale forward Mackenzie Egger rises to shoot a right-handed shot as one Penn defender walls up and another tries to block the shot from behind.

With a clear mind and a new shot, Yale’s Mackenzie Egger is the Ivy League’s breakout star

By Jenn Hatfield / February 21, 2025

Dalila Eshe: ‘She has found the easy button … where she’s just flowing and clicking’

Harvard players smile and cheer on the sidelines after a big play during a game against rival Columbia. One player puts her fist in the air, and another leans forward and claps.

‘You got to play fearless’: How Harvard became the first Ivy League team to solve Columbia this season

By Jenn Hatfield / February 17, 2025

It had a lot to do with mentality for the Crimson, who’d been ‘exposed’ in the teams’ first meeting

Harvard guard/forward Elena Rodriguez dribbles the ball with her left hand on the perimeter. She looks to her right and motions a teammate toward her with her right hand.

Elena Rodriguez’s journey from the Canary Islands to becoming Harvard’s ‘quarterback’

By Jenn Hatfield / January 30, 2025

Carrie Moore: ‘She’s at the core and the foundation of everything that we do’