Ivy League men's basketball
| Ivy League Men's Basketball Champions | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular Season | |
| League champions | Pennsylvania |
| Runners-up | Harvard |
The following is a list of the men's basketball champions of the Ivy League. The Ivy League was the last Division I conference without a tournament following the regular season. At the conclusion of the regular season the team with the best league record was the league champion and received the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. If two or more teams tied for first place they shared the league title and a playoff was held to determine the recipient of the NCAA tournament bid. Beginning in 2017 a tournament consisting of the top four teams in the standings will be 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 2017 tournament will be held at The Palestra.[1]
Championships by season
Modern Era
The Ivy League began a tournament bracket in 2017 for the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
2018 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament 20182017-18 Pennsylvania Men's Basketball team Penn 2 68-65 Harvard Crimson Men's Basketball team Harvard 1
| 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 |
Pre-2017
Prior to 2017, the Ivy League awarded the league's automatic bid to the best team in the conference based on regular season record.
| Season | Regular Season Champion | Regular Season Runner-Up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Yale | Princeton | |
| 2014–15 | Harvard and Yale | None | Harvard won playoff game for league's automatic bid to NCAA tournament |
| 2013–14 | Harvard | Yale | |
| 2012–13 | Harvard | Princeton | |
| 2011–12 | Harvard | Pennsylvania | |
| 2010–11 | Harvard and Princeton | None | Princeton won playoff game for league's automatic bid to NCAA tournament |
| 2009–10 | Cornell | Princeton | |
| 2008–09 | Cornell | Princeton, Yale | |
| 2007–08 | Cornell | Brown | |
| 2006–07 | Pennsylvania | Yale | |
| 2005–06 | Pennsylvania | Princeton | |
| 2004–05 | Pennsylvania | Cornell | |
| 2003–04 | Princeton | Pennsylvania, Brown | |
| 2002–03 | Pennsylvania | Brown | |
| 2001–02 | Pennsylvania, Yale, Princeton | None | Penn won playoff for league's automatic bid to NCAA tournament |
| 2000–01 | Princeton | Brown, Pennsylvania | |
| 1999–00 | Pennsylvania | Princeton |
Tournament Bids
| Bids | School | Last bid | Last win | Last Sweet 16 | Last Elite 8 | Last Final 4 | Last final | Last Championship | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Princeton | 2017 | 1998 | 1967 | 1965 | 1965 | 13-28 | ||
| 24 | Pennsylvania | 2018 | 1994 | 1979 | 1979 | 1979 | 13-25 | ||
| 7 | Dartmouth | 1959 | 1958 | 1958 | 1958 | 1944 | 1944 | 10-7 | |
| 5 | Cornell | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 | 2-6 | ||||
| 5 | Harvard | 2015 | 2014 | 2-6 | |||||
| 4 | Yale | 2016 | 2016 | 1-5 | |||||
| 3 | Columbia | 1968 | 1968 | 1968 | 2-4 | ||||
| 2 | Brown | 1986 | 0-2 | ||||||
| Total: 73 | 43-83 |
References
- ↑ "The Ivy League Adds Men's, Women's Basketball Tournaments Beginning in 2017 - Ivy League". Ivyleaguesports.com. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
- ↑ "Ivy League" (PDF). Ivyleaguesports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-22.