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March is upon us, which means the 2025-2026 college basketball season is winding down.
Ahead of the biggest tournament in the sport, each conference will hold conference tournaments with the winner earning an automatic bid into the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
The Ivy League only has eight teams in its conference, and you'd think that all of them make the tournament, but they don't. To make the conference games matter even more, only four of the teams qualify for the conference tournament.
Yale has won the Ivy League in back-to-back years and holds the No. 1 seed heading into the tournament. Cornell and Harvard, both in the conference tournament, have never won it since it began in 2017.
The Sporting News has everything you need to know about watching the 2026 Ivy League men's basketball tournament, including TV and live stream information for every game.
Ivy League tournament bracket 2026
The current seeding, bracket and regular-season records for the 2026 Ivy League men's basketball tournament are listed in the table below. Even though the conference has only eight teams, only the top four are eligible for the conference tournament.
| Seed | Team | Record (Ivy League) |
| 1 | Yale | 23-5 (11-3) |
| 2 | Harvard | 17-11 (10-4) |
| 3 | Penn | 16-11 (9-5) |
| 4 | Cornell | 15-12 (8-6) |
| DNQ | Princeton | 9-20 (5-9) |
| DNQ | Dartmouth | 11-16 (5-9) |
| DNQ | Columbia | 16-12 (5-9) |
| DNQ | Brown | 9-18 (3-11) |
Where to watch Ivy League men's basketball tournament
- TV Channel: ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN2
- Live stream: ESPN App
All three of the Ivy League men's basketball tournament games will be on an ESPN channel. The semifinals will be split between ESPNU and ESPNews and the championship will air on ESPN2.
Each of the 2026 Ivy League men's basketball tournament games can be streamed using the ESPN App.
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Ivy League men's basketball tournament schedule 2026
- Dates: Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15
- Location: Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York
The 2026 Ivy League men's basketball tournament will be held over two days. With only three games to be played, the semifinal matchups will be held on Saturday, March 14, ahead of the championship game on Sunday, March 15.
All three games will be played at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York.
For a complete tournament schedule, see below:
Saturday, March 14
| Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
| Game 1: No. 1 Yale vs. No. 4 Cornell | 11 a.m. | ESPNU, ESPN App |
| Game 2: No. 2 Harvard vs. No. 3 Penn | 2 p.m. | ESPNews, ESPN App |
Sunday, March 15
| Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
| Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 | 12 p.m. | ESPN2, ESPN App |
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