Brown Football Projected to Finish Last in Ivy League

Brown Football Projected to Finish Last in Ivy League

Harvard has been selected as the preseason favorite in the 2025 Ivy League Football Preseason Poll. The poll was conducted among 16 media members who regularly cover Ivy League football.

Brown University is projected to finish last in the League.

Brown has not had a winning season in the conference since Barack Obama was President.

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Harvard, one of three teams to share last season’s title, received 114 points and garnered nine first-place votes. Dartmouth, which also claimed a share of the title the last two seasons, edged out Yale for second place with 105 points and four first-place votes. Yale followed closely with 103 points and three first-place selections.

Columbia, fresh off its first Ivy League title since 1961, was picked fourth with 72 points.

Rounding out the poll were Princeton (55), Penn (49), Cornell (42), and Brown (32).

Brown bet big on a new leadership for the athletic department five years ago, and the outcome has been a bust in terms of wins and losses.

Six Ivy League football games will air on ESPN's linear networks this season. All other Ivy League home games outside of the six-game package will stream on ESPN+, with select contests also available via regional sports networks.

The 2025 Ivy League football season kicks off Friday, Sept. 19.

 

2025 IVY LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL (First Place Votes)

1. Harvard – 118 (9)

2. Dartmouth – 105 (4)

3. Yale – 103 (3)

4. Columbia – 72

5. Princeton – 55

6. Penn – 49

7. Cornell – 42

8. Brown – 32