Sports | Administration

Columbia and the making of America’s most academic athletic conference

Today, the Ivy League is a marker of academic prestige, but its foundation was built on the athletic rivalries Columbia helped spark.

By Giada Robinson / Deputy Photo Editor

Decades of athletic tradition at Columbia helped inspire the formal creation of the Ivy League in 1954.

By Ashley Flores • August 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM

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