RFC Summer Semester--Ivy League (FCS)

Looking back: 2010 was the year the Quakers, the Penn Quakers.  Going undefeated in conference play at 7-0 a year ago, Penn won its 15th Ivy League championship all time, and 14th dating back to 1982.

Looking ahead: Unlike most conferences around the nation, the Ivy League won't be adding any new members anytime soon, or any current members leaving for that matter.  Nor will any of the so-called "Ancient Eight" be making a serious postseason run, as they have chosen not to participate in the FCS (formerly NCAA Division I-AA) playoffs.

Website: http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/

2011 Predictions (2010 overall record in parentheses)

1. Penn (9-1):  The Quakers hope to add another Ivy League title in 2011: their 16th. Their non-conference schedule includes a contest against 2009 FCS champion Villanova. 


2. Yale (7-3): The Bulldogs hope to recover from the sting brought about by last year's season-ending loss to Harvard in "The Game."


3. Harvard (7-3):  The Crimson play three of their first four games on the road to open the 2011 season.


4. Brown (6-4):  The highlight of the Bears schedule is a night game against archrival Rhode Island on October 1. 


5. Dartmouth (6-4):  Coming off their first winning season since 1997 (8-2), the Big Green hope to win their first Ivy League title since 1996 (10-0, 7-0).


6. Columbia (4-6):  The Lions will play six home games this season.


7. Cornell (2-8):  26 players signed to suit up for the Big Red in 2011.  The program has never won an Ivy League title outright (co-champions 1971, 1988, 1990) despite winning five mythical national championships, the most recent coming in 1939. 

8. Princeton (1-9):  The Tigers enter the 2011 season trying to snap an eight game losing streak.