The Ivy League released the results of its 2007-08 preseason media poll, and Cornell finished in first place, with Yale and Penn trailing the Big Red. Columbia and Brown occupied the middle tier of the poll, while Harvard, Princeton, and Dartmouth brought up the rear.
2007-08 Preseason Media Poll Results
1. Cornell 119 points (10 first-place votes)
2. Yale 104 (3)
3. Penn 97 (1)
4. Columbia 80 (1)
5. Brown 70 (1)
6. Harvard 43
7. Princeton 40
8. Dartmouth 23
Slant: It seems like the defending champion invariably tops the preseason poll in the Ivy League, so it’s refreshing to see the voters recognizing that this is a new season and taking a fresh look at what each of the teams is returning. The predicted order of finish looks very believable, and it’s great to see a talented and senior-laden Columbia team get some recognition with a first-place vote. Lower down, Princeton looks so strange residing in seventh place, but Tiger fans can take some solace in the fact that Penn was picked in that very spot in 1990-91, and two years later the Quakers were giving UMass a scare in the NCAA Tournament.
