The Ivy League has improved tremendously over the past few seasons.

In 2010, Cornell advanced to the Sweet 16. In 2011, Princeton nearly upset Kentucky in the NCAA tournament. Last year, Harvard did the same with Vanderbilt.

Harvard had looked like the clear favorite once again this year, but the Crimson are depleted after graduating a pair of starters and then losing two more in the wake of an academic cheating scandal.

Columbia and Princeton initially had a small chance of surprising Harvard this season, but now that long shot has turned into something very realistic.

Here is a 2012-13 season preview for the Ivy League, with team-by-team breakdowns, a preseason all-conference team, and predictions for how the fi...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - College Basketball
Article is property of BleacherReport.com