2020 Ivy League Preview: Penn Looks Mightiest
Season Preview The 2019 Ivy League season provided surprises, as heavy favorite Yale didn’t even make the best-of-three postseason playoffs and Harvard emerged as a force to be reckoned with despite being picked to finish fifth in the preseason. The Crimson ended up downing Columbia in the best-of-three championship series as part of a 27-win season and an NCAA tournament appearance in head coach Bill Decker’s seventh season at the helm.
For 2020, there is a lot of experience back in the Ancient Eight as nearly every team in the loop is junior-senior heavy. That’s not so unusual for this league since these are considered the best academic institutions in the country. So look for improvement league-wide for 2020 as the battle for the best-of-three playoffs will be the toughest in years. But deep, balanced Pennsylvania looks like the team to beat.
Our conference preview includes:
- Projected Order of Finish
- Preseason Awards
- Top Prospects, 2020 Draft
- Top Prospects, 2021 Draft
- Top Freshmen
- Team by Team Breakdowns
Projected Standings
| CONFERENCE | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 11-9 | 23-17 |
| Columbia | 13-8 | 19-23 |
| Harvard | 14-7 | 27-16 |
| Dartmouth | 8-13 | 15-26 |
| Yale | 11-8 | 17-23 |
| Brown | 9-11 | 12-26 |
| Princeton | 6-10 | 12-24 |
| Cornell | 7-13 | 13-24 |
Projected Regional Team: Pennsylvania
Player of the Year: Jake Suddelson, OF, Harvard
Pitcher of the Year: Christian Scafidi, RHP, Penn
Freshman of the Year: Owen Coady, LHP, Penn
Check out our full preview below!
