Dunphy has a seemingly strong squad, but its ability to rebound is suspect. Curran is the only player averaging over three rebounds per game.

Furthermore, last year Penn shot just 43 percent as a team, while allowing opponents to score 48 percent of their shots.

Without the rebounding, Dunhay will find it tough to win on nights when his guards are not exactly on target. Penn will be vulnerable to teams with strong inside games, such as Harvard.

While perimeter teams are unpredictable, the Quakers should put together a good run at second place.

But they won't make it, because Penn does not have the muscle inside to beat the Crimson.

Harvard plays to Penn's weaknesses. The frontcourt tandem of Captain Ron Mitchell and Tyler Rullman is too strong for the Quakers to stop.

Harvard and Penn will run neck-and-neck in the standings, but Harvard should win the head-to-head matchups, thereby securing second place.

Pennsylvania will settle for third.

Finishing fourth this year will be Brown. Although the Bears lost star forward Carlos Williams, it still has sharpshooters Chuck Savage (15.5 ppg) and Rick Lloyd (13.3 ppg). But the absence of any inside game whatsoever will pervent them from rising far.

Right behind the Bears will be Columbia, riding the skills of guard Buck Jenkins (14.5 ppg), who is on pace to become the third leading scorer in Lions history. Dane Holmes (10.6 ppg) and Eric Speaker (9.2 ppg) add depth, but there is little else in the Lions' bite.

Yale finished second in the Ivy League last year with a 9-5 record, but they graduated their top two guards. Only Ed Petersen (14.6 ppg) remains to run the show. This year, it's back to the basement.

Falling to seventh will be Cornell. Cornell went 6-8 last year and tied for third, but the Big Red lost its entire frontcourt to graduation. Off-guard Shawn Maharaj (12.2 ppg) will do the best he can, but he will be dragged down by the team's dead weight.

Rounding out the Ancient Eight is last year's cellar-dweller, Dartmouth. The Big Green went 4-10 last year and lost their top two scorers to graduation. This year, Coach Dave Faucher will look to sophomore gunner Gregg Frame to spark his hopeless team.

There they are: Princeton and the Seven Dwarves.

If anybody is going to upset Princeton, it will be Harvard. The Crimson has the strongest inside game in the league.

If the guards come through for Rookie Coach Frank Sullivan, who knows?

Princeton isn't used to losing. Maybe it's time to teach Carril a lesson.

Whatever the result, Princeton, Harvard and Pennsylvania promise to bring some great games to Briggs Cage.