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2. Yale Bulldogs
2017-18 season record: 16-15 (9-5)
Credit to the Bulldogs for still managing to have a winning conference record, despite not having two projected starters all of last season. Former Ivy League Player of the Year Makai Mason is now at Baylor but Yale does get back forward Jordan Bruner, who averaged 8.4 ppg and 5.6 rpg as a freshman in 2017. He and rising senior Blake Reynolds will form a great frontcourt for them this season.

While the Bulldogs won’t have their previous Conference Player of the Year, they’ll have one of the favorites to win it this season in Miye Oni. His averages (15.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg, and 3.6 apg) each led the team and he was the key figure in Yale pulling off the nine Ivy wins. The 6’6 wing is an outstanding athlete who still is getting better in the game of basketball.

He’s not the only one coming back, with about 95% of the team’s overall production also returning. Even better, Alex Copeland, Trey Phills and the previously mentioned Reynolds will all be juniors, giving Yale the edge on experience on most opponents. If healthy, the Bulldogs not only will claim one of the four spots but they’ll also be contending for both the regular-season and conference tournament titles with the No. 1 team on the list.

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3. Yale Bulldogs, 16-15 (9-5 Ivy)

The Bulldogs need to figure out a way to take some of the burden off of Miye Oni in order to be legitimate contenders this season. The 6’6 swingman has proven capable of taking on heavy workloads, but Yale was overly reliant on its star at times last season. Oni used 27 percent of Yale’s possessions when he was on the court and the offense became predictable. Jordan Bruner‘s return should help. Bruner missed the entire 2017-18 season after suffering an injury in a scrimmage against Boston University. It was a big blow considering Bruner was a force both offensively and defensively as a freshman. His return could be the boost Yale needs to compete with Penn and Harvard at the top of the league standings.
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