Why do the Ivy League schools...

[Bisonfan1234]

...not allow their football teams into the D1-AA play-offs (clearly some of them are good enough) but will allow their basketball teams to go to the big dance (Princeton)??

[NDSU_grad]

It's actually quite simple. Their hypocrites. :) If you want a better answer go to anygivensaturday.org and ask. Ralph, one of the moderators over there posts on here from time to time and may have a better answer also.

[tony]

If they say they are skipping the DI-AA playoffs because they are worried about academics, they are either being hypocritical or ignorant. Basketball takes a lot more time away from academics - even without the postseason.

The Ivy League does a big chunk of change for going to the BB tourney as opposed to losing money in the DI-AA football playoffs. There is more to it than that, I'm sure. I'd love to see Ivy League schools in the FB playoffs.

[Bisonfan1234]

Perhaps it's as simple with the Ivy's not wanting to associate themselves as being D1-AA in football vs. being D1 in basketball.