IvyHoopsFan01
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Age: 63
Reg: 10-28-14
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02-16-17 04:35 PM - Post#222035
In response to Go Green
GG, your point is well taken that titles should not be the sole measuring stick for the state of an athletic program. Yet, an analysis of the number of titles over an extensive period of time does seem to be a relatively important factor to consider as part of an overall evaluation of an athletic program. For example, if you were to analyze the past 5 years in aggregate, the Ivy teams have earned a total of 188 championship titles, including 13 ties, with the following yearly school averages: Princeton 10.8 titles, Harvard 10.4 titles, Cornell 4.8 titles, Columbia 3.2 titles, Yale 3.0 titles, Penn 2.8 titles, Dartmouth 1.6 titles and Brown 1.0 titles. The average yearly number of titles per Ivy school is 4.7 titles with Dartmouth achieving only 33% of the Ivy average. Given the total number of championships titles, I do feel it is a relevant benchmark metric, especially if you are lagging so well below the league averages. While HYP may have financial advantages, Dartmouth does seem to be falling behind Cornell, Columbia and Penn in this period.
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