MIT—Now Inferior in Another Way

All those admitted students who applied to MIT because it was tied with Harvard for the most varsity sports of any university are going to be sorely disappointed.

Citing economic woes (this is getting kind of old...), our Cambridge neighbors announced they would be dropping some varsity sports, according to the MIT Tech, leaving Harvard in the lead for the (prestigious? sure, why not?) most varisty sports crown. Devastating news for the MIT Engineers. But at least the athletes have some warning, right?

So much for that. In case you were wondering, Harvard and MIT have been tied at 41 varsity sports, though Harvard's are all Division I, while MIT's are not. For the insatiably curious among you, we've got Harvard's full list, after the jump.

1. Men's Baseball
2. Men's Basketball
3. Men's Heavyweight Crew
4. Men's Lightweight Crew
5. Men's Cross Country
6. Men's Fencing
7. Men's Football
8. Men's Golf
9. Men's Ice Hockey
10. Men's Lacrosse
11. Men's Sailing
12. Men's Skiing
13. Men's Soccer
14. Men's Squash
15. Men's Swimming and Diving
16. Men's Tennis
17. Men's Track and Field
18. Men's Volleyball
19. Men's Water Polo
20. Men's Wrestling
21. Cross Country
22. Track and Field
23. Women's Basketball
24. Women's Heavyweight Crew
25. Women's Lightweight Crew
26. Women's Cross Country
27. Women's Fencing
28. Women's Field Hockey
29. Women's Golf
30. Women's Ice Hockey
31. Women's Lacrosse
32. Women's Sailing
33. Women's Skiing
34. Women's Soccer
35. Women's Softball
36. Women's Squash
37. Women's Swimming and Diving
38. Women's Tennis
39. Women's Track and Field
40. Women's Volleyball
41. Women's Water Polo

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