1) What does Princeton have in common with Indiana, Maryland, Stanford, Texas Tech and Arkansas?  According to the San Francisco Chronicle, they're all "esteemed basketball programs" that might finish last in their conferences.

2) Basketball players have always been some of the most obvious BMOCs on campus here at Penn.  And even though he's only a sophomore, Tyler Bernadini has been selected by Comcast SportsNet as Penn's representative for their "Big Men on Campus" series.

3) ESPN The Magazine has come up with one stat for each Division I team that best represents both last year and future results. (Unfortunately, the link requires a subscription to ESPN Insider).

Here is Penn's, with the rest of the league after the jump. The team's are ranked in order of predicted finish.

2 ) Penn

74.5

The Quakers are coming off of their first losing season since 2000-01, but led by Ivy ROY Tyler Bernardini, they're well-stocked to challenge Cornell ... if they D up. Penn gave up 74.5 ppg last season, its worst performance in 20 years.

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