Preseason Picks

The Ivy League preseason prognostications are out and a panel of Ivy League media and women's basketball SID's think that Dartmouth will finish third in the Ancient Eight this season. Princeton was picked to finish first and Harvard second.

Given last season's finish I believe those three placings are fair but I also know that the preseason polls are rarely correct (cliche - but true!) and expect the League to be as competitive as ever this year!

Below is part of my release written for the website - click here to read the entire thing.

Season starts  in 16 days at Northwestern - can't wait!

- Dara

The 17-time Ivy League Champion Dartmouth women's basketball team has been picked to finish third in the Ancient Eight this season by a panel of league media and sports information directors.

Dartmouth, which has won four of the last six Ivy Championships, landed third in this year's preseason poll with 96 points. Defending champ Princeton was picked to repeat with 135 points and 16 first-place votes and Harvard landed in second with 115 points and one first-place vote.

Yale was predicted to finish fourth, followed by Columbia, Brown, Cornell and Penn. The poll featured 17 voters including a media member and sports information representative from each Ivy school and one national representative.

2010-11 Ivy League Women's Basketball Preseason Media Poll
Predicted Order of Finish
(First-Place Votes in Parentheses)
1. Princeton (16)   135
2. Harvard (1)       115
3. Dartmouth         96
4. Yale                   84
5. Columbia            73
6. Brown                50
7. Cornell               39
8. Penn                  19