I do say, Howard, I think I spot a silver lining on that dumpster fire.

Pick: Cornell

YALE AT DARTMOUTH

In one of the weekend’s more surprising turns, the Big Green swept the Gentleman’s C’s in dominating fashion. As unlikely as it seemed two weeks ago, Dartmouth has a chance to finish third in the Ivy League standings. However, even if Yale loses Friday, it has something to play for against Dartmouth this year. Sears, Duren, and co. curb-stomped the Big Green to the tune of a 15-point lead in New Haven, and look for a similar result here.

Pick: Yale

BROWN AT HARVARD

Last year, Harvard came off a victory over Yale and played lethargic the next night, pulling out an overtime victory in Providence by the skin of its teeth. History ran it back this year, as Harvard once again needed overtime to get a February victory at Brown. In this game, held on Senior Night, Harvard will need to win regardless to take home the title.

The Harvard seniors are looking for their fourth consecutive outright League championship, a virtually unprecedented achievement. Making the NCAA Tournament four years in a row is hard for even the most successful programs; since Harvard made the Dance for the first time three years ago, Kentucky, Indiana, and Georgetown—each college basketball royalty—have each missed it once.

Possibly the most impressive statistic about this group is that with two games to go, they’ve outscored their average Ivy League opponent by 10 points a game. That is nearly twice as good as the next closest squad—Princeton at 5.86 points a game.

When the horn sounds Saturday, these seniors will walk off the court and right into history.

Pick: Harvard

—Staff writer David Freed can be reached at david.freed@thecrimson.com.