Princeton earned its first home win against a ranked opponent since the 1976 – 77 team 's January 3 , 1977 , victory over Notre Dame by defeating Harvard ( No. 21 Coaches/25 AP ) on February 11 , 2012 . The win was also its first against a ranked opponent on any court since November 11 , 1997 , which is when the 1997 – 98 team opened its season with a victory over a ranked Texas team at Meadowlands Arena ( now named Izod Center ) in East Rutherford , New Jersey . Princeton also defeated eventual 2012 ACC Men 's Basketball Tournament Champion Florida State five weeks after Harvard did as well as Big East Conference member and New Jersey rival . In addition , the team 's schedule included the ACC 's NC State . Its results against Harvard , Florida State and NC State give the team a 2 – 2 record against teams in the 2012 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament
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2011–12 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team