PennFan10
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01-31-16 02:47 AM - Post#200614
So I have a little system I have picked up of tracking the race for the A8 title. Each team gets 1 point for a road win, 0 points for a home win and -1 for a home loss. Whenever I have done this, the team that comes in around +4 is usually the conference winner. Looking back, in 2012-13 Harvard was +4, Princeton +3 and Yale +1, which matched the final standings. In 2013 same thing, Harvard +6 (which is unusual), Yale +2, Princeton +1. In 2014-15 it was Harvard and Yale both at +4, Princeton +2 and Dartmouth 0, all of which matched the final standings.
So to think about it, winning at home is holding serve and winning on the road gives you an advantage. So far this year we have:
Columbia +3
Princeton +2
Yale +1
Cornell +1
Penn -1
Brown -2
Harvard -2
Dartmouth -2
Lots of games left.
Edited by PennFan10 on 01-31-16 02:47 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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Re: Ivy League Standings
02-07-16 11:54 AM - Post#201105
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So I have a little system I have picked up of tracking the race for the A8 title. Each team gets 1 point for a road win, 0 points for a home win and -1 for a home loss. Whenever I have done this, the team that comes in around +4 is usually the conference winner. Looking back, in 2012-13 Harvard was +4, Princeton +3 and Yale +1, which matched the final standings. In 2013 same thing, Harvard +6 (which is unusual), Yale +2, Princeton +1. In 2014-15 it was Harvard and Yale both at +4, Princeton +2 and Dartmouth 0, all of which matched the final standings.
So to think about it, winning at home is holding serve and winning on the road gives you an advantage. So far this year we have:
Columbia +3
Princeton +2
Yale +1
Cornell +1
Penn -1
Brown -2
Harvard -2
Dartmouth -2
Lots of games left.
After two weekends here is the updated standings
Columbia +4
Princeton +2
Cornell +1
Yale 0
Penn -1
Brown -3
Harvard -2
Dartmouth -2
Decided advantage to Columbia who hosts 2 big games this weekend to hold serve. Yale can pick up some ground on the road.
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02-07-16 03:17 PM - Post#201115
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Sorry, Typo in the update. Here are the current standings on +/- scale, which is a simple barometer for the leaders for the Ivy title. +4 usually wins the league.
Columbia +4
Princeton +2
Yale +1
Cornell +1
Penn -1
Harvard -2
Dartmouth -2
Brown -3
Yale has had only 1 road game so could easily catch Columbia. Princeton goes on the road to Cornell/Columbia this weekend. We will know a lot more at the end of the 1st half of the round robin next weekend.
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02-14-16 04:07 PM - Post#201759
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Half way through the double round robin and here is the update. It's a three team race for the title. Columbia had a chance to separate themselves. Yale
Princeton +4
Columbia +3
Yale +3
Penn 0
Cornell -1
Harvard -3
Dartmouth --3
Brown -3
Yale @Princeton this Friday looms large.
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02-14-16 04:45 PM - Post#201763
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Yale @Princeton this Friday looms large.
Understatement of the week.
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02-14-16 05:48 PM - Post#201768
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Its early. Many understatements yet to come.
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02-14-16 06:59 PM - Post#201771
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I will await them with bated breath, and hope that I can spot them all.
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02-21-16 03:41 PM - Post#202329
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Half way through the double round robin and here is the update. It's a three team race for the title. Columbia had a chance to separate themselves. Yale
Princeton +4
Columbia +3
Yale +3
Penn 0
Cornell -1
Harvard -3
Dartmouth -3
Brown -3
Yale @Princeton this Friday looms large.
updated for games through 2/20
+1 point for a road win
-1 point for a home loss
0 for a home win or road loss
Champion is usually +4
Princeton +4
Yale +4
Columbia +3
Penn -1
Harvard -2
Dartmouth -2
Cornell -3
Brown -3
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02-28-16 11:43 AM - Post#202943
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updated for games through 2/27
+1 point for a road win
-1 point for a home loss
0 for a home win or road loss
Champion is usually +4
Princeton +4
Yale +4
Columbia +4
Harvard -1
Penn -2
Dartmouth -2
Brown -2
Cornell -3
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03-08-16 11:14 AM - Post#203752
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With just tonights game left (the only thing that can happen is Princeton's score goes down and Penn's up by) here is the update for games through 3/7
+1 point for a road win
-1 point for a home loss
0 for a home win or road loss
Champion is usually +4
Yale +6
Princeton +5
Columbia +3
Harvard -1
Penn -2
Brown -2
Dartmouth -3
Cornell -4
Really a remarkable season for Yale and Princeton. +4 wins the league virtually every year in history. Rarely will you see a +5 and I don't remember seeing a +6.
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Ivy League Standings
03-08-16 04:54 PM - Post#203782
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Great seasons by Yale and Princeton.
Harvard was +6 in 2013-14. 7-0 on the road and 6-1 at home. And of course Cornell was +7 in 08. Princeton and Harvard were both +5 in 2011 (last time there were two +5 or better in a season).
Edited by digamma on 03-08-16 04:58 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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