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...went 26-2 during the regular season and won a thriller in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against UNC Wilmington before falling against Duke. The team returned to the Tournament again the next year, falling to Vanderbilt in the first round. A year after missing out on postseason action altogether after posting a disappointing 9-17 record, the Colonials are off to a decent 3-2 start so far this season. In its last game however, it fared much like its namesake did against the British on Long Island in 1776, as George Washington was routed by Maryland...
...polls and six intricate computer rankings. Its mastermind, former Southeastern Conference commissioner Roy Kramer, had a simple mission when he unveiled the system in 1998: pinpoint a formula that would pit the nation's two top-ranked teams against each other in a winner-take-all contest. Since 1902, postseason bowl matchups had been based largely on historic rivalries and conference affiliations. Schools reaped financial windfalls, but the process failed to crown a definitive champion...
...Could you imagine either the Crimson or the Bulldogs, already having secured a spot in the postseason, resting its starters and mailing it in because more important competition lies ahead...
...Here’s why: after getting its first taste of the postseason since 2004 and its first Ivy title since 1999, Harvard will be primed for another run next fall, and will be led by a talented and experienced class of rising seniors...
...more years of the league’s last two Rookies of the Year should mean two more years for the Crimson atop the standings. Baskind leads a talented freshman class that will be one year older, and, after getting a glimpse at postseason play, a year wiser...