 The Bulldogs earned the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament by being the regular season conference champions, after it was announced on March 10, 2020 that the Ivy League Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 22–8 overall, 10–4 in Ivy League play, finishing as co-regular season champions, alongside Harvard.In the Ivy League Tournament, they defeated Princeton in the semifinals, before defeating Harvard in the championship game, earning the Ivy League's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.