When all was said and done, Navy's overall body of work was good enough to impress the NCAA Division I selection committee.
Navy was among the first at-large entries revealed during the selection show that was broadcast by ESPNU. The Midshipmen might have been sweating a bit because two other bubble teams – Albany and Johns Hopkins – had already gotten in.
Navy (10-4) will play at fourth-seeded Yale (13-2), the Ivy League champion, on Sunday evening (5:15) at Reese Stadium in New Haven, Connecticut. The Midshipmen earned one of eight at-large berths despite several unfavorable results in conference tournaments that appeared to hurt their chances.