Yale University Yale University Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine Colonial Colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Chartered by Connecticut Colony, the "Collegiate School" was established by clergy to educate Congregational ministers. It moved to New Haven in 1716 and shortly after was renamed Yale College in recognition of a gift from British East India Company governor Elihu Yale. Originally restricted to theology and sacred languages, the curriculum began to incorporate humanities and sciences
2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament 2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament The 2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament was a postseason conference tournament for the Ivy League. The tournament was March 11 and 12, 2017 at the Palestra on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The tournament marked the first postseason tournament held by the Ivy League in men's basketball. Princeton, the regular season champions and undefeated in conference play, beat Yale in the championship to win the tournament championship. As a result, Princeton received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Ivy League was the last NCAA Division I