Ivy Preview from WCPO 9

So they are not WKRP, but Cincinnati's WCPO 9 (CBS affiliate) gives its 2009-2010 Ivy League preview to those Ivy Basketball starved fans in Ohio.

OUTLOOK: Cornell repeated as champions of the Ivy League last season and with every starter and several key reserves back in the fold, the Big Red are clearly the favorites to win the title once again in 2009-10.

Princeton made a big move up the standings last season and returns all five starters, making the Tigers the biggest threat to Cornell. Penn is coming off its most disappointing campaign in some time, but the Quakers return four starters that should help them challenge for the conference crown. Harvard continues to move in the right direction and its three returning starters should have the Crimson competing for a winning campaign at the very least. Brown returns the services of three double-figure scorers, making the Bears a candidate for the biggest turnaround after placing last a season ago. The Columbia Lions are strong at the perimeter, but will need help in the front to stay competitive, while the Yale Bulldogs must overcome the losses of two All- Ivy players. The Dartmouth Big Green are still developing and won't be all that competitive following the loss of the league's top scorer.

CONFERENCE CHAMPION: Cornell

PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH: 1. Cornell, 2. Princeton, 3. Penn, 4. Harvard, 5. Brown, 6. Columbia, 7. Yale, 8. Dartmouth.

TEAM BY TEAM ANALYSIS:

CORNELL - Behind a talented group of sophomores, the Big Red won its first Ivy League title in 20 years with a perfect 14-0 campaign in 2007-08. Those same players led Cornell to the Ancient Eight crown last season, marking the first time in league history that a school other than Penn or Princeton repeated as outright champions. All five starters are welcomed back from last year's 21- win club, so the Big Red is obviously a heavy favorite to three-peat. Leading head coach Steve Donahue's veteran squad is the All-Ivy duo of Ryan Wittman and Louis Dale. The 5-11 Dale was voted the 2007-08 Ivy Player of the Year and he brings a variety of skills to the table, producing 13.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg and 3.6 apg a season ago. As for the 6-6 Wittman, he has led Cornell in scoring each of the last three seasons, including an average of 18.5 ppg last year, and is just 231 points shy of the school's all-time scoring record. The duo will be accompanied by seven-foot center and second-team All-Ivy selection Jeff Foote. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Foote is an intimidating force in the Ivy League and he averaged 11.8 ppg and 7.2 rpg last season. Chris Wroblewski also took home some hardware last season, as the 6-0 guard was voted the league's Rookie of the Year after averaging 6.7 ppg off the bench. He was the conference's top three-point threat, hitting on 44 percent of his chances. Alex Tyler (6.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg) and Geoff Reeves (9.0 ppg) are welcomed back to their starting roles, and the team shoot also receive a boost from Division I transfers Mark Coury (Kentucky) and Max Groebe (UMass).

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