NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's basketball team has been picked seventh in the Ivy League Preseason Poll, announced by the league on Wednesday.
The Bulldogs' roster features 13 returnees from last year, supplemented by five first-years and a transfer. The returning group includes five players who started at least 11 games last season. The team returns 86 percent of its scoring and 83 percent of its rebounding.
The Ivy League women's basketball tournament, in which the top four teams in the regular season standings compete for the league's automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament, takes place Mar. 12-13 at The Palestra in Philadelphia.
Last season Princeton won the Ivy League title – going 12-2 in league play – and the Ivy League Tournament.
IVY LEAGUE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL
Predicted Order of Finish (First Place Votes)
| 1. |
Princeton |
161 (15) |
| 2. |
Columbia |
149 (5) |
| 3. |
Harvard |
131 (1) |
| 4. |
Penn |
104 |
| 5. |
Brown |
74 |
| 6. |
Cornell |
60 |
| 7. |
Yale |
48 |
| 8. |
Dartmouth |
29 |
