Word: bump
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...turn, drops Harvard’s RPI as well. After defeating Clarkson 5-0 on Feb. 18, the Crimson actually fell four spots in the PWR because the Golden Knights had dragged down Harvard’s RPI. Neither Vermont nor Dartmouth will have that effect, but the expected bump the tandem will provide the Crimson comes only with a pair of victories...
...appeal represents another bump in the road in Harvard’s lengthy quest to develop its choice parcel of riverfront land...
...turn, drops Harvard’s RPI as well. After defeating Clarkson 5-0 on Feb. 18, the Crimson actually fell four spots in the PWR because the Golden Knights had dragged down Harvard’s RPI. Neither Vermont nor Dartmouth will have that effect, but the expected bump the tandem will provide the Crimson comes only with a pair of victories...
Then came a 57-52 home defeat to Brown. That loss should have set off the warning bells; not since 1995-96 had the Tigers dropped their Ivy opener. Most fans and pundits, however, figured it was just a bump in an otherwise smooth road to the NCAA tournament. But after a win over Yale, Princeton traveled to Hanover and got beaten by the Big Green. And not beaten in any conventional manner—Dartmouth scored 18 of the game’s final 19 points to pull off the upset. Something was clearly wrong...
That system—which would bump the Raiders with a 20-8-2 record, but give 20-12-1 Minnesota, winner of just two of its last eight a No. 1 seed—doesn’t sit perfectly with ECAC coaches like Donato...