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The CF360 blog will be revisiting last weekend's Ivy League round-robin meet, held at Columbia. We will provide several blog posts as part of the Ivy League recap (in addition to previewing "part-2" of the Ivy League round-robin, to he held Feb. 22 at Brown).

Ivy League team champions (men and women) are awarded based on won-loss record in the round-robin matches. Each women's team has six matches and each men's team competes in five, as Cornell sponsors only women's fencing on a varsity level.

The standings are included below, as are two other lists (compiled by CF360) that show how many weapon groups (vs. each opponent) that the teams have won, in addition to a ranking of total bouts won (sorted by win pct., as some teams fenced more matches that others during part-1). 

The upcoming round-robin day at Brown will include three more rounds, with nine women's matches and six men's spread over those three rounds.

Teams are able to share the title (as was the case with the Harvard and Columbia men in 2006), with head-to-head results not used as a tie-breaker. The #5-ranked Harvard women are in the driver's seat (4-0), with their big win coming over #4 Columbia (15-12). The Crimson women likely are assured of at least a tie for the title, as one of their two remaining matches is versus last-place Brown (plus #9 Penn).

The winner of the women's match between Columbia and #7 Princeton also has a shot to claim the title, as Columbia will enter Sunday with a 3-1 record while Princeton is 2-1 (the Lions have their other match against Cornell, while the Tigers also have matchups left against Yale and Brown).

As shown in the below charts, the Columbia women actually have the edge over Harvard in terms of weapon groups won and total bouts win pct. – but the Crimson picked up the key head-to-head victory (by a narrow 15-12 margin). Now, the Lions are left hoping for Penn to upset Harvard in part-2.

in the men's competition, #6 Penn posted a pair of upsets on Feb. 8 (18-9 over #4 Columbia and 17-10 over #5 Princeton), putting the 3-0 Quakers in position to win the Ivy League title. Columbia is close behind (3-1) while Princeton (1-1) also still has a shot to steal the title. Penn has matches remaining vs. #7 Harvard and Yale, while Columbia's only match left is against Princeton (the Tigers also still have to fence Brown and Yale).

Here are the various lists, plus the complete results from part-1 (including team weapon scores). Check back to the blog for more recap/preview info. on the Ivy League:

Ivy League Women's Standings (3-weapon round-robin)
1. Harvard (4-0) ... Feb. 22 vs.: #9 Penn and Brown
2. Columbia (3-1) ... Feb. 22 vs.: #7 Princeton and Cornell
3. Princeton (2-1) ... Feb. 22 vs.: #4 Columbia, Yale and Brown
4. Cornell (1-2) ... Feb. 22 vs.: #4 Columbia, #9 Penn and Yale
4. Pennsylvania (1-2) ... Feb. 22 vs.: #5 Harvard, Cornell and Yale
4. Yale (1-2) ... Feb. 22 vs.: #7 Princeton, #9 Penn and Cornell
7. Brown (0-4) ... Feb. 22 vs.: #5 Harvard and #7 Princeton

Women's Weapon Groups Won
1. Columbia (10 of 12)
2. Harvard (8 of 12)
3. Princeton (6 of 9)
4. Penn (4 of 9)
5. Yale (3 of 9)
5. Cornell (3 of 9)
7. Brown (2 of 12)

Women's Total Bouts Won
1. Columbia (75-33 ...  .694 win pct.)
2. Harvard (68-40 ...  .630)
3. Princeton (44-37 ...  .543)
4. Penn (43-38 ...  .531)
5. Cornell (34-47 ...  .420)
6. Yale (33-48 ...  .407)
7. Brown (27-81 ...  .250)

Ivy League Men's Team Standings (3-Weapon Round-Robin)
1. Pennsylvania (3-0) ... Feb. 22 vs.: #7 Harvard and Yale
2. Columbia (3-1) ... Feb. 22 vs.: #5 Princeton
3. Princeton (1-1) ... Feb. 22 vs.: #4 Columbia, Brown and Yale
4. Brown (1-2) ... Feb. 22 vs.: #5 Princeton and #7 Harvard
4. Yale (1-2) ... Feb. 22 vs.: #5 Princeton and #6 Penn
6. Harvard (0-3) ... Feb. 22 vs.: #6 Penn and Brown

Men's Weapon Groups Won
1. Penn (8 of 9)
2. Columbia (8 of 12)
3. Princeton (3 of 6)
4. Harvard (3 of 9)
4. Yale (3 of 9)
6. Brown (2 of 9)

Men's Total Bouts Won
1. Penn (53-28 ...  .654 win pct.)
2. Columbia (61-47 ...  .565 win pct.)
3. Princeton (29-25 ...  .537)
4. Yale (38-43 ...  .469)
5. Harvard (33-48 ...  .407)
6. Brown (29-52 ...  .358)

IVY LEAGUE ROUND-ROBIN  (part-1; at Columbia; Feb. 8)

Women's Matches
#5 Harvard 15 (F7, E5, S3), #4 Columbia 12 (F2, E4, S6)
#4 Columbia 19 (F7, E5, S7), #9 Penn 8 (F2, E4, S2)
#4 Columbia 21 (F6, E8, S7), Yale 6 (F3, E1, S2)
#4 Columbia 23 (F6, E9, S8), Brown 4 (F3, E0, S1)