| Ivy League Men's Basketball Champions | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| 2023 | |
| League champions | Princeton & Yale |
| Runners-up | Pennsylvania |
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]
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]
| Season | Champion | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | Princeton and Yale | Princeton won tournament |
| 2021–22 | Princeton | Yale won the tournament |
| 2020–21 | none | Ivy League Men's Basketball season was canceled due to COVID-19 |
| 2019–20 | Yale | Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 |
| 2018–19 | Yale and Harvard | Yale won tournament |
| 2017–18 | Penn and Harvard | Penn won tournament |
| 2016–17 | Princeton | |
| 2015–16 | Yale | |
| 2014–15 | Harvard and Yale | Harvard won playoff game for league's automatic bid to NCAA tournament |
| 2013–14 | Harvard | |
| 2012–13 | Harvard | |
| 2011–12 | Harvard | |
| 2010–11 | Harvard and Princeton | Princeton 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, Princeton | Penn 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 Pennsylvania | Princeton 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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Princeton, Yale Claim Ivy Title; Cornell Earns Final Berth into Ivy Madness".
- ↑ "Ivy League" (PDF). Ivyleaguesports.com. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- ↑ Plutnicki, Ken (2017-02-07). "For Lin, a Rare Harvard Career Path". The New York Times.
