Ivy League men's basketball

The eight Ivy League schools compete annually in men's basketball. The following is a list of past conference champions and a list of notable players. At the conclusion of the regular season the team with the best league record is crowned league champion. If two or more teams are tied for first place at the end of the season the league title is shared. Prior to 2017, the league champion received the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. In the event of a shared title a playoff would be held to determine the league's automatic bid. Beginning in 2017 a tournament consisting of the top four teams in the standings is held to determine the recipient of the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the league championship is still based on regular season standings. The Ivy League was the last Division I conference without a tournament following the regular season.[1]

Ivy League Men's Basketball Champions
SportBasketball
Number of teams8
2023
League championsPrinceton & Yale
  Runners-upPennsylvania

Princeton and Yale were 2023 league co-champions. Yale was the first seed in the league tournament.[2]

Championships by season

Ivy League Champions

Source:[3]

SeasonChampionNotes
2022–23 Princeton and YalePrinceton won tournament
2021–22 PrincetonYale won the tournament
2020–21 noneIvy League Men's Basketball season was canceled due to COVID-19
2019–20 YaleIvy League Men's Basketball Tournament was canceled due to COVID-19
2018–19 Yale and HarvardYale won tournament
2017–18 Penn and HarvardPenn won tournament
2016–17 Princeton
2015–16 Yale
2014–15 Harvard and YaleHarvard won playoff game for league's automatic bid to NCAA tournament
2013–14 Harvard
2012–13 Harvard
2011–12 Harvard
2010–11 Harvard and PrincetonPrinceton won playoff game for league's automatic bid to NCAA tournament
2009–10 Cornell
2008–09 Cornell
2007–08 Cornell
2006–07 Pennsylvania
2005–06 Pennsylvania
2004–05 Pennsylvania
2003–04 Princeton
2002–03 Pennsylvania
2001–02 Pennsylvania, Yale, PrincetonPenn won playoff for league's automatic bid to NCAA tournament
2000–01 Princeton
1999–00 Pennsylvania
1998–99 Pennsylvania
1997–98 Princeton
1996–97 Princeton
1995–96 Princeton and PennsylvaniaPrinceton won playoff game for league's automatic bid to NCAA tournament
1994–95 Pennsylvania
1993–94 Pennsylvania
1992–93 Pennsylvania
1991–92 Princeton
1990-91 Princeton
1989-90 Princeton
1988-89 Princeton
1987-88 Cornell

Ivy League tournament champions

The Ivy League began a post-season tournament in 2017. The winner receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Year Champion Seed Score Runner-up Seed Most Valuable Player Site
2017 Princeton 1 71-59 Yale 3 — Palestra, University of Pennsylvania
2018 Pennsylvania 2 68-65 Harvard 1 — Palestra, University of Pennsylvania
2019 Yale 2 97-85 Harvard 1 — Payne Whitney Gymnasium, Yale University
2022 Yale 2 66-64 Princeton 1 — Lavietes Pavilion, Harvard University

NCAA Tournament Bids
Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship Record
26 Princeton 2023 2023 2023 1965 1965 14-29
24 Pennsylvania 2018 1994 1979 1979 1979 13-26
7 Dartmouth 1959 1958 1958 1958 1944 1944 10-7
6 Yale 2022 2016 1-5
5 Cornell 2010 2010 2010 2-6
5 Harvard 2015 2014 2-6
3 Columbia 1968 1968 1968 2-4
2 Brown 1986 0-2
Total: 76 43-85

Ivy League NBA players

These players attended one of the eight Ivy League institutions and had professional careers in the National Basketball Association.[4]

References
  1. "The Ivy League Adds Men's, Women's Basketball Tournaments Beginning in 2017 - Ivy League". Ivyleaguesports.com. 2016-03-10. Archived from the original on 2016-12-30. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  2. "Princeton, Yale Claim Ivy Title; Cornell Earns Final Berth into Ivy Madness".
  3. "Ivy League" (PDF). Ivyleaguesports.com. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  4. Plutnicki, Ken (2017-02-07). "For Lin, a Rare Harvard Career Path". The New York Times.
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