Below, some news and notes...- There is an ESPN article discussing potential changes to the NCAA Tournament. Doubtful that the expansion helps the Ivy League.
- Following Syracuse's win over Florida last night, a battle of two Top 15 teams, the Associated Press noted, "The 12-point margin of victory was the smallest for the Orange this season. The previous low was an 88-73 win over Cornell." The win by Syracuse vaulted the Orange into the No. 9 position in the RPI, while also carrying Cornell along from No. 26 to No. 24.
- Speaking of the RPI... which is arguably the single most important factor in NCAA Tournament selection and seeding, Cornell is hunting to pick up "Signature Wins" that will impress the tournament selection committees during March. The Big Red certainly has some very big games coming up on its schedule in terms of gaining valuable RPI points. (If you do not understand the RPI, we suggest you checkout the site CollegeRPI.com for an explanation of the formula.) Generally speaking, the RPI (Rating Percentage Index) is a measure of strength of schedule and how a team does against that schedule. It does not consider the margin of victory, but only whether or not a team won and where the game was played (home/away/neutral court). The formula is 25% team winning percentage (WP), 50% opponents' average winning percentage (OWP), and 25% opponents' opponents' average winning percentage (OOWP). Here is a look at some of the teams Cornell will face between December 20 and January 8.
5. St. John's ***
36. Kansas57. Hofstra ***
77. La Salle
117. South Dakota
161. Davidson ***
- Storming the Floor notes that Penn is one of thirteen remaining winless teams in the country. Penn's futility should end on Saturday with a game at Monmouth. Penn's coaching staff say they are "staying the course." Didn't the Titanic stay the course? We think maybe it is time to shake up the Penn lineup.
- The New Haven Register writes, "The success of the top dogs of the Ivy League cannot be lost on the Yale men’s basketball team. Harvard defeated Boston College on Wednesday, three days after taking nationally ranked UConn to the wire. And league favorite Cornell is off to a 7-2 start playing against some of the nation’s top teams."
- The Columbia Spectator compares the Lions' performance this season to Cornell, noting, "Big East powerhouse Syracuse has played both Cornell, the defending league champs, and Columbia this year—beating both soundly after each provided stout first-half competition. On Dec. 2, Bucknell took Cornell to overtime in a game the Big Red would win 104-98. Columbia had beaten Bucknell 73-59 in regulation a week earlier on a 30-9 second-half run."
- The Troy (AL.) Messenger writes, "Alabama has wins over Michigan and Baylor. However, the Tide also has a bad loss to Cornell and a loss to an average Florida State team on its 6-2 record."
- Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star Tribune writes, "Ryan Wittman, son of former Timberwolves coach Randy Wittman, is averaging 17 points a game for Cornell and is a leading candidate for Ivy League player of the year."
- Click the link below to keep reading this post.
- Below is a look at Cornell's RPI rank (as of today, Friday, December 11) following a 7-2 start for the Big Red. All of Cornell's opponents are also listed (out of 347 total Division I teams). Cornell's results against these opponents are in parentheses.
5. St. John's9. Syracuse (L)
24. Cornell
36. Kansas
42. Harvard
48. Seton Hall (L)
57. Hofstra
74. Alabama (W)
77. La Salle
94. St. Joseph's (W)
105. Vermont (W)
117. South Dakota
126. Princeton
148. UMass (W)
161. Davidson
167. Drexel (W)
189. Columbia
196. Brown
266. Yale
285. Toledo (W)
299. Bucknell (W)
311. Dartmouth
333. Penn
338. Bryant
NR- Clarkson (D-III)
NR- PSU-Erie (D-III)
- Below are links to our game recaps from each of Cornell's games this season. Associated press recaps courtesy of Rivals.com/YahooSports.com are always available by clicking on Cornell's schedule/results on the right column of this blog.
- at Alabama (W 71-67)
- at UMass (W 74-61)
- vs. Seton Hall (L 79-89)
- at Syracuse (L 73-88)
- Toledo (Phil.) (W 78-60)
- Vermont (Phil.) (W 67-59)
- at Drexel (W 61-54)
- at Bucknell (W 104-98)
- vs. St. Joseph's (W 78-66)
- Below, check out results and upcoming action around the Ivy League. (click here for a composite Ivy League schedule) (Click here for a TV schedule of Ivy League games).
Yale 86 Sacred Heart 92 (Connecticut Six) Box Score - Recap
Brown 68 St. Francis (N.Y.) 64 Box Score - Recap
Dartmouth 58 Boston College 89 Box Score - Recap
Harvard 87 Holy Cross 77 Box Score - Recap
Penn 55 Penn State 70 Box Score - Recap
Saturday, November 14
Princeton 71 Central Michigan 68 Box Score - Recap
Cornell 71 Alabama 67 Box Score - Recap
Sunday, November 15
Brown 55 Virginia Tech 69 Box Score - Recap
William & Mary 85 Harvard 87 (3OT) Box Score - Recap
Dartmouth 44 George Mason 60 Box Score - Recap
Monday, November 16
Yale 63 Hofstra 68 (NIT at Storrs CT) Box Score - Recap
Penn 65 Villanova 103 Box Score - Recap
Tuesday, November 17
Yale 65 Colgate 55 (NIT Storrs CT) Box Score - Recap
Columbia53 DePaul 59 [SNY] Box Score - Recap
Wednesday, November 18
Rhode Island 78 Brown 57 Box Score - Recap
Manhattan 54 Princeton 61 Box Score - Recap
Cornell 74 UMass 61 Box Score - Recap
Friday, November 20
Brown 76 St. John's 79 Box Score - Recap
Longwood 61 Columbia 72 Box Score - Recap
Seton Hall 89 Cornell 79 Box Score - Recap
Bryant 51 Harvard 77 Box Score - Recap
Saturday, November 21
Army 56 Princeton 52 Box Score - Recap
Dartmouth 60 Furman 83 Box Score - Recap
Delaware 97 Penn 94 2OT Box Score - Recap
Quinnipiac 71 Yale 64 Box Score - Recap
Sunday, November 22
Maine 62 Brown 75 Box Score - Recap
Monday, November 23
Harvard 53 Army 56 Box Score - Recap
Charlotte 88. Yale 74 NIT Box Score - Recap
Tuesday, November 24
Princeton 50 George Washington 65 Box Score - Recap
Cornell 73 Syracuse 88 Box Score - Recap
Loyola (Md.) 58 Dartmouth 41 Box Score - Recap
Bucknell 59 Columbia 73 Box Score - Recap
Drexel 58 Penn 49 Box Score - Recap
Elon 65 Yale 69 NIT Box Score - Recap
Wednesday, November 25
Brown 70 Bryant 68 Box Score - Recap
New Hampshire 60 Harvard 78 Box Score - Recap
Friday, November 27
Cornell 78. Toledo 60 (Legends Classic at Philadelphia, Pa.) Box Score - Recap
Brown 79 Siena 99 (Philadelphia Hoops Classic) Box Score - Recap
Yale 48 Army 64 Box Score - Recap
Hartford 56 Dartmouth 68 Box Score - Recap
Saturday, November 28
Cornell 67 Vermont 59 (Legends Classic at Philadelphia, Pa.) Box Score - Recap
Brown 79 Siena 99 (Philadelphia Hoops Classic) Box Score - Recap
Yale 48 Army 64 Box Score - Recap
Hartford 56 Dartmouth 68 Box Score - Recap
Sunday, November 29
Cornell 61 Drexel 54 (Legends Classic at Philadelphia, Pa.) Box Score - Recap
Harvard 78 Boston U. 70 Box Score - Recap
Princeton 60 California 81 [CSN California] Box Score - Recap
Monday, November 30
Columbia 55 Sacred Heart 60 Box Score - Recap
Tuesday, December 1
Vermont 63 Dartmouth 58 Box Score - Recap
Wednesday, December 2
Holy Cross 85 Brown 79 (OT) Box Score - Recap
Cornell 104 Bucknell 98 (OT) Box Score - Recap
Yale 48 Hartford 46 Box Score - Recap
Rice 64 Harvard 85 Box Score - Recap
Thursday, December 3
Lehigh 75 Columbia 70 Box Score - Recap
Princeton 44 Rutgers 58 Box Score - Recap
Friday, December 4
Penn 67 Navy 73 [CBS College Sports] Box Score - Recap
Saturday, December 5
Columbia 60 Stony Brook 63 Box Score - Recap
Brown 55 Minnesota 91 Box Score - Recap
Sunday, December 6
Harvard 73 UConn 79 [SNY/ESPN Fullcourt] Box Score - Recap
Lafayette 48 Princeton 62 Box Score - Recap
Cornell 78 St. Joseph's (PA) 66 Box Score - Recap
Monday, December 7
Brown 62 Providence 78 Box Score - Recap
Vermont 72 Yale 60 Box Score - Recap
Tuesday, December 8
Columbia 102 Wagner 91 Box Score - Recap
Albany 78 Penn 60 Box Score - Recap
Wednesday, December 9
Harvard 74 Boston College 67 Box Score - Recap
Bryant 54 Yale 69 Box Score - Recap
Saturday, December 12
Columbia at Bryant, 1 pm
Army at Dartmouth, 7 pm
Penn at Monmouth, 7 pm
Sunday, December 13
Princeton at UNC Greensboro, 1 pm
Lyndon State at Dartmouth, 7 pm
Wednesday, December 16
Monmouth at Princeton, 7 pm
Thursday, December 17
Dartmouth at Lehigh, 7 pm
Sunday, December 20
Cornell vs. Davidson, Noon [MSG Holiday Festival, Fox Sports Atlantic/MSG]
Dartmouth at New Hampshire, 1 pm
Princeton at Maine, 3 pm
Monday, December 21
Yale at Providence, 7 pm
Cornell vs. St. John's/Hofstra, 7/9 pm [MSG Holiday Festival, Fox Sports Atlantic/MSG]
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