Ivy League men's basketball

Ivy League Men's Basketball Champions
Ivy League Men's Basketball Champions
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	8
Regular Season
League champions	Yale & Harvard

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]

The 2019 co-champions were Yale and Harvard.

Championships by season

Ivy League Champions^[2]

Season	Champion	Notes
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

NCAA Tournament Bids

Bids	School	Last bid	Last win	Last Sweet 16	Last Elite 8	Last Final 4	Last final	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

^ "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.
^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

Official website

[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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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