The Crimson finished the 2017 – 18 season 18 – 14 , 12 – 2 in Ivy League play to share the Ivy League regular season championship with Penn . As the No. 1 seed in the Ivy League Tournament , they defeated Cornell in the semifinals before losing to Penn in the championship game . As a regular season league champion , and No. 1 seed in their league tournament , who failed to win their league tournament , they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament , where they lost in the First Round to Marquette
Ivy League Tournament
2018 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team