Men's Basketball Hosts Historically Dominant Princeton, Penn

By Troy Boccelli and Stephen J. Gleason, Crimson Staff Writers February 3, 2017

PENN AT HARVARD

Donald J. Trump went to Penn.

Pick: Harvard.

BROWN AT CORNELL

This year the Brown Daily Herald celebrates its 125th Anniversary. Unbeknownst to most people, this year also marks the 31st anniversary of the last time the Bears won the conference title. I don’t mean to pry, but during that last dance Brown didn’t exactly do a great job of representing the Ivy League, dropping its tournament opener to Syracuse, 101-52. It is today the seventh-largest blowout in tournament history. Before the game, Brown head coach Mike Cingiser tried to make the best of the situation, saying, "If we can take away their fast break and their offensive rebounding, then we're as good a team as they are." I wasn’t alive to watch it, but I bet it was a great game.

To be honest, I’m not completely sure where I was going with that, but I don’t think the Bears will win on Friday.

Pick: Cornell

PRINCETON AT DARTMOUTH

For about forty minutes I tried to look up what the biggest blowout in Ivy League history was to no avail—I’m not saying this game will be it, but if I really had to pick a game this season that may or may not break that record, it would be this one.

On a side note, Princeton’s daily newspaper—aptly named the Princetonian—has a section called “Street.” I’m not sure what this means, but if someone can explain this to me personally, then maybe Dartmouth can win on Friday.

Actually, probably not.

Pick: Princeton

YALE AT CORNELL

Cornell is an institution known for many things. Actually not really, but they do have the top hotel administration program in the nation. I didn’t know that was a thing, but I can’t imagine there’s anything better to do in Ithaca to be quite honest.

A deep dive into one of the most credible sources on the topic—College Confidential—suggests quite simply that, “Not all majors are created equal. Some just aren’t as intellectual or rigorous as others.” I’d like to think this is also true for college basketball. Yale comes off a season in which it upset Baylor in its first tournament appearance since 1962. Cornell has a fake hotel.