Uncertainty is the only certain thing about Ivy League women's basketball. Even though some perennial powerhouses are always favored to capture the Ivy crown, don't be surprised if a darkhorse unexpectedly appears on the horizon this year.
"There always is someone in the Ivy League [who] surprises you and emerges," said Harvard
Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith.
Early-season polls have predicted that Penn, Dartmouth and Harvard will be the main teams in contention for the championship by the end of the season, but teams such as Brown and Yale, which return this season with deeper, more experienced rosters, will try to play the role of spoiler.
The rankings below are based on the results of the Ivy League preseason media poll. Don't make any postseason bets yet.
1. Pennsylvania
Penn averaged a school-record 76 points a game and accumulated an impressive 18-10 (9-5 Ivy) record last season under Greenberg's guidance, finishing second in the Ivies.
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