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It’s been a long time coming, but after many late nights we’re excited to announce the launch of the new version of the Basketball U. website. The new site looks better, organizes information better, and has allowed us to begin the long-awaited expansion into other conferences.
Last night’s Penn win at Hawai’i is one of the better road wins by an Ivy team in recent memory. The Warriors were shorthanded and tired from playing five games in ten days, but the Quakers had their own issues with a 15-day layoff and the flight to the Aloha State. In a game that Penn led almost all the way through but never by double digits, three plays late in the game loomed large.
Columbia kicked off the post-holiday Ivy action with a disheartening loss at the Garden last night to a less-than-stellar St. John’s team. Five Ivies play tonight, in games taking place all over the country. Given the matchups, a winning night for the league would be a smashing success.
On a night when three of four Ivy teams were victorious, it seems a tad negative to focus on Brown. But while Cornell was rolling over Army, Yale was rallying past a scrappy Navy team, and Harvard was blowing a lead then coming back to beat Colgate, the Bears suffered not one but two painful losses against an inferior opponent.
Dartmouth’s loss at Quinnipiac last night dropped the Ivy League’s composite record back down to a season-worst seven games under .500. But help is on the way. After a league-wide trend of tougher games, tonight represents a breather. All four Ivy teams should be favored at home, with Pomeroy predicting all but Yale to win by double digits.