2026 Ivy Madness Basketball Tournament
2026 Ivy League Basketball Tournament
March 13-14
Cornell University
Newman Arena at Bartels Hall
Women's Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Game 2 | #2 Columbia vs. #3 Harvard | 7:30 PM
Women's Championship
Saturday, March 14 - 5:30 PM
Transportation: A fan bus will be departing campus the morning of Friday, March 13th and returning Saturday, March 14th. The bus will take fans to the Columbia game(s) and fan hotels while in Ithaca. Cost of the fan bus will be $55 for general fans and $25 for students. Space is limited, reserve your spot today! Click here to purchase a seat for the fan bus. Students must use their Columbia email.
Hotel: Columbia Athletics has a block of rooms reserved at the Hampton Inn Cortland located at 26 River Street, Cortland, NY 13045. There are 20 single rooms available priced at roughly $139 each. Check in will be at 3 PM. Click here to purchase a room at the Hampton Inn Cortland. Disclaimer: Due to multiple different NCAA events taking place in the area, hotel availability was extremely limited. This block only has 20 King rooms available to purchase. To purchase outside of this block at the Hampton Inn Cortland, please give them a call directly at (607) 662-0007.
Students: All students who take the fan bus will automatically receive tickets to each game Columbia participates in. If you do not take the bus, tickets will be assigned based on availability. If you are traveling on your own, you must click here to claim a student ticket.
General Fans: You can find more information regarding the Tournament and purchase tickets by clicking here.
For questions, contact the Athletics Ticket Office at 888-LIONS-11 or via email, lionstickets@columbia.edu
