Word: berthed
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...actually made it this far in the playoffs. My dear traditionalists, the '69 Mets were also an expansion team (just as many other World Series participants and champions have been), and the wildcard format only meant that the Marlins had to win more games to earn their World Series berth than teams in the past...
Harvard, along with the rest of the Ivy League, are members of NCAA division 1-AA football, and as such, are entitled to compete with teams such as this year's opponents Lehigh and Bucknell for a berth in the 1-AA playoffs. The winner of the Patriot League, against whom Harvard is 1-1 this season, receives an automatic bid to the 16-team playoff...
These non-league contests are going to be important if the Crimson is to advance to the postseason. If the Crimson does not win the Ivy League-and therefore does not receive the automatic tournament berth-these games could be crucial for getting an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament...
...berth into the NCAA playoffs may hang in the balance of this critical game against Yale. Having dropped the season opener to Pennsylvania, a second-divisional loss would almost surely kill Harvard's chances at the divisional crown-and an automatic play-off spot...
...Crimson also has the added motivation of a chance to prove itself to the very same critics who denied it an NCAA tournament berth two years ago, despite its Ivy League championship, on account of the team's relatively weak schedule. Harvard's first round exit from the NCAA Tournament last year did nothing to repair its image as a paper tiger on the college soccer scene...