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 tied for first place the league title is shared. Prior to 2017 a playoff would be held to determine the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. 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 will still be 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
Regular Season
League championsYale & Harvard

The 2019 co-champions were Yale and Harvard.

Championships by season

Ivy League Champions[2]
SeasonChampionNotes
2019–20 YaleIvy League Men's Basketball Tournament was canceled due to COVID-19
2018–19 Yale and Harvard
2017–18 Penn and Harvard
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 N/A Palestra, University of Pennsylvania
2018 Pennsylvania 2 68-65 Harvard 1 N/A Palestra, University of Pennsylvania
2019 Yale 2 97-85 Harvard 1 N/A Payne Whitney Gymnasium

NCAA Tournament Bids
Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship Record
25 Princeton 2017 1998 1967 1965 1965 13-29
24 Pennsylvania 2018 1994 1979 1979 1979 13-26
7 Dartmouth 1959 1958 1958 1958 1944 1944 10-7
5 Cornell 2010 2010 2010 2-6
5 Harvard 2015 2014 2-6
5 Yale 2019 2016 1-5
3 Columbia 1968 1968 1968 2-4
2 Brown 1986 0-2
Total: 76 43-85

Notable NBA Players

These players attended one of the eight Ivy League institutions and had notable professional careers in the National Basketball Association.[3]

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. "Ivy League" (PDF). Ivyleaguesports.com. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  3. Plutnicki, Ken (2017-02-07). "For Lin, a Rare Harvard Career Path". The New York Times.
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