ECAC Playoff Possibilities

Possibilities courtesy Bill Fenwick; formatting © 2002, Joe Schlobotnik (archives),

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Cornell (32 Points)

This Weekend:
RPI, Union
On Their Own:
Already clinched first
Best Case
First
Worst Case
First
Tiebreakers:
Irrelevant

Clarkson (23 Points)

This Weekend:
Vermont, Dartmouth
On Their Own:
Clinch second with a sweep
Best Case
Second
Worst Case
Finish seventh if they lose twice, Harvard and Brown get at least one point, Colgate get at least two points, and RPI get at least three.
Tiebreakers
Beat Harvard; could win or lose against Dartmouth, Colgate, Brown, and RPI.

Harvard (23 Points)

This Weekend
At Yale, at Princeton.
On Their Own
Clinch third with a sweep
Best Case
Clinch second with two wins if Clarkson do not win twice
Worst Case
Drop to seventh if they get swept, Dartmouth get at least one point, Brown and Colgate get at least two points, and RPI get at least three
Tiebreakers
Lose to Clarkson; could win or lose against Dartmouth, Colgate, Brown, and RPI

Dartmouth (23 Points)

This Weekend
At. St. Lawrence, at Clarkson
On Their Own
Clinch third with a sweep
Best Case
Finish second with a sweep if Harvard do not win twice
Worst Case
Would finish seventh with two losses if RPI get at least three points and Brown and Colgate get at least two.
Tiebreakers
Could win or lose against Clarkson, Harvard, Colgate, Brown, and RPI.

Colgate (22 Points)

This Weekend
At Union, at RPI
On Their Own
Clinch fifth with a sweep
Best Case
Would clinch second with a sweep if Clarkson, Harvard, and Dartmouth get no more than two points each
Worst Case
Fall to eighth if they lose twice, Princeton sweep, and Brown does not lose to Yale.
Tiebreakers
Beats Brown; loses to Princeton; could win or lose against Clarkson, Harvard, Dartmouth, and RPI

Brown (22 Points)

This Weekend
At Princeton, at Yale
On Their Own
Clinch sixth with a sweep
Best Case
Finish second with a sweep if Colgate and Clarkson do not win twice and Dartmouth and Harvard do not get more than two points each
Worst Case
Finish eighth if they and Colgate both lose twice and Princeton sweeps. (This would set up a three-way tie for sixth place, with the tiebreakers putting Brown in eighth.)
Tiebreakers
Lose to Colgate; could win or lose against Clarkson, Harvard, Dartmouth, RPI, and Princeton

RPI (21 Points)

This Weekend
Cornell, Colgate
On Their Own
Clinch sixth with a sweep
Best Case
Finish second with a sweep if Clarkson and Dartmouth tie and each lose their other game, Harvard get no more than one point, and Brown get no more than two
Worst Case
Drop to ninth with two losses if Union sweeps and Princeton picks up at least three points.
Tiebreakers
Lose to Union; could win or lose against Clarkson, Harvard, Dartmouth, Colgate, Brown, and Princeton.

Princeton (18 Points)

This Weekend
Brown, Harvard
On Their Own
Clinch eighth with a sweep
Best Case
Finish sixth with a sweep if Brown lose twice, Colgate and RPI do not tie, and the losers of that game lose their other game
Worst Case
Fall to eleventh if they lose twice, Union get at least two points, and St. Lawrence and Yale get at least three
Tiebreakers
Beat Colgate; could win or lose against Brown, RPI, Union, St. Lawrence, and Yale

Union (17 Points)

This Weekend
Colgate, Cornell
On Their Own
Clinch ninth with a sweep
Best Case
Would finish seventh with a sweep if Princeton do not win twice and RPI get swept.
Worst Case
Finish eleventh if they lose twice and St. Lawrence and Yale get at least two points each
Tiebreakers
Beat RPI; could win or lose against Princeton, St. Lawrence, and Yale.

St. Lawrence (16 Points)

This Weekend
Dartmouth, Vermont
On Their Own
Already clinched eleventh
Best Case
Finish eighth with two wins if Yale does not sweep, Union gets no more than two points, and Princeton gets no more than one
Worst Case
Finish eleventh if they lose twice and Yale does not
Tiebreakers
Could win or lose against Princeton, Union, and Yale

Yale (16 Points)

This Weekend
Harvard, Brown
On Their Own
Already clinched eleventh
Best Case
Clinch eighth with two wins if St. Lawrence does not win twice, Union gets no more than two points, and Princeton gets no more than one.
Worst Case
Finishes eleventh if they get swept and St. Lawrence do not
Tiebreakers
Could win or lose against Princeton, Union, and St. Lawrence.

Vermont (7 Points)

This Weekend:
at Clarkson, at St. Lawrence.
On Their Own:
Already clinched twelfth
Best Case
Twelfth
Worst Case
Twelfth
Tiebreakers:
Irrelevant

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