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postseason tournament that determined the champion of the

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for the

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. It was the eighth edition of the tournament, and it was held March 15–16, 2025, at the Pizzitola Sports Center on the campus of

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. The top four finishers in the Ivy League regular season standings qualify for the tournament, which consists of three games. The tournament champions,

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, received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

The top four teams in the Ivy League regular-season standings will qualify for the tournament and will be seeded according to their records in conference play, resulting in a Shaughnessy playoff. If a tie for any of the top four positions exists, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: * Head-to-head record between teams involved in the tie. * Record against the top team(s) not involved in the tie in order of conference record, going down through the seedings until the tie is broken. * Average of the teams' ranking in the following computer systems: NCAA NET, Sagarin, KenPom, and ESPN Basketball Percentage Index.

Schedule

Bracket

References

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Seeds

Schedule

Bracket

See also

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