Yale Men's Basketball Joins Elite Charge in Sweet 16!
This is Yale's third trip to the NIT. The Bulldogs earned their berth as the Ivy League regular season champions.
Yale Coach James Jones will lead his team into the NIT when the Bulldogs play host to UNC-Wilmington on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Icon Sportswire/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The Yale men's basketball team earned its third berth to the NIT on Sunday. The Bulldogs, who lost 88-84 to Penn in overtime of the Ivy League tournament championship earlier in the day on Sunday in Ithaca, N.
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(ESPN-plus). Yale (24-6), seeded third in its region, secured its berth to the 32-team field by winning the regular season championship for the Ivy League. The winner of Tuesday's game will advance to play the winner of Wednesday's game between second-seeded Dayton (23-11) and Bradley (21-12).
UNC-Wilmington (26-6) won the Coastal Athletic Association's regular season title. The Seahawks were upset by No. 9 seeded Campbell in the CAA quarterfinals.