Cornell and New Mexico each received 38 points in the coaches poll this week. Cornell is ranked No. 27. Fortunately for Dartmouth, Cornell still remains outside the Top 25 as the Green are currently riding a 39-game losing streak against ranked opponents.

There are always key moments in a game that determine the outcome. For some games, it is decided in the opening seconds while in others the outcome remains uncertain until the final ticks of regulation. For Cornell, the difference in a game appears to boil down to the opening minutes of the second half.

While April Fool's Day conjures up thoughts of practical jokes and frivolity, the serious sports fan is cautioned not to dismiss the notable events of the day. Outstanding athletic achievement occurred on this date such as John Havlicek dropping 54 against the Hawks in a 1973 playoff game and Wayne Gretzky registering his 103rd assist in 1981 to break Bobby Orr's single season assist record. Notable athletes from knuckleballer Phil Niekro to Brook and Robin Lopez, who broke Cornell's heart in the 2008 Big Dance, claim this date as their birthdays. However, it is the unusual events of this date that peak one's curiousity.

My top five sports related stories of this date include in no particular order: