Ivy League schools who have advanced to the final 16 of the NCAA tournament since the tournament expanded to more than 16 teams in 1953:
Dartmouth (1956) – beat West Virginia in first round (1R); lost to Canisius in regional semifinal (RSF).
Dartmouth (1958) – beat Connecticut in 1R; beat Manhattan in RSF; lost to Temple in RF.
Princeton (1961) – beat George Washington in 1R; lost to Saint Joseph’s in RSF.
Princeton (1964) – beat VMI in 1R; lost to Connecticut in RSF.
Princeton (1965) – beat Penn State in 1R; beat N.C. State in RSF; beat Providence in RF; lost to Michigan in national SF; beat Wichita State for national third place.
Princeton (1967) – beat West Virginia in 1R; lost to North Carolina in RSF.
Columbia (1968) – beat La Salle in 1R; lost to Davidson in RSF.
Pennsylvania (1971) – beat Duquesne in 1R; beat South Carolina in RSF; lost to Villanova in RF.
Pennsylvania (1972) – beat Providence in 1R; beat Villanova in RSF; lost to North Carolina in RF.
Pennsylvania (1973) – beat St. John’s in 1R; lost to Providence in RSF.
Duke in RSF.
Pennsylvania (1979) – beat Iona in 1R; beat North Carolina in 2R; beat Syracuse in RSF; beat St. John’s in RF; lost to Michigan State in national SF; lost to DePaul in national third place.
Cornell (2010) – beat Temple in 1R; beat Wisconsin in 2R; vs. Kentucky in RSF, Thursday.
Penn (1953), Cornell (1954) and Princeton (1955) all played, and lost, their first game in the final 16.