Unlike other leagues within the NCAA, the Ivy League does not play a league tournament for a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Rather, they send the regular season league champion. Cornell won by second time consecutive.

Cornell would be humbled in the first round, losing to Missouri.

During the 2008–09 season

2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2008 and ended with the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 6, 2009 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The season saw six different teams achieve the AP #1 ranking during the...

, Harvard

Harvard Crimson

The Harvard Crimson are the athletic teams of Harvard University. The school's teams compete in NCAA Division I. As of 2006, there were 41 Division I intercollegiate varsity sports teams for women and men at Harvard, more than at any other NCAA Division I college in the country...

's Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Shu-How Lin is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association...

 was the only NCAA Division I men's college basketball

College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

 player who ranked in the top ten in his conference for scoring

Point (basketball)

Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals or free throws ....

 (17.8), rebounding

Rebound (basketball)

A rebound in basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw. Rebounds in basketball are a routine part in the game, as all possessions change after a shot is successfully made...

 (5.5), assists

Assist (basketball)

In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" in the basket. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer should be credited with an assist...

 (4.3), steals

Steal (basketball)

In basketball, a steal occurs when a defensive player legally causes a turnover by his positive, aggressive action. This can be done by deflecting and controlling, catching, or batting to a teammate a pass or dribble of an offensive player...

 (2.4), blocked shots (0.6), field goal percentage

Field goal percentage

Field goal percentage in basketball is the ratio of field goals made to field goals attempted. Its abbreviation is FG%. Three-point field goals are included in this percentage. Instead of using scales of 0 to 100%, the scale .000 to 1.000 is commonly used. A higher field goal percentage denotes...

 (0.502), free throw

Free throw

In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points from a restricted area on the court , and are generally awarded after a foul on the shooter by the opposing team...

 percentage (0.744), and 3 point shot percentage (0.400).

Standing

School	Coach	W	L
Cornell Cornell Big Red men's basketball The Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represents Cornell University , located in Ithaca, New York, in NCAA Division I men's competition. The Big Red's appearance in the 2008 NCAA Tournament was their first trip to "The Big Dance" since 1988...	Steve Donahue Steve Donahue Steve Donahue is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball coach at Boston College.A native of Springfield Township, Pennsylvania and a former player at Ursinus College, Donahue previously served as head coach at Cornell University, an assistant coach at Penn,...	11	3
Princeton Princeton Tigers men's basketball The Princeton Tigers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Princeton University. The school competes in the Ivy League in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The Tigers play home basketball games at the Jadwin Gymnasium in...	Sydney Johnson Sydney Johnson Sydney Johnson is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach at Fairfield University for the Fairfield Stags men's basketball team. Previously, Johnson was the head coach at Princeton University from 2007 to 2011 where he led the Princeton Tigers men's basketball team to the...	8	6
Yale Yale Bulldogs men's basketball The Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, competing in the Ivy League. The team plays home games in the John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium...	James Jones	8	6
Columbia Columbia Lions men's basketball The Columbia Lions Basketball team is the basketball team that represents Columbia University in New York City, New York, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Ivy League. The team's last appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 1968...	Joe Jones Joe Jones (basketball coach) Joseph "Joe" Jones is the head coach of Boston University's men's basketball team. He served one season as an associate head coach for Boston College's men's basketball team and was previously the head coach at Columbia University. In 2006-07, the Ronkonkoma, New York, native led the Columbia Lions...	7	7
Dartmouth	Terry Dunn Terry Dunn Terry Dunn was the head men's basketball coach at Dartmouth College from 2004 through January 9, 2010, when he resigned his position effective immediately.-Head coaching record:-References:...	7	7
Havard Harvard Crimson men's basketball Harvard Crimson men's basketball program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at Harvard University. The team currently competes in the Ivy League in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and play home games at the Lavietes Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts. The team's...	Tommy Amaker Tommy Amaker Harold Tommy Amaker is the current head coach of the Harvard University men's basketball team. He has also served as head basketball coach for the University of Michigan men's basketball team and at Seton Hall University. He played point guard and later served as an assistant coach at Duke...	6	8
Penn	Glen Miller Glen Miller (basketball coach) Glen Miller is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of Pennsylvania and Brown University.-Head coaching record:-References:...	6	8
Brown	Jesse Agel Jesse Agel Jesse Agel is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Brown University. He replaced Craig Robinson.Agel first came to Brown after a 17-year stint as an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Vermont....	3	11

Results

Home\Away	Brown	Columbia	Cornell	Dartmouth	Harvard	Penn	Princeton	Yale
Brown		57–70	45–85	69–59	61–59	52–73	61–43	62–70
Columbia	65–59		59–71	65–52	60–59	50–51	58–44	53–42
Cornell	90–58	83–72		79–76	96–75	60–51	83–59	64–36
Dartmouth	63–61	67–53	57–75		62–63	63–60	66–63	62–74
Harvard	64–63	72–63	71–70	66–75		66–60	71–77	66–87
Penn	64–54	63–74	63–88	59–69	66–75		56–59	79–87
Princeton	56–48	63–35	41–64	59–54	58–55	55–62		62–54
Yale	57–55	57–49	72–60	74–62	59–69	63–68	60–48

Host win

Guest win