Penn–Princeton basketball rivalry

Penn–Princeton basketball rivalry


Teams	Penn Quakers Princeton Tigers
Originated	1903
Series	Penn leads, 124–107
Most Recent Winner	Princeton
Last	March 10, 2015
Next	TBA
Streak	2
Trophy	None

Penn (124)	Princeton (105)
Ties
Did Not Play

The Penn–Princeton basketball rivalry is an American college basketball rivalry between the Penn Quakers men's basketball team of the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton Tigers men's basketball team of Princeton University. Having been contested every year since 1903, it is the third oldest consecutively played rivalry in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I history.^[1] Unlike many notable college basketball rivalries, such as Carolina–Duke, which involves teams that often both get invited to the same NCAA tournaments, Notre Dame–UCLA, which involves geographically remote teams, Illinois–Missouri, which involves non-conference rivals, or Alabama–Auburn, which takes a back seat to the football rivalry, this is a rivalry of geographically close, conference rivals, who compete for a single NCAA invitation and consider the basketball rivalry more important than other sports rivalries between the schools. A head-to-head contest has been the final regularly scheduled game of the Princeton season every year since 1995.^[2]^[3] Between 1963 and 2007, Princeton or Penn won or shared the Ivy League conference championship every season except 1986 and 1988.^[4] The other seasons in which neither team won or shared the Ivy League title are 1957, 1958, 1962, 2008–10, and 2012.^[4] The two programs dominate Ivy basketball in almost every way. Entering the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 11 of the 12 active Division I basketball head coaches who are Ivy basketball alumni are from these two programs: Penn – Jerome Allen (Penn), Matt Langel (Colgate), Fran McCaffery (Iowa) and Andrew Toole (Robert Morris); Princeton – Mitch Henderson (Princeton), Sydney Johnson (Fairfield), Chris Mooney (Richmond), Craig Robinson (Oregon State), Joe Scott (Denver), John Thompson III (Georgetown) and Mike Brennan (American).^[5]

Princeton had won 26 conference championships to Penn's 25. Princeton has been undefeated in conference 5 times: 1968–69, 1975–76, 1990–91, 1996–97 & 1997–98. Penn has been undefeated in conference 7 times: 1969–70, 1970–71, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1999–2000 & 2002–03.^[4] Four one-loss Penn teams suffered their only conference loss to Princeton: 1971–72, 1974–75, 1980–81 & 1998–99.^[2]^[4] The following one-loss Princeton teams suffered their only conference loss to Penn 1976–77, 1980–81 and 2003–04.^[2]^[4] Note that in the 1980–81 season both teams had one loss, and Princeton won a one-game playoff for the NCAA invitation. Also, in 1996 when both teams had two losses, the 1995–96 Tigers suffered their only conference losses to the 1995–96 Quakers, and Princeton won a one-game playoff for the automatic NCAA invitation.^[2]^[4]

Princeton has a 24–23 edge in earning the Ivy League conference's bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Both teams have advanced to the NCAA Tournament final four once: 1964–65 Tigers and 1978–79 Quakers. Additionally, the 1974–75 Tigers won the 1975 National Invitation Tournament championship.

Recent games

The 2010–11 Tigers needed a victory over the 2010–11 Quakers in the season-ending rivalry game to tie the 2010–11 Harvard Crimson for the regular season co-championship and necessitate a one-game playoff for the conference's automatic NCAA tournament invitation. Princeton did win.^[6]^[7]

The 2011–12 Quakers needed a victory over the 2011–12 Tigers in the season-ending rivalry game to tie the 2011–12 Crimson for the regular season co-championship and necessitate a one-game playoff for the conference's automatic NCAA tournament invitation. The team lost to Princeton.^[8]^[9]

Series facts

Statistic	Penn	Princeton
Head-to-head
Games played^[10]	229
Wins^[10]	124	105
Home wins^[10]	68	59
Road wins^[10]	53	43
Neutral site wins^[10]	3	3
Playoff wins^[11]	1	2
Consecutive wins	?	?
Total points scored in the series	?	?
Most points scored in a game by one team in a win	?	?
Most points scored in a game by both teams	?
Most points scored in a game by one team in a loss	?	?
Fewest points scored in a game by both teams	?
Fewest points scored in a game by one team in a win	?	?
Largest margin of victory	?	?
Smallest margin of victory	?	?
Championships and Tournaments
NCAA Tournament Bids^[12]	23	24
NCAA Tournament Regional Championships	1	1
National Invitation Tournament Bids	1	7
Post season appearances^[13]	25	32
Ivy League Championships^[14]	25	26
Outright Ivy League Championships^[14]	21	18
Undefeated Ivy League Championships^[14]	7	5
Gave foe only Ivy League loss(es)	4	4
EIBL Championships	14	6
Other
All-Time Weeks in the AP Poll^[15]	78	41

Notes

↑ "2011-12 Ivy League MEN’S BASKETBALL" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. 2012-03-12. p. 10. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". Princeton University. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
↑ "Princeton, Penn Meet Tuesday with Quakers Aiming for Title Share". Princeton University. 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "2010-11 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Ivy League. pp. 46–60. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
↑ "2013-14 Ivy League MEN’S BASKETBALL: Week 2 November 11, 2013" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. 2013-11-11. p. 5. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
↑ Friedman, Dick (2011-03-11). "Harvard, Princeton meet in a winner-take-all game for Ivy title". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
↑ "Princeton Forces a Playoff for the Ivy’s N.C.A.A. Bid". The New York Times. 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
↑ "Men's Hoops Denies Penn Title Share, Finishes Perfect at Home in Ivy". Princeton University. 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ "Princeton defeats Pennsylvania; Harvard clinches first Ivy League title". ESPN. 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 "Men's Basketball Record Book • Records vs. Division I Opponents". Princeton University. Mar 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
↑ "2010-11 Ivy League Men's Basketball Weekly release: Week 18 • March 9, 2011" (PDF). Ivy League. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
↑ "2010-11 Ivy League Men's Basketball: Postseason • March 14, 201" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. 2011-03-14. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
↑ "Men's Basketball Postseason Release 2". IvyLeagueSports.com. 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "2011-12 Ivy League Men's Basketball: Week 2 • November 14, 2011" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. 2011-11-14. p. 5. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
↑ "2011-12 Ivy League Men's Basketball: Week 2 • November 14, 2011" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. p. 4. Retrieved 2011-11-14.

External links

ESPNU special

Penn Quakers men's basketball

Venues	The Palestra (1927–present)

Rivalries	Drexel Princeton

Culture & lore	History "Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Penn Pep Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Princeton Tigers men's basketball

Venues	University Gymnasium (1900–1944) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (1944–1947) Dillon Gymnasium (1947–1969) Jadwin Gymnasium (1969–present)

Rivalries	Penn

Culture & lore	Princeton offense A Sense of Where You Are The Tiger "Princeton Cannon Song"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Ivy League rivalries

Conference	Cornell–Harvard (hockey) Cornell–Princeton (lacrosse) Harvard–Yale (football) Penn–Princeton (basketball)

Non-conference	New Hampshire–Dartmouth Cornell–Hobart Governor's Cup (Brown–Rhode Island) The Liberty Cup (Columbia–Fordham) Philadelphia Big 5 (Penn vs. La Salle, Saint Joseph's, Temple, and Villanova) Beanpot (Harvard–Boston College–Boston University–Northeastern)