Ivy League knew infected the Ivy League colleges". A business writer, warning in 2001 against discriminatory hiring, presented a cautionary example of an attitude to avoid (the bracketed phrase is his): The phrase "Ivy League" historically has been perceived as connected not only with academic excellence, but also with social elitism. In 1936, sportswriter John Kieran noted that student editors at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, Dartmouth, and Penn were advocating the formation of an athletic association. In urging them to consider "Army and Navy and Georgetown and Fordham and Syracuse and Brown and Pitt" as candidates for membership, he exhorted: Aspects
Ivy League men's basketball 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. The Ivy League began a tournament bracket in 2017 for the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Prior to 2017, the Ivy League awarded the league's automatic bid to the best team in the conference based on regular season record. Ivy League men's basketball The following is a list of the men's basketball champions of the Ivy League. The Ivy