ECAC Points Above .500

Key

		Below .500
		+0 to +4
		+5 to +9
		+10 and Above

Explanation

For each column (season) and row (game number within season), the cell color corresponds to the number of points above .500 (refer to the Key above).

Example: row 18, column 03 refers to the state of Cornell's record after the 18th game of 2003.  At that point , Cornell was 13 games over .500 (15-2-1). Therefore the cell is red.

The idea, besides generating a fun, geeky, and pretty table... well, ok, that is the idea... but a far-secondary idea is to try to catch the mood of the Faithful at any given time (and over any given period) both now and in the past. The Warmer the color, the Happier we were at that specific point in the season.

Note that, for example, a theoretical 11-11 season in which the team lost the first 11 games and won the last 11 would have 21 black cells followed by one final yellow cell.  Conversely, a season in which the team won the first 11 games and then lost the final 11 would show an increase from yellow through orange to three midseason red cells at games 10, 11, and 12, followed by a decline back through orange and ending in a long string of yellows.  While the final records of these seasons are identical, this table captures the difference in fan mood -- dejection through almost the entire season, as opposed to early optimism slowly degenerating into ambivalence.

There are also two derivative tables:

• For season-by-season results, see Seasons in the Red.
• For career totals by coach, see Coaches in the Red.