ECAC Playoff Possibilities

Clarkson (29 Points)

This Weekend: Princeton, Quinnipiac
On Their Own: Clinches first by beating Princeton, or tying Princeton and beating Quinnipiac
Best Case: First
Worst Case: Finish second if they lose to Princeton and the Tigers don't lose to St. Lawrence.
Tiebreakers: Could win or lose against Princeton

This Weekend: At Clarkson, at St. Lawrence
On Their Own: Finish first with a win over Clarkson and at least a tie against St. Lawrence
Best Case: First
Worst Case: Would finish second if they lose to Clarkson.
Tiebreakers: Beats Harvard; could win or lose against Clarkson

This Weekend: At Colgate, at Cornell
On Their Own: Wrap up third place with three points on the weekend
Best Case: Third
Worst Case: Fall to eighth with two losses if Colgate also beats Dartmouth, Yale sweeps, Union beats Brown, and Quinnipiac gets at least three points. This would set up a three-way tie for sixth place among Yale, Colgate, and Harvard, with the tiebreakers putting the Crimson eighth.
Tiebreakers: Beat Union and Quinnipiac; lose to Princeton; could win or lose against Cornell, Colgate, and Yale

This Weekend: At Yale, at Brown
On Their Own: A sweep guarantees the Dutchmen fourth place
Best Case: Finish third with a sweep if Harvard gets no more than two points on the weekend.
Worst Case: Would drop to eighth if they get swept, Cornell gets at least one point, Quinnipiac gets at least two points, Yale does not lose to RPI, and Colgate sweeps.
Tiebreakers: Lose to Harvard; could win or lose against Cornell, Quinnipiac, Yale, and Colgate

This Weekend: Dartmouth, Harvard
On Their Own: Finish fourth with two wins
Best Case: Get third with a sweep if Union does not win twice.
Worst Case: Fall to eighth if they lose twice, Quinnipiac gets at least two points, and Colgate and Yale sweep
Tiebreakers: Beat Quinnipiac and Colgate; could win or lose against Harvard, Union, and Yale

This Weekend: At St. Lawrence, at Clarkson.
On Their Own: Three points would give Quinnipiac sixth place.
Best Case: Climb to third with a sweep if Harvard gets no more than one point and Cornell and Union get no more than two points each (so either Cornell and Harvard would have to tie, or Cornell would have to beat Harvard and lose to Dartmouth).
Worst Case: Finish eighth with two losses if Yale gets at least three points and Colgate gets at least two points.
Tiebreakers: Lose to Harvard and Cornell; could win or lose against Union, Yale, and Colgate.

This Weekend: Union, RPI
On Their Own: Have already clinched eighth place and can do no better without help
Best Case: Clinches fourth with a sweep if Cornell loses twice, Union does not beat Brown, and Quinnipiac gets no more than one point
Worst Case: Eighth
Tiebreakers: Could win or lose against Harvard, Union, Cornell, Quinnipiac, and Colgate.

This Weekend: Harvard, Dartmouth
On Their Own: Can do no better than eighth place without help
Best Case: Wrap up fourth with a sweep if Cornell loses twice, Union ties Yale and loses to Brown, and Quinnipiac gets no more than two points.
Worst Case: Eighth
Tiebreakers: Lose to Cornell; could win or lose against Harvard, Union, Quinnipiac, and Yale

This Weekend: RPI, Union
On Their Own: A sweep guarantees the Bears ninth place
Best Case: Ninth
Worst Case: Fall to twelfth if they lose twice, Dartmouth gets at least one point, and St. Lawrence gets at least two points.
Tiebreakers: Beat Dartmouth and St. Lawrence; could win or lose against RPI

This Weekend: At Brown, at Yale
On Their Own: Clinch ninth place with a sweep.
Best Case: Ninth
Worst Case: Finishes twelfth if they lose twice, Dartmouth gets at least one point, and St. Lawrence gets at least two points
Tiebreakers: Beats Dartmouth and St. Lawrence; could win or lose against Brown

This Weekend: At Cornell, at Colgate
On Their Own: Wraps up tenth place with two wins
Best Case: Would finish ninth with a sweep if Brown and RPI tie or if the winner of that game does not win their other game.
Worst Case: Would drop to twelfth if they lose twice and St. Lawrence gets at least one point.
Tiebreakers: Lose to Brown, RPI, and St. Lawrence.

This Weekend: Quinnipiac, Princeton
On Their Own: Can do no better than twelfth place without help
Best Case: Rise to ninth with a sweep if Dartmouth does not win twice and the Brown-RPI winner loses its other game (if they tie, then neither can win their other game)
Worst Case: Twelfth
Tiebreakers: Beat Dartmouth; lose to Brown and RPI

Last Modified: 2011 October 9