Cornell in the Polls, Big Red Players Climbing Ivy Charts

As Brian Delaney of the Ithaca Journal points out in his latest blog entry, the Cornell Athletics Department did a terrific job on this weekend's game notes. Below is a summary from Cornell Athletics of Cornell's national recognition in the the A.P. Poll, the Coaches' Poll, the CollegeInsider.com Mid Major Poll and the CollegeHoopsNet.com Non-BCS Top 25 Ranking. (Click on the picture for a larger image.)

The Athletics Department notes the following with respect to Cornell's quest to crack the Top 25:

• The Big Red received 16 votes in the AP poll and 38 votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coach’s Poll that was released on Jan. 25.
• Since 1948, Cornell has spent three weeks in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. During the 1950-51 season, the Big Red climbed as high as No. 14 on Jan. 3,1951. The two previous weeks the team was ranked No. 19 (12/19/1950) and No. 18 (12/26/1950).
• The Big Red most recently received votes in the AP poll in 2007-08 cam-aign, peaking with three votes heading into the NCAA tournament loss to Stanford.
• The Big Red has never been in the top 25 of the coaches poll.
• Cornell earned three votes in the preseason USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll to sit tied for 48th nationally.
• Also receiving three votes were Memphis, Mississippi, Utah State and Southern Illinois.

The Cornell Athletics Department also notes that several Cornell players are establishing themselves as among the best to ever play in the Ivy League.