Ivy League Sports

The Ivy League stands at the pinnacle of higher education and Division I athletics, rooted in the longstanding, defining principle that intercollegiate athletics competition should be kept in harmony with the essential educational purposes of the institution. Unrivaled in its legacy, The Ivy League provides the true test of academic and co-curricular rigor fostering an enduring culture that celebrates a storied-tradition, thrives on shared values and holds paramount the academic and personal growth of students. Consistently ranked as the top academic conference and with more national championships than any other collegiate athletic conference, The Ivy League showcased 71 nationally-ranked teams last year and prides itself on sponsoring 34 sports, the highest number of any NCAA conference, with more than 8,000 student-athletes competing annually. The Leagues world-renowned schools Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton and Yale serve as the standard bearers...