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Checking in on… the Ivy League

Brian Goodman — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 12:15:11 +0000

Howard Hochman is the RTC correspondent for the Ivy League.

The Week That Was

In the last 32 games played, there were no results that sent shock waves across the world of Ivy League hoops. Over the course of the past two weeks, the members of the Ancient Eight pretty much beat the teams they were supposed to beat and lost to the teams from the more powerful conferences. They amassed a collective 17-15 record and currently stand #15 in the conference RPI rankings. Not bad. At the top of the heap was my preseason pick [...]

Checking in on… the Ivy League

rtmsf — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:01:35 +0000

Dave Zeitlin is the RTC correspondent for the Ivy League.

Seeds of Doubt?

Last time we suggested that a single digit tournament seed was a possibility for Cornell. While we feel that it would be deserved, the reality is that it may be a pipe dream. So, you may ask, with a perfect Ivy season looming, why not a #8 or a #9 seed come March? The numbers tell the story. As of Thursday, the Big Red has an RPI of 37 and a strength of schedule ranking of 129. And with 12 games [...]

RTC Live: Penn @ Villanova

rtmsf — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:37:56 +0000

Penn and Villanova will open Philadelphia’s historic Big 5 rivalry Monday night when the Wildcats host the Quakers at the Pavilion on the campus at Villanova University, and RTC Live will be there. Penn, bouncing back from two straight disappointing seasons, is expected to return seniors Darren Smith and Andreas Schreiber to team with junior Tyler Bernardini and compete with Cornell and Princeton for the Ivy title this season. Villanova, a national title contender in 2009-10, opened the season with a 84-61 win over Fairleigh Dickinson University, while Penn, coming off of a 70-55 road loss to Penn [...]

2009-10 Conference Primers: #28 – Ivy League

rtmsf — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:53:30 +0000

Dave Zeitlin is the RTC correspondent for the Ivy League and a featured columnist. Click here for all of our 2009-10 Season Preview materials..

Predicted Order of Finish (with projected records in parentheses):

Cornell (14-0) Princeton (9-5) Penn (8-6) Columbia (7-7) Harvard (7-7) Yale (6-8) Brown (3-11) Dartmouth (2-12)

All-Conference Team:

Louis Dale (G), Sr., Cornell Jeremy Lin (G), Sr. Harvard Ryan Wittman (F), Sr., Cornell Matt Mullery (F), Sr., Brown Jeff Foote (C), Sr., Cornell

6th Man. Tyler Bernardini (G), Jr., Penn

Impact Newcomer. Brian Grimes (F), Jr., Columbia

What You Need to Know. Fueled by three star seniors (Louis Dale, Ryan Wittman and Jeff Foote), the reigning Ivy League rookie of the year (Chris Wrobleski), [...]

Checking in on the… Ivy League

rtmsf — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:15:55 +0000

Dave Zeitlin is the RTC correspondent for the Ivy League.

Some early-season notes from the only league without scholarships or a conference tournament:

—Cornell might be the class of the Ivy League, but Penn, a perennial power (save for last year), has been getting most of the early attention, thanks to a not-so-terrible loss to No. 1 North Carolina to open the season followed by a nationally televised game against Philadelphia rival Drexel during ESPN’s college hoops marathon.

Full disclosure: I’m a Penn graduate and a big college hoops fan, so I made it over to Drexel for the [...]

2008-09 Season Primers: #25 – Ivy

rtmsf — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:09:52 +0000

Marty Leon is the RTC correspondent for the Patriot and Ivy Leagues.

Predicted Order of Finish:

Cornell (20 – 9) (12-2) Penn (19-9) (10-4) Harvard (12-16) (8-6) Brown (13-15) (7-7) Yale (13-16) (7-7) Dartmouth (14-13) (6-8) Princeton (13-14) (4-10) Columbia (6-22) (2-12)

What You Need to Know (WYN2K). In the conference of the true student-athlete, Cornell looks to be the heavy favorite after a 14-0 league record last season. They posess a huge home court advantage, playing their games in snowy Ithaca and return the league’s player of the year in Louis Dale. Penn will be nipping at their heels trying to regain their championship form, while Harvard, with [...]