Boston Globe picks Penn first?

Going against pretty much every other preseason prediction, the Boston Globe has picked Penn to win the Ivy League in 2010-11. In the Globe's radical scheme, Princeton and Harvard follow and Yale surpasses Cornell, who they expect to fall from first to fifth after losing a talented senior class.

The Globe points to the return of unanimous all-Ivy point guard Zack Rosen, as well as the addition of Tyler Bernardini back into the lineup. And instead of mentioning Miles Cartwright — the most highly touted of the Quakers' freshman class, the Globe spotlights freshman Marin Kukoc, son of Chicago Bulls star Toni.

I'm not sure how much attention the Globe pays to the Ivy League outside of some coverage of the Crimson, but as I've tried to point out, this prediction seems like it's out of left field.

I predicted in the beginning of the semester that Penn would improve to 3rd behind Princeton and Harvard and I'm sticking by it. A first place finish is by all means possible. But that quick of a turnaround for the Quakers seems most unlikely.