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Reg: 07-30-06
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11-09-07 12:54 PM - Post#38090
Lehigh embarks on its 29 game (minimum) hoop journey Saturday as the Mountain Hawks travel 176 miles north to Ithaca to take on the Ivy League’s pre-season #1 pick (rivals.com), Cornell. All in all, a fair match-up and good opening day test.
Jeff Sagarin seems less impressed with The Big Red and has tabbed them to finish 4th among the Ivies, grading out at #224 among the nation’s 341 D-1 teams. In fact, it you subscribe to the Sagarin methodology, you might conclude that Lehigh – except for its Nov. 23rd date with the Terps, should find itself right at home throughout the OOC and PL campaigns.
Opponent / Home(H) or Away(A) / League / Sagarin Ranking
Cornell / A / Ivy / 224
St. Peter’s / H / Metro Atlantic / 254
St. Francis / A / Northeast / 315
Albany / A / America East / 158
Maryland / A / Atlantic Coast / 15
NJIT / H / Independent / 334
Quinnipiac / H / Northeast / 267
Central Conn. St. / A / Northeast / 200
Stony Brook / H / America East / 290
Harvard / H / Ivy / 246
Monmouth / H / Northeast / 229
Penn State / A / Big Ten / 143
Columbia / A / Ivy / 253
Princeton / H / Ivy / 220
Average Opponent Ranking: 225
Lehigh Ranking: 232
Sagarin places the Patriot League on the 23rd rung of the 32 step D-1 Conference ladder and names Holy Cross as his pre-season pick to win it all. His rankings follow:
Holy Cross - 90
Bucknell – 99
American - 193
Lehigh – 232
Colgate – 265
Navy – 273
Lafayette – 286
Army – 313
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