"One of the things I tell my players is never to handicap the season, but we have our work cut out for us," Sullivan said. "A lot of things can happen in this very even league, but it's clear that we cannot make too many mistakes from here on out."
A heartbreaking 85-83 overtime loss to Yale and a troubling 65-55 defeat at Columbia have positioned Harvard in a position where the team may not be able to control its own destiny even if the Crimson can sweep Penn and Princeton on the road in two weeks. Nevertheless, Harvard gave its two sellout crowds heartfelt performances, proving that the Crimson has the potential not only to compete with but to outplay the league's best. The second half of the season could be wild and crazy, as Harvard looks to earn a birth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1946.