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Now Harvard may not be able to has a claim on the nation's toughest schedule or the nation's best record but it's certainly got a legitimate claim on the title of nation's best shooting team.

The Crimson squad that a year ago set an NCAA record for free throw percentage (.822) is currently ranked third in the country in that categors. Harvard's hitting at 79.7 percent from the line Only Weber State (80 6 percent) and Lexas San Antonio (80 5 percent) are hitting at a higher clip.

In field goal shooting percentage. Harvard is ranked fifth in the country. The Crimson sagers are hitting 55.2 percent from the floor.

Harvard is the only team in the nation to appear in the Top Five of both categories, and only Ohio State appears in the Top 15 of both.

So from now on, that's Harvard, the best all-around shooting team in the USA.

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This week's tipoff: don't miss the CBS halftime show of Saturday's Arkansas-Georgetown game.

A few familiar faces and a few familiar names will make a few brief appearances.

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In the J.C. and B.P. departments, Harvard's high-flying senior co-captains are enjoying their finest seasons ever.

Last year's Ivy League Player of the Year, Joe Carrabino is 27th in the nation in scoring and first in the Ivy League, averaging a career high 22.0 points per game.

Carrabino, in addition, is ranked 25th in the nation in individual free throw percentage. He's hitting 88.3 percent from the foul line. There are 30 players in the country are connecting at better than 87.5 percent from the charity stripe.

Meanwhile, Bob Ferry is averaging a career high 17.5 points per game, and is third in scoring among all Ivy players.

The senior forward, connecting at 61.9 percent from the floor, is ranked 27th in the nation in field goal percentage.