cornell vs #1

redGrinch · January 28, 2006, 02:32:54 PM

while cornell has been ranked the #1 team in the land in recent years, I can't remember the last time (a) Cornell played the #1 team; or (b) beat the #1 team?

any thoughts?

calgARI '07 · January 28, 2006, 03:19:04 PM

[quote redGrinch]while cornell has been ranked the #1 team in the land in recent years, I can't remember the last time (a) Cornell played the #1 team; or (b) beat the #1 team?

any thoughts?[/quote]

A couple times. Last year when they played BC in Florida, they were #1 at the time. In 01-02 when they played UNH in the NCAA Tournament, they were #1.

canuck89 · January 28, 2006, 03:25:47 PM

I thought that was '03 when we played UNH in the NCAA tourney as the #1 team. Maybe we're talking of two different times?

Trotsky · January 28, 2006, 03:28:02 PM

Great question. I'll add rankings to the TBRW schedule and db, but that will take a while.

IIRC, Denver was #1 when Cornell "won" game 2 of the total goals series in the 1986 NCAAs, but lost the series.

Off the top of my head, RPI and Harvard are the only opposing ECAC teams I recall making it to #1 (in 85 and 89 respectively), and we lost all those games. I don't think either North Country teams actually topped out at #1. The best bet is a non-conference game.

In the NCAAs, there haven't been any recent huge upset wins. Michigan couldn't have been a #1 in 1991, because they didn't get a first round bye.

I'm guessing Denver '86 is the last time Cornell defeated the #1 team, and even that is tainted.

Trotsky · January 28, 2006, 03:30:41 PM

[quote canuck89]I thought that was '03 when we played UNH in the NCAA tourney as the #1 team. Maybe we're talking of two different times?[/quote]

Yes, you are.

In 01-02, Cornell was #9 and UNH was #1.
In 02-03, Cornell was #1 and UNH was #4.

Trotsky · January 28, 2006, 04:10:23 PM

Team rankings for all Cornell games since 2002-03:

2003: http://www.tbrw.info/2003/2003ScheduleConcise.html
2004: http://www.tbrw.info/2004/2004ScheduleConcise.html
2005: http://www.tbrw.info/2005/2005Schedule.html
2006: http://www.tbrw.info/2006/2006Schedule.html

billhoward · January 28, 2006, 05:06:46 PM

But the same bleeping outcome both times.

Chris 02 · January 28, 2006, 05:07:06 PM

Wasn't Vermont ranked #1 a while in 96 or 97? I recall that was early season until RPI beat them.

Lauren '06 · January 28, 2006, 05:10:46 PM

I believe the national polls had Maine at #1 when we played (and lost to) them in the Everblades in 2002.

Trotsky · January 28, 2006, 05:17:18 PM

Another possible game vs a #1 is the 11-0 loss vs CC in '96.

cbuckser · January 28, 2006, 06:56:56 PM

What about Michigan on January 7, 1997 (a 3-3 tie at Yost)? I think, but I am not sure, that the Wolverines were ranked #1 at the time.

jy3 · January 28, 2006, 09:48:27 PM

[quote Chris 02]Wasn't Vermont ranked #1 a while in 96 or 97? I recall that was early season until RPI beat them.[/quote]
i thought the highest they got was #3 or 4, when cornell beat them at home. but i could be wrong

Robb · January 28, 2006, 11:03:02 PM

[quote jy3]i thought the highest they got was #3 or 4, when cornell beat them at home. but i could be wrong

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I'm 99% sure that UVM was #1 in the very early season in '97 (I lived in VT at the time). A couple of preseason favorites had early stumbles, and they had the Perrin/St Louis hype going.

Give My Regards · January 29, 2006, 12:00:04 AM

CC in 95-96 and Michigan in 96-97 were both ranked #1 when they played the Big Red.

RatushnyFan · January 29, 2006, 10:41:52 AM

[quote cbuckser]What about Michigan on January 7, 1997 (a 3-3 tie at Yost)? I think, but I am not sure, that the Wolverines were ranked #1 at the time.[/quote]
Yes, Michigan was #1 at the time. Good game, I was there as a Michigan MBA student. I took a little heat for wearing my Cornell hockey hat.