News and Notes for 2.27.09

WEEKEND GAME PREVIEW CENTER

Get all the information you need about Cornell's games this weekend at Dartmouth and Harvard with The Cornell Basketball Blog's Game Preview Center. Also, come join the discussion of Cornell and Ivy League Basketball by posting a message on The Cornell Basketball Blog's Community Forum and Message Board (click here, free membership).

WATCHING THE GAMES AT DARTMOUTH/HARVARD

* Live video at Dartmouth (Dartmouth subscription required)
* Live stats at Dartmouth
* Live video at Harvard (Harvard subscription required)
* Live stats at Harvard
* Cornell Redcast Audio/Video Coverage (Redcast subscription required)

CORNELL RPI WATCH

As of February 27, 2009, Cornell's RPI (according to Rivals.com) is No. 116 out of 343 Division I teams nationwide. Cornell is also ranked No. 99 according to Ken Pomeroy's Ranking and No. 119 in Jeff Sagarin's USA Today Ranking.

As Ivy League Champions last season, Cornell finished 2007-2008 with a final RPI of No. 65 out of 341 Division I teams.

BIG RED BRACKETS

The Cornell Basketball Blog monitors the Big Red's bracket projections until the 2009 NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday. Click Big Red Brackets to view the latest projections.

SCHEDULE, RESULTS, STANDINGS

Cornell Big Red 2008-2009 Results

18-8 Record Through February 27, 2009

	Fri, Nov 14	South Dakota	W 79-69
	Mon, Nov 17	at St. John's	L 75-86
	Tue, Nov 18	at Loyola (MD)	W 82-72
	Sat, Nov 22	at Siena	L 56-74
	Mon, Nov 24	Loyola Chicago	W 78-53
	Tue, Nov 25	East. Michigan	W 67-54
	Sun, Nov 30	at Indiana	L 57-72
	Wed, Dec 3	at (16) Syracuse	L 78-88
	Sat, Dec 6	at Minnesota	L 54-71
	Sat, Dec 20	La Salle	W 79-70
	Mon, Dec 22	at St. Joseph's	L 67-71
	Mon, Dec 29	Boston U.	W 89-59
	Wed, Dec 31	Quinnipiac	W 73-70
	Sat, Jan 3	Ursinus	W 99-45
	Tue, Jan 6	Bucknell	W 75-64
	Mon, Jan 12	at Bryant	W 69-46
	Sat, Jan 17	at Columbia	W 71-59
	Sat, Jan 24	Columbia	W 83-72
	Fri, Jan 30	Brown	W 90-58
	Sat, Jan 31	Yale	W 64-36
	Fri, Feb 6	at Princeton	L 41-61
	Sat, Feb 7	at Pennsylvania	W 88-73
	Fri, Feb 13	Harvard	W 96-75
	Sat, Feb 14	Dartmouth	W 79-76
	Fri, Feb 20	at Yale	L 60-72
	Sat, Feb 21	at Brown	W 85-45
	Date	Opponent	Time
	Fri, Feb 27	at Dartmouth	7:00 pm
	Sat, Feb 28	at Harvard	7:00 pm
	Fri, Mar 6	Pennsylvania	7:00 pm
	Sat, Mar 7	Princeton	7:00 pm

IVY LEAGUE STANDINGS

Through February 27, 2009

Cornell	8-2	18-8
Columbia	6-4	11-13
Yale	6-4	11-13
Dartmouth	6-4	8-16
Princeton	5-4	10-12
Pennsylvania	4-5	8-15
Harvard	3-7	11-13
Brown	1-9	7-17

Here are upcoming games around the Ivy League...

Friday, February 27
*Brown at Princeton, 7 pm
*Yale at Penn, 7 pm
*Columbia at Harvard, 7 pm
*Cornell at Dartmouth, 7 pm

Saturday, February 28
*Yale at Princeton, 6 pm
*Brown at Penn, 7 pm
*Columbia at Dartmouth, 7 pm
*Cornell at Harvard, 7 pm