News and Notes

Below, some afternoon news and notes. Above, KenPom.com predicts Cornell's season results by computerized formula.

• For all the math geeks out there that could never play basketball, this is for you. Ken Pomeroy's site is projecting Harvard and Cornell to finish as co-Ivy champions with 13-1 or 12-2 conference records. KenPom.com projects Cornell to lose its game at Harvard.

• On Sunday night, the Daily Pennsylvanian noted, "While the Quakers struggle to hang defensively with bottom-feeder teams, Cornell and Harvard have already put up impressive non-conference wins against Alabama and Boston College, respectively."

• From StormingTheFloor.net, "No one likes Harvard except for the jackasses who have actually attended Harvard. That's a fact. But for once, I'm going to go ahead and give the Crimson a gentle slap on the ass. (Nothing wrong with that, right?) First, Tommy Amaker's boys play UConn close, losing by only six, then they go out and beat Boston College for the second straight season in a row. Point guard Jeremy Lin has blossomed under Coach Amaker's tutelage into an Asian American hoops roll model. Last week, he dropped 30 points on UConn and then scored 25 points in the 74-67 victory over the Eagles. Ivy League favorite Cornell is going to have its hands full with Harvard."