Long and Winding Road: Five Ivy League Members Have All-Time Losing Marks

Baylor (30-8/coached by Scott Drew), Lehigh (27-8/Brett Reed) and Harvard (26-5/Tommy Amaker) set school single-season records for most victories in 2011-12 but they would need to post comparable records for an extended period to reach the breakeven plateau in their all-time marks. If their respective histories mean anything, Baylor (needs similar performance next five campaigns), Harvard (12) and Lehigh (17) are unlikely to achieve such a longstanding feat.

Harvard is among five Ivy League members saddled with all-time losing records. VMI posted a winning record last season (17-16) but has the worst mark among institutions at the NCAA Division I level for more than 60 years. NCAA playoff participants Saint Mary's (27-6), Iowa State (23-11) and Colorado State (20-12) are among over half of the following schools in the same subterranean category compiling winning marks last year but are still under water:

Losing Mark School First Season All-Time W-L Record Pct.
Virginia Military 1909 815-1397 .368
New Hampshire 1903 842-1355 .383
Brown 1901 951-1417 .402
Northwestern 1905 976-1402 .410
Lehigh 1902 983-1320 .427
The Citadel 1913 926-1216 .432
Air Force 1957 658-836 .440
Rice 1915 1034-1297 .444
Harvard 1901 1015-1253 .448
Loyola Marymount 1924 953-1157 .452
William & Mary 1906 1110-1307 .459
Drake 1907 1149-1350 .460
Texas Christian 1909 1109-1287 .463
Dartmouth 1901 1215-1392 .466
San Jose State 1910 1111-1264 .468
North Texas 1915 1067-1193 .472
Maine 1902 954-1052 .476
Delaware 1906 1082-1193 .476
Cornell 1899 1190-1308 .476
Portland 1923 1095-1202 .477
Colgate 1901 1175-1282 .478
Baylor 1907 1190-1288 .480
Mississippi 1909 1172-1220 .490
Yale 1896 1343-1396 .490
Kent State 1914 1101-1141 .491
Colorado State 1902 1132-1171 .492
St. Francis (NY) 1902 1125-1160 .492
Saint Mary's 1910 1151-1181 .494
Tulane 1906 1131-1160 .494
Furman 1909 1140-1162 .495
Iowa State 1908 1217-1239 .496
Clemson 1912 1198-1202 .499