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Harvard MBB Head to Postseason
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Courtesy: Harvard Athletic Communications
CollegeInsider.com Tournament Website
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Harvard men's basketball team has accepted an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com
Tournament (CIT), marking the Crimson's first postseason tournament appearance
since the 1945-46 NCAA season. The Crimson will travel to Appalachian State
for a Wednesday night game in Boone, N.C.
Harvard finished the regular season at 21-7 overall and 10-4 in the Ivy League,
setting numerous program records including wins (21), non-conference wins (11),
home wins (11) and road/neutral wins (10).
Appalachian State finished 22-12 overall on the season and 13-5 and first place
in the Southern Conference's Northern division. The Mountaineers lost
to Wofford, 56-51, in the championship game of their conference tournament
Both programs will be searching for their first postseason victory. Tickets
are on sale at the ASU Athletic ticket office at 828-262-2079 and on GoASU.com.
The CIT is in its second year of existence. Old Dominion won the inaugural tournament,
defeating Bradley 68-62 last season. A total of 16 teams are scheduled to compete
in the tournament with the first three rounds being conducted on campus sites.
Following the first round games on March 16-18, the quarterfinals are set for
March 22. The semifinals are March 24-25 and the final is on March 30. The format
for all rounds is single-elimination and all games will be on campus sites.
The championship of the tournament is scheduled to be played at the highest
remaining seed.
2010 CIT Pairings (unofficial):
1. Missouri State vs. Middle Tennessee State
2. Creighton vs. South Dakota
3. Northern Colorado vs. Portland
4. George Mason vs. Fairfield
5. Appalachian State vs. Harvard
6. Louisiana Tech vs. Southern Mississippi
7. Marshall vs. Western Carolina
8. Loyola Marymount vs. Pacific
