© Jim Barnes 2012 If you are not a fan of the Ivy, Horizon or Metro Atlantic leagues  then college basketball holds little interest for you tonight.    Harvard, a 16-2 season underway, is tied for the Ivy leadership  with Yale (12-4) and the pair meet tonight on Yale’s home court.   The Crimson have been far more impressive to date with early  season road wins at Utah (75-47) and Florida State (46-41) while  one of Yale’s setbacks was against Quinnipiac. The Bulldogs  have won four in a row, including back to back victories over  league rival Brown, 68-64 and 73-60. Harvard’s two conference  triumphs have been versus Dartmouth 63-47 and 54-38. Iona, Loyola-Maryland and Manhattan are deadlocked for the  top slot in the Metro Atlantic with 7-2 records. Iona is at Fairfield  (5-3), Loyola-Maryland travels to Niagara (4-5) while Manhattan is  also the road - facing last place Canisius (1-8). The only two games in the Horizon don’t carry much weight as  neither contest involves top schools.  Last night Valparaiso fell out  of a first place tie with Cleveland State, losing to UW-Milwaukee.  State and UW are now 7-3, tied for 2nd.  How about the Celtics? Trailing by 27-points at Orlando - and without injured  starters Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo and Jermaine O’Neal - Boston used a giant fourth period spurt to upset the Magic 91-83 last  night.  The Celtics, still one of the lowest scoring teams in the  NBA, host Indiana tonight.  The Pacers have won the last four  meetings, but rarely have been able to defeat the Celtics in  Boston. If winning streaks carry any impact in pro basketball, Denver  has won five in a row, the Celtics and Oklahoma City three  each. New Orleans has lost nine straight, Charlotte six and  Sacramento three. The news front is quiet this morning - if you exclude another  GOP debate where Rick Santorum made made sense and Ron Paul drew the most laughs.  Ford Motor Company says it has  posted the most profit since 1998 and the Pentagon is slashing its budget - getting rid of old military equipment and reducing  the number of uniformed personnel.