Princeton University's women's basketball team and Yale University's men's basketball team, both the regular season champions, became the automatic qualifiers to the NCAA tournaments as a result of the decision. The decision resulted in immediate backlash from some players in the league, who created a petition on Change.org called "Reinstate the Ivy League Tournament." And it's not just Ivy League players who are complaining. Those who wrote the Ivy League Tournament petition said they would be open to competing without a crowd. However, we are ready and willing to invest the time and energy to ensure that we can compete in the Ivy League tournament."

Source: CNN March 11, 2020 02:48 UTC