News and Notes: Around the Ivy League- Cornell Takes Command of Ivy Title Chase

Cornell's Adam Wire and the Big Red have a hold on the Ivy League title chase.

After Penn defeated Princeton last night in New Jersey, Cornell seized a commanding two-game lead in the Ivy League title race with just six games remaining for the Big Red.

Cornell finds itself in a very good position to take care of business and win the League. If the Big Red win four of the final six games, Cornell is guaranteed at least a co-Ivy League Championship and playoff scenario for the right to go to the NCAA Tournament. But if the Big Red win five of the next six, Cornell wins the title outright and return to the Big Dance for the second consecutive season

Following last night's defeat to the Quakers, The Daily Princetonian notes, "Princeton had all the answers in stomping Cornell and Columbia a week-and-a-half ago. Now, the Tigers are looking for answers."

The Daily Pennsylvanian also wrote:

[T]he Ivy League picture became a bit clearer this weekend, confirming more or less what everyone figured at the outset: Cornell is a cut above everyone else in the league right now — even with the occasional hiccup here and there — and no one is likely going to catch the Big Red. I wouldn’t be shocked if Penn snuck into second or third place in the league — there is tremendous parity among teams two thru seven in the league right now. But the Quakers still aren’t ready to keep up with Cornell yet, even if by some miracle they win out.

Cornell Big Red 2008-2009 Results

17-7 Record Through February 18, 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
	Date	Opponent	Time
	Fri, Feb 20	at Yale	7:00 pm
	Sat, Feb 21	at Brown	7:00 pm
	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 18, 2009

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

Here are the recent results and upcoming games around the Ivy League...

Friday, February 13
*Dartmouth 52 Columbia 65 (Box Score - Recap)
*Harvard 75 Cornell 96 (Box Score - Recap)
*Princeton 48 Yale 60 (Box Score - Recap)
*Penn 73 Brown 52 (Box Score - Recap)

Saturday, February 14
*Harvard 59 Columbia 60 (Box Score - Recap)
*Dartmouth 76 Cornell 79 2OT (Box Score - Recap)
*Penn 63 Yale 68 (Box Score - Recap)
*Princeton 43 Brown 61 (Box Score - Recap)

Tuesday, February 17
*Penn 62 Princeton 55 (Box Score - Recap)

Friday, February 20
*Columbia at Brown, 7 pm
*Cornell at Yale, 7 pm
*Dartmouth at Penn, 7 pm
*Harvard at Princeton, 7 pm

Saturday, February 21
*Dartmouth at Princeton, 6 pm
*Harvard at Penn, 6 pm
*Columbia at Yale, 7 pm
*Cornell at Brown, 7 pm