NCAA Tournament March Madness

#74 Yale

Bubble Watch | Bracketology

Chat with the Bracketologist | How does this work?


Projected seed: 11 (automatic qualifier)

Yale's résumé illustrates a mixed bag of outcomes that influence their tournament projection. Key wins over teams like Akron and a solid finish in conference play bolstered their standing, but losses to Fairleigh Dickinson and Texas A&M highlight vulnerabilities, especially against higher-tier opponents. Their defense has shown weaknesses, particularly in games against more potent offenses, such as Purdue, where they struggled to contain scoring. A strong finish in the Ivy League and leveraging opportunities against teams like Princeton and Cornell in the conference tournament could help them secure an automatic bid. Overall, they have potential, but consistency will be crucial in determining their fate in the NCAA tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Quinnipiac212W88-62
11/8@IL Chicago163L91-79
11/11@Purdue17L92-84
11/16@Minnesota88L59-56
11/20@Stony Brook331W86-64
11/23(N)Fairfield335W91-66
11/24(N)Delaware232L100-94
12/2@Rhode Island157L84-78
12/7Vermont247W65-50
12/20(N)Akron100W74-58
12/21@UTEP151L75-74
1/1Howard313W93-65
1/11Brown218W79-58
1/18@Columbia285W92-88
1/20Dartmouth209W83-67
1/25Harvard256W84-55
1/31@Princeton185W77-70
2/1@Penn299W90-61
2/8@Cornell129W103-88
2/14Penn299W72-71
2/15Princeton185W84-57
2/21Cornell129W92-88
2/22Columbia285W90-64
2/28@Dartmouth209W72-67
3/1@Harvard256L74-69
3/8@Brown218W70-61
3/15(N)Princeton185W59-57
3/16(N)Cornell129W90-84
3/20(N)Texas A&M23L80-71