After posting the overall and Ivy League records for Ivy League teams for the past five years two days ago (LINK) I received an email asking about the 10-year records. To find that I had to compile the records for 2012-16, and here they are:
OVERALL RECORDS 2012-16
1. Harvard 43-7
2. Dartmouth 33-17
3. Princeton 31-19
4. Brown 27-23
5. Penn 26-24
6. Yale 24-26
7. Cornell 13-37
8. Columbia 8-42
IVY LEAGUE RECORDS (2012-16)
1. Harvard 29-6 (3 Championships)
2. Penn 23-12 (3 Championships)
3. Princeton 22-13 (2 Championships)
3. Dartmouth 22-13 (1 Championship)
5. Brown 16-19
6. Yale 15-20
7. Cornell 8-27
8. Columbia 5-30
Combining those records with the records from the last five seasons:
OVERALL RECORDS (2012-22)
1. Harvard 72-28
2. Dartmouth 71-29
2. Princeton 71-29
4. Yale 60-40
5. Penn 54-46
6. Columbia 38-62
7. Brown 37-63
8. Cornell 30-70
IVY LEAGUE RECORDS (2012-22)
1. Princeton 47-23 (4 Championships)
1. Dartmouth 47-23 (3 Championships)
1. Harvard 47-23 (3 Championships)
4. Yale 40-30 (3 Championships)
5. Penn 38-32 (3 Championships)
6. Columbia 22-48
7. Brown 19-51
7. Cornell 19-51
A few observations . . .
• Parity is the name of the game in terms of championships when it comes to the top five teams over the past 10 seasons.
• No surprise that Harvard, Dartmouth and Princeton are the runaway leaders in overall wins.
• Al Bagnoli's arrival at Columbia has made a huge difference at Columbia.
• Brown's slippage has been pronounced.
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EXTRA POINT
Our Christmas tree is coming down today. Mrs. BGA has described it as "melting" and that description is apt. The needles aren't falling off any faster than usual, but the entire thing is drooping as if it has decided enough is enough. In another day or two all of the ornaments – including the beautiful Swarovski crystal snowflakes – will be in danger of crashing to the hardwood floor, not a good thing. It's always a little sad taking the tree down but the time has come.
