Cornell at Siena

Cornell made a splash in the Ivy League last year and ran the table to take the seat and attention from the Princeton-Penn domination. They did not fare so well in the NCAA Tourney as they made a quick exit at the hands of Stanford in a humbling 24-point loss. The Big Red is good by Ivy standards, but they did not venture out against many solid teams and when they did they lost. They are dealing with some key guard injuries that is hampering their performance right now. They may be the seductive team here against the little-known Saints, but a bad choice. The Saints are loaded and poised to make their second-straight NCAA trip with everyone back. They sent a message out in their first game destroying a Boise State team by 30 points. Siena has a trio of players in Hasbrouck, Franklin and Ubiles that are worthy of being named to the All-Conference First Team. Before the season is over more people will know about this team. For now, they are in the right spot with the right number, and I'll play on them here.