After this year's Ivy Media Poll was released, I received a few questions from readers about preseason perception versus end of season reality.
Looking at the past 25 years of Ivy polls (minus 1991, 1995 and 1997, which are unavailable), I concluded that the media has not accurately predicted the top three finishers once in that time frame!
Last year was the first year since 1999-00 that the top two turned out as projected.
However, the prior five Ivy champs have all been properly prognosticated.
The Princeton athletic department, the Ivy League office, the Trentonian and the Trenton Times have more on the Tigers' new role as frontrunner for the 2010-11 Ivy crown.
This season's full Ivy League Basketball Media Guide is available on-line.
The Columbia Spectator shares what order they think this year's poll should have been in.
Here's a transcript of Bill Carmody's remarks from Big 10 Media Day.
Sports Illustrated's Luke Winn stopped by Northwestern practice and filed a report.
The Pac-10 also held their Media Day yesterday. Here are select quotes from Oregon State's Craig Robinson.
Mason Rocca had six points and 10 rebounds as Armani Jeans Milano fell to Union Olimpija in Euroleague Group D action.
The Denver Post reports on the Pioneers' budget battle as they attempt to upgrade their basketball program while remaining Division I in all of their sports.
Following up on a story from last week, the NCAA elected to conduct yearlong study into the summer recruiting period instead of following the Collegiate Commissioners Association's recommendation to abolish the July recruiting period.
