2026 Ivy League men's basketball tournament
| 2026 Ivy League men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2025–26 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Site | Newman Arena Ithaca, New York |
| Champions | Penn (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Fran McCaffery (1st title) |
| MVP | TJ Power (Penn) |
| Television | ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN2 |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Ivy League tournament winner As of March 17, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2026 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament, popularly referred to as "Ivy Madness", was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Ivy League of the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 14–15, 2026, at Newman Arena on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.[1] The winner, Penn, received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
Seeds
The top four teams in the Ivy League regular-season standings qualified for the tournament and were seeded according to their records in conference play, resulting in a Shaughnessy playoff.
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | 11–3 | ||
| 2 | Harvard | 10–4 | ||
| 3 | Penn | 9–5 | ||
| 4 | Cornell | 8–6 | ||
| DNQ | Princeton | 5–9 | 1–1 vs. Yale | |
| DNQ | Dartmouth | 5–9 | 0–2 vs. Yale | 1–1 vs. Harvard |
| DNQ | Columbia | 5–9 | 0–2 vs. Yale | 0–2 vs. Harvard |
| DNQ | Brown | 3–11 |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 14 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 1 Yale vs. No. 4 Cornell | 88–76 | ESPNU | 2,277 |
| 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 Harvard vs. No. 3 Penn | 60–62OT | ESPNews | ||
| Championship – Sunday, March 15 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Yale vs. No. 3 Penn | 84–88OT | ESPN2 | 1,466 |
| Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seeding.[2] | ||||||
Bracket
| Semifinals Saturday, March 14 ESPNU ESPNews | Championship Sunday, March 15 ESPN2 | ||||||||
| 1 | Yale | 88 | |||||||
| 4 | Cornell | 76 | |||||||
| 1 | Yale | 84 | |||||||
| 3 | Penn | 88* | |||||||
| 2 | Harvard | 60 | |||||||
| 3 | Penn | 62* | |||||||
* denotes overtime period
Awards and Honors
All-Tournament Team
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| TJ Power | Penn |
| Cameron Thrower | |
| Trevor Mullin | Yale |
| Jake Fiegen | Cornell |
| Ben Eisendrath | Harvard |
MVP in bold
Source:[3]
See also
References
- ^ "2026 Ivy League Men's & Women's Basketball Tournaments - Ivy League". ivyleague.com. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ "TV Coverage".
- ^ "Penn Claims Ivy Madness Men's Tournament Title; Power Sets Tournament Scoring Record". ivyleague.com. March 15, 2026. Retrieved March 16, 2026.