CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University football was selected to finish fourth in the 2023 Ivy League Football Preseason Media Poll, the Ivy League conference office announced on Monday afternoon.
 
Harvard took fourth place in the poll with 84 total points and one first-place vote. Yale (122 points, 13 first-place votes) gained the top spot while Princeton (103 points, one first-place vote) and Penn (90 points) occupied the second and third positions. Columbia (62 points, one first-place vote), Dartmouth (54 points), Cornell (37 points), and Brown (24 points) rounded out the fifth through eighth spots in the rankings.
 
The Crimson brings 11 Phil Steele Preseason All-Ivy League selections into the upcoming campaign including Phil Steele Preseason Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year Thor Griffith. A senior defensive lineman, Griffith has earned preseason All-America accolades from four different organizations and has gained a spot on the Buck Buchanan Preseason Watch List as a candidate for the award given to the most outstanding defensive player in the FCS.
 
Harvard opens the 2023 campaign on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 1:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+), when it welcomes St. Thomas to Harvard Stadium.
 
Tickets for the upcoming football campaign are available now at GoCrimson.com or by calling 617-495-2211. 

2023 IVY LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL (First Place Votes)

1. Yale – 122 (13)
2. Princeton – 103 (1)
3. Penn – 90
4. Harvard – 84 (1)
5. Columbia – 62 (1)
6. Dartmouth – 54
7. Cornell – 37
8. Brown – 24