The 2025–26 Ivy League men's basketball season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive basketball among Ivy League members. The tradition began when the league was formed during the 1956–57 season and its history extends to the predecessor Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, which was formed in 1902.
Coaches TeamHead coachSeasons at schoolPrevious JobOverall record at schoolIvy League recordIvy regular season championshipsIvy tournament championshipsNCAA tournamentsNCAA Final FoursBrownMike Martin13thPenn (asst.)0000ColumbiaKevin Hovde1stFlorida (asst.)0001CornellJon Jaques2ndCornell (assoc. HC)0000DartmouthDavid McLaughlin10thNortheastern (asst.)0002HarvardTommy Amaker19thMichigan7040PennFran McCaffery1stIowa00120PrincetonMitch Henderson14thNorthwestern (asst.)4220YaleJames Jones26thOhio (asst.)7450 Notes:
All conference titles are from time with current school, unless noted. Overall and Ivy records are from time at current school through the end of the 2024–25 season.
Preseason Preseason coaches poll 2025–26 Ivy League Preseason Pollhttps://blog.rally-fuel.com/ivy-league-2025-basketball-preview/ Rank Team Points (First place votes) 1 Yale 168 (21) 2 Harvard 126 3 Cornell 124 4 Princeton 97 5 Dartmouth 72 6 Brown 68 7 Penn 66 8 Columbia 35
Players of the week
Week Player of the Week Rookie of the Week Nov. 9 Nick Townsend, Yale Miles Franklin, Columbia Nov. 16 Cooper Noard, Cornell&Dalen Davis, Princeton Isaiah Langham, Brown Nov. 23 Ethan Roberts, Penn Isaiah Langham (2), Brown Nov. 30 Nick Townsend (2), Yale Dalton Scantlebury, Penn Dec. 7 Robert Hinton, Harvard Miles Franklin (2), Columbia Dec. 14 Kenny Noland, Columbia Dalton Scantlebury (2), Penn Dec. 21 Cooper Noard (2), Cornell Connor Igoe, Columbia Dec. 28 Kenny Noland (2), Columbia Miles Franklin (3), Columbia Jan. 4 AJ Levine, Penn&Jack Stanton, Princeton Landon Clark, Princeton Jan. 11 Connor Amundsen, Dartmouth&Jackson Hicke, Princeton Miles Franklin (4), Columbia Jan. 19 Nick Townsend (3), Yale Isaiah Langham (3), Brown&Landon Clark (2), Princeton Jan. 26 Kenny Noland (3), Columbia Isaiah Langham (4), Brown Feb. 1 Robert Hinton (2), Harvard Connor Igoe (2), Columbia Feb. 8 TJ Power, Penn Connor Igoe (3), Columbia Feb. 15 Landon Lewis, Brown Miles Franklin (5), Columbia Feb. 22 Tey Barbour, Harvard Isaiah Langham (5), Brown
School Brown15Columbia38Cornell20Dartmouth10Harvard30Penn32Princeton32Yale30
Conference matrix BrownColumbiaCornellDartmouthHarvardPennPrincetonYalevs. Brown – 0−00−00−00–00−00−00–0vs. Columbia0−0−0−00−00–00−00−00–0vs. Cornell0−00−0−0−00–00−00−00–0vs. Dartmouth0−00−00−0−0–00−00−00–0vs. Harvard0−00−00−00−0–0−00−00–0vs. Penn0−00−00−00−00–0−0−00–0vs. Princeton0−00−00−00−00–00−0−0–0vs. Yale0−00−00−00−00–00−00−0–Total0−00−00−00−00–00−00−00–0
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Honors and awards All-Conference awards and teams The Ivy League announced its all-conference teams and major honors on March 11, 2026.
HonorRecipient Player of the Year Nick Townsend, YaleCoaching Staff of the Year Harvard Yale Defensive Player of the Year Casey Simmons, Yale Rookie of the Year Connor Igoe, Columbia First Team Robert Hinton, Harvard TJ Power, Penn Nick Townsend, Yale Jake Fiegen, Cornell Landon Lewis, Brown Second Team Kenny Noland, Columbia Cooper Noard, Cornell Thomas Batties II, Harvard Chandler Piggé, Harvard Ethan Roberts, Penn Isaac Celiscar, Yale Honorable Mention Brandon Mitchell-Day, Dartmouth Dalen Davis, Princeton Casey Simmons, Yale
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School First Four Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship14 South Penn Bye L 70–105 vs. Illinois W–L (%):0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Total:
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