Every BC fan’s worst nightmare came true Wednesday night when the Eagles lost to Harvard at home for the second straight season, this time by a 74-67 score. Jeremy Lin, the guy responsible for the shot of the year, once again was a thorn in BC’s side, scoring 25 on the night (to go with the 27 he hung on the Eagles last season).
Harvard Beats Boston College For Second Straight Season: Two Ivy Bids A Possibility?
↵But I’m not here to talk about the Eagles. The boys over at BC Interruption do a fine enough job on that front. I’m here to bring up the crazy notion that maybe, just maybe the Ivy League could put two teams into this year’s field of 65.
↵Last season, the Crimson’s win came when they were 7-6, and smack in the middle of a campaign that ended up 14-14, with a losing mark in the Ivy. This season, the Crimson are 7-2, with the two setbacks coming in a close game at UConn Sunday, and a three-point defeat at the hands of a much-improved Army squad back on Nov. 23. They have to be considered a threat to claim the Ivy regular season crown, and the Dance ticket that goes with it.
↵As for preseason favorite Cornell, all they’ve done so far this season is match the Crimson’s 7-2 record, with wins over the SEC (at Alabama), Atlantic 10 (at Massachusetts, at home to St. Joseph’s), and CAA (at Drexel).
↵It should indeed be an interesting season in the Ancient Eight, a league that has never had two teams make the Tournament in the same season.
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