The Ivy League men's basketball is the conference college basketball championship of the NCAA Division I Ivy League. The eight 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.
Princeton was the 2023-2024 league regular season champions, and Yale won in the 2023-2024 tournament,
Championships by season
Ivy League champions Season Champion/s Notes2025–26 Yale Penn won tournament2024-25YaleYale won tournament 2023–24 Princeton Yale won tournament 2022–23 Princeton and Yale Princeton won tournament 2021–22 Princeton Yale won the tournament 2020–21 Yale 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 tournament2000–01 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 tournament1994–95 Pennsylvania 1993–94 Pennsylvania 1992–93 Pennsylvania 1991–92 Princeton 1990-91Princeton1989-90Princeton1988-89Princeton1987-88Cornell
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. In 2020, the Ivy League canceled its tournament during the COVID-19 pandemic and awarded Yale an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the latter of which was later also cancelled. In 2021, the Ivy League did not play regular season matchups during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 and 2021 seasons thus are omitted.
YearChampionSeedScoreRunner-upSeedVenue2017Princeton171-59Yale3Myles Stephens, PrincetonPalestra, University of Pennsylvania2018Pennsylvania268-65Harvard1A.J. Brodeur, PennPalestra, University of Pennsylvania2019Yale297-85Harvard1Alex Copeland, YalePayne Whitney Gymnasium, Yale University2022Yale266-64Princeton1Azar Swain, YaleLavietes Pavilion, Harvard University2023Princeton274-65Yale1Tosan Evbuomwan, PrincetonJadwin Gymnasium, Princeton University2024Yale262-61Brown4Danny Wolf, YaleLevien Gymnasium, Columbia University 2025 Yale 1 90-84 Cornell 2 John Poulakidas, Yale Pizzitola Sports Center, Brown University
NCAA tournament bids Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Lastfinal Record26Princeton2023202320231965196514–2925Pennsylvania2026199419791979197913–278Yale202520242–97Dartmouth19591958195819581944194410–75Cornell2010201020102–65Harvard201520142–63Columbia1968196819682–42Brown19860–2Total: 8145–90
Ivy League NBA players These players attended one of the eight Ivy League institutions and had professional careers in the National Basketball Association.
Bill Bradley Devin Cannady Chris Dudley Jeremy Lin Walter Palmer Jack Molinas Miye Oni Devin Cannady Ira Bowman Matt Langel Jerome Allen Tony Price Rudy LaRusso Corky Calhoun Dave Wohl Matt Maloney Jim McMillian Geoff Petrie Armond Hill Brian Taylor Jeff Foote Tosan Evbuomwan Phil Hankinson
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