With the victory, Harvard was all but mathematically eliminated from the Ivy title race. Barring any major upsets, the winner of next week's Brown-Dartmouth showdown will end up sharing the title with Princeton. Any scenario with the Crimson still maintaining the share of the title involves Princeton losing to Penn and the Brown-Dartmouth winner losing to a lower-tier Ivy team.
The Crimson's losses this week will greatly damage its hopes for a first round bye in the NCAA Tournament, although a win on Tuesday at once-highly touted Hartford, who is coming off a win against Dartmouth, would greatly help its seeding.
"We just keep on playing," Wheaton said. "We've got a big battle ahead of us. I think you just saw the top teams in the region play each other."
Although the Crimson's second Ivy loss guarantees its worst Ivy record since 1993, Harvard can affirm itself with a solid finish against Hartford and Columbia and a strong run in the NCAA tournament.