The eight

Ivy League The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference comprising eight private research universities in the Northeastern United States. The term ''Ivy League'' is typically used beyond the sports context to refer to the eight school ...

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. The Princeton was the 2022 league champions but lost to Yale in the league tournament championship game.

Championships by season

Ivy League Champions

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.

NCAA Tournament Bids

Notable NBA Players

These players attended one of the eight Ivy League institutions and had notable professional careers in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

. * Bill Bradley *

Chris Dudley Christen Guilford Dudley (born February 22, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player and politician. He played 886 games across 16 seasons in the NBA for the Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, New ...

* Jeremy Lin *

Corky Calhoun David "Corky" Calhoun (born November 1, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player. Calhoun played in the NBA from 1972–1980 after a collegiate career at the University of Pennsylvania. Calhoun was the 1st round selection (4th o ...

Dave Wohl David Bruce Wohl (born November 2, 1949) is an American former basketball player and coach, and the former general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers. A 6'2" guard who grew up in East Brunswick, New Jersey and played collegiately at the Univers ...

* Matt Maloney *

Jim McMillian James M. McMillian (March 11, 1948 – May 16, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. After starring at Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, McMillian played college basketball at Columbia University. He led Columbia to a three ...

Geoff Petrie Geoffrey Michael Petrie (born April 17, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player. A native of Pennsylvania, he played professional basketball in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Portland Trail Blazers where he ...

Armond Hill Armond G. Hill (born March 31, 1953) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is Director of Basketball Administration for Indiana University men's basketball. He spent eight seasons in the NBA between 1976 and 1984, pl ...

* Brian Taylor * Imadet Hazel

References

External links

* {{NCAA men's college basketball tournament navbox