The top of the Ivy pecking order is becoming increasingly clear, but the middle of the pack remains as muddled as ever, with the Bears, Bulldogs, and Big Green all entering the weekend 2-2 in league play. That said, Brown appears to be the best of the ‘B’ bunch. Its only losses are to Princeton and Harvard and it shut out Penn, 27-0, last weekend. A win at Yale would solidify the Bears’ position as the best of the rest.
PICK: Brown 31, Yale 27
BROWN PRINCETON (6-1, 4-0 Ivy) at PENN (4-3, 3-1 Ivy)
Princeton has not won an outright Ivy title since 1995. It has claimed a share just three times in the last 40 seasons.
A win Saturday would go a long way in earning the Tigers another one.
As much as an upset would make the final two weeks more interesting, I don’t see it happening. Simply put, nobody has been able to stop the Princeton offense, which has scored nearly 200 more points than Penn has over the first seven games of this season.
PICK: Princeton 38, Penn 20
CORNELL (1-6, 0-4 Ivy) at DARTMOUTH (3-4, 2-2 Ivy)
After winning its first game of the year, the Big Red has dropped six straight games, giving up 34 points or more each week. I don’t think that’s how David Archer wanted to start his head coaching tenure up in Ithaca. Assuming Dartmouth is able to bounce back from last week’s last-minute loss to Harvard, it looks like next week’s battle for New York will pit two winless Ivy teams against each other. Better buy your tickets now!
Pick: Dartmouth 41, Cornell 31
—Staff writer Jacob Feldman can be reached at jacob.feldman@thecrimson.com. Follow him on Twiter @jacobfeldman4.