Black Ivy League in each of its institutions, including faculty holding endowed professorships, head athletic coaches, deans, and one president, Ruth Simmons (Dillard graduate) of Brown University. From 1967 to 1976, black enrollment in Ivy League colleges rose from 2.3% to 6.3%. In addition, Ivy League alumni who are African-American have formed the Black Ivy Alumni League, as well as separate black alumni groups for each individual university. The Black Ivy Alumni League notes that "over 50,000 alumni of African descent connected through our Ivy League experiences." African Americans who earned undergraduate degrees at Ivy League schools include President Barack Obama; his wife,
Ivy League men's basketball Ivy League men's basketball 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