Harvard has learned its opponent for its first NCAA tournament game in 66 years, but that news might not even be the biggest of the day for Tommy Amaker and his staff.

The Harvard men’s hockey team set the NCAA record for ties this season, but this weekend, there will be no draws allowed.

Thanks to Penn's loss, the Harvard men’s basketball earned a spot in the NCAA tournament for the first time in 66 years.

The story of how the Harvard men's basketball team reached Tuesday's milestone involves far more than just a 19-man roster that went 26-4 during its regular season.

After falling just short of its first NCAA tournament appearance in six years last season, the No. 15 Harvard men’s lacrosse team went out and reloaded.

If Harvard loses the Ivy title, the Red Sox 2011 season will no longer be Boston’s biggest sports disaster of the year. Because, as Ricky Bobby would say, “if you’re not first, you’re last.”

The Crimson offense scored six fourth-quarter goals and its defense allowed just nine shots all game as Harvard cruised to an 11-4 win over Vermont.

The Harvard men's basketball fell to Penn at Lavietes Pavilion on Saturday.

With the victory, Harvard avenged its loss earlier in the season to the Tigers and kept itself in control of its own destiny in the Ivy League race.

There are just two weeks left in the Ivy basketball season.