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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Harvard · #135 · Ivy · 0–0Columbia · #202 · Ivy · 0–0Fri, Mar 5 · 6:00 PM ETLevien Gymnasium · New York, NY
Model line
Columbia −2.1
Win probability
Columbia 59%
Projected tempo
69.2
possessions
Site
Columbia home
41%Win probability59%

The model makes Columbia a 2.1-point favorite, winning about 59 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Harvard offense vs Columbia defense

Harvard OStatColumbia D
63.9#357Tempo#23767.1
53.2#93eFG%#16751.2
17.4#227TOV%#28815.0
26.8#303ORB%#4327.2
25.7#359FT rate#14033.5
7.4#24Block%#2608.0
56.1#87Assist%#31457.9
54.0#852P%#11050.3
34.7#1373P%#25635.2
80.8#1FT%—
40.2#1663PA rate#28536.0

Columbia offense vs Harvard defense

Columbia OStatHarvard D
67.1#237Tempo#35763.9
53.5#85eFG%#12150.4
19.3#331TOV%#13817.1
36.1#23ORB%#7328.2
28.6#336FT rate#1726.6
9.9#228Block%#9610.8
54.3#131Assist%#16351.7
53.2#1192P%#15951.4
35.9#623P%#9232.6
70.1#268FT%—
37.5#2213PA rate#21138.7

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Harvard

Sat, Mar 14NPenn123L 60–62
Fri, Mar 6HColumbia202W 81–71
Sat, Feb 28APenn123L 61–64
Fri, Feb 27APrinceton155W 58–56
Sat, Feb 21ACornell196W 73–54

Columbia

Fri, Mar 6AHarvard135L 71–81
Sat, Feb 28HYale145L 54–60
Fri, Feb 27HBrown229W 80–62
Sat, Feb 21HDartmouth304L 63–64
Sat, Feb 14APrinceton155W 75–65