1. Princeton
Can the Tigers possibly be as good as they look? Probably not. But after two almost 50-point wins, Princeton can probably be 75% as good as they look and still win the league.
2. Dartmouth
If defense wins championships, the Big Green are in a good position. After almost the entire defense graduated prior to the 2016 season, the Dartmouth D has rebuilt fast.
3. Yale
This will be a controversial ranking, but all those people saying Yale only squeaked by "lowly" Cornell have it wrong. The Big Red aren't so bad and Yale was clearly the better team at a relatively raucous Cornell homecoming. Yale only needs a slight improvement on defense to get back in the mix.
4. Penn
Penn has two wins against two weak opponents at home, but I think they dodged a bullet by staying strong against Lehigh down to the stretch.
5. Harvard
The Crimson didn't look all that impressive in Providence Friday night.
6. Columbia
2-0 is 2-0, but the Lions will need much more consistent QB play to beat most of its Ivy opponents.
7. Cornell
I know I said the Big Red was improved, and they are. But as the Ivy League improves in quality, 7th place this season is not necessarily a total badge of shame.
8. Brown
Brown's biggest problem is not the running game; most Ivy teams really don't even have a consistent ground attack. The issue is QB play, where inaccurate passes rule the day. The defense is also not good enough to make up for it. Almost any other Ivy team would have beaten a visiting Harvard last Friday night.
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