Princeton
-Picked first in the Ivy League preseason poll, getting 16 of 17 first-place votes
-Returning members of the team shot 48.3 percent last year, better than the team’s overall percentage (46.2) from last season
-Led by as many as 25 points in last year’s game against Buffalo
Buffalo
-Gone 36-9 at home against non-conference opponents since 2004
-Coming off consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time in school history
-The Bulls are 18-36 all-time against Ivy League schools
Western Michigan
-Welcome eight freshman, most on the roster since 2008-09
-Playing on an Ivy League campus for the first time in school history
Cornell
-Won six of its last seven season openers
-Gone 31-32 all-time against MAC opponents
-Gone 56-12 over its last 68 home games, including 39-10 over the last five seasons
-Allowed non-conference opponents to shoot just 26.8 percent from beyond the arc last year
Ohio
-First trip to the Sweet 16 since the tournament expanded to its current format
-Gone 6-5 all-time against opponents from the WCC, 2-1 versus Pilots
-Had its best record at home in the history of the program last year (16-1)
-Picked first in the Ivy League preseason poll, getting 16 of 17 first-place votes
-Returning members of the team shot 48.3 percent last year, better than the team’s overall percentage (46.2) from last season
-Led by as many as 25 points in last year’s game against Buffalo
Buffalo
-Gone 36-9 at home against non-conference opponents since 2004
-Coming off consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time in school history
-The Bulls are 18-36 all-time against Ivy League schools
Western Michigan
-Welcome eight freshman, most on the roster since 2008-09
-Playing on an Ivy League campus for the first time in school history
Cornell
-Won six of its last seven season openers
-Gone 31-32 all-time against MAC opponents
-Gone 56-12 over its last 68 home games, including 39-10 over the last five seasons
-Allowed non-conference opponents to shoot just 26.8 percent from beyond the arc last year
Ohio
-First trip to the Sweet 16 since the tournament expanded to its current format
-Gone 6-5 all-time against opponents from the WCC, 2-1 versus Pilots
-Had its best record at home in the history of the program last year (16-1)