Rounding out the frontcourt is sophomore swingman Charles Harris (8.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg). One of two rookies to start for the Big Green last season, Harris provides extra scoring punch to a talented offense. But Harris is really a guard, and Coach Dave Faucher will hope senior Ryan Smerek (1.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg) and sophomore Jay Jenckes (0.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg) can give the Dartmouth frontcourt some depth.

There is plenty of talent in the backcourt as well. Junior guard Greg Buth (16.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg), a second team All-Ivy selection, led the nation with a .466 three-point shooting percentage last season. Sophomore point guard Flinder Boyd (7.2 ppg, 151 assists) proved himself a capable floor leader as a rookie, and developed better floor sense as the season went on.

Although there is plenty of experience in Hanover, freshman forwards Greg Friel and Meador Hall will also need to contribute if Dartmouth is to challenge Penn and Princeton for the title. Depth is Dartmouth's weakness. Outside the starting five, the Big Green has no proven talents.

4. Cornell

The Big Red (11-15, 6-8, 5th) has four starters back and an outside shot at contending for the school's second league title since 1957.

Junior forward Ray Mercedes (14.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg) will lead the Cornell attack. The runner-up to Harvard's Dan Clemente for Ivy Rookie of the Year in 1997-98, Mercedes can score from inside and outside (.308 three-point percentage).

Coach Scott Thompson will probably start junior-college transfer Greg Barratt alongside Mercedes. The 6'9 Barratt, who averaged 13.4 ppg at Utah Valley State College last season, began his collegiate career by playing in 15 games on Utah in 1997-98, when the Utes lost to Kentucky in the NCAA championship game.

Senior Keirian Brown (8.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg) returns at center. Although he is only 6'6, Brown began starting in the post late last season and should be improved this year.