Yale, Ivy League and other March Madness upset seekers face uncertain future amid college upheaval

Yale head coach James Jones celebrates while helping to cut down the net after defeating Cornell in an Ivy League tournament championship NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Providence, R.I.

Yale head coach James Jones celebrates while helping to cut down the net after defeating Cornell in an Ivy League tournament championship NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)


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DENVER — Nobody does the underdog thing at March Madness better than the Ivy League. These days, that means nobody does it better than Yale. As the 13th-seeded Bulldogs get ready to try to pull a big upset for the second straight year, the school's athletic director, Vicky Chun, wonders if all the money pouring into college sports could throw what many view as the real magic of the NCAA Tournament — when little guys knock off big guys — into limbo. Yale's next challenge is against No. 4 Texas A&M in a first-round East Region game.

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