ECAC Playoffs Set

Two ties to break.

5th: Clarkson wins the first tiebreaker over RPI (3-1).
7th: Dartmouth wins the second tiebreaker over Cornell (11-8).

The playoffs are thus.

#12 Princeton at #5 Clarkson
#11 Brown at #6 RPI
#10 Colgate at #7 Dartmouth
#9 Union at #8 Cornell

Cornell/Union/Colgate/Brown/Princeton at #1 Quinnipiac
Dartmouth/Cornell/Union/Colgate/Brown at #2 Yale
RPI/Dartmouth/Cornell/Union/Colgate at #3 Harvard
Clarkson/RPI/Dartmouth/Cornell/Union at #4 St. Lawrence

Men's Reset (One Game Out)

Quinnipiac (15-1-5) has clinched the #1 seed. They could host any team but Yale, Harvard, St. Lawrence, or Dartmouth in the quarterfinals.

Yale (14-4-3) has clinched the #2 seed. They could host any team but Quinnipiac, Harvard, St. Lawrence, or Princeton in the quarterfinals.

Harvard (11-6-4) has clinched a first round bye. They are the #3 seed with a win or a tie at St. Lawrence, #4 with a loss.

St. Lawrence (11-7-3) has clinched a first round bye. They are the #3 seed with a win against Harvard, #4 with a loss/tie.

Dartmouth (11-10-0) has clinched home ice in the first round and will finish between 5th and 7th. They can clinch the #5 seed with a win over Clarkson, or a tie and an RPI tie/loss. They will host one of Colgate, Brown, or Princeton.

RPI (8-7-6) has clinched home ice in the first round and will finish between 5th and 8th. They can clinch the #5 seed with a win and a Dartmouth loss/tie.

Clarkson (9-9-3) has clinched home ice in the first round and will finish between 5th and 8th. They can clinch the #5 seed with a win and an RPI loss/tie.

Cornell (8-8-5) has clinched home ice in the first round and will finish between 6th and 8th. They can clinch the #6 seed with a win over Clarkson. They will host one of Union, Colgate, or Brown.

Union (6-9-6) will finish 9th and will travel to Cornell, Clarkson, or RPI for the first round.

Colgate (5-14-2) will finish either 10th or 11th. They can clinch 10th with a win over Union, a tie and a Brown tie/loss, or simply a Brown loss.

Brown (3-13-5) will finish either 10th or 11th. They can clinch 10th with a win and a Colgate tie/loss, or a tie and a Colgate loss.

Princeton (3-16-2) finish in 12th.

Current ties in the standings are broken as follows:
5th: Dartmouth wins the first tiebreaker over RPI (4-0).
7th: Clarkson wins the second tiebreaker over Cornell (9-8).

Tiebreakers

Harvard
No tiebreakers possible due to Harvard/SLU game.

St. Lawrence

No tiebreakers possible due to Harvard/SLU game.

Dartmouth
RPI - Won, 4-0.
Cornell - Tied, 2-2, would win on ECAC wins.
Clarkson - No tiebreaker possible due to Dartmouth/Clarkson game.

RPI
No possible tiebreakers won.

Clarkson
RPI - Won, 3-1.
Cornell - Tied, 2-2, would win on ECAC wins.

Cornell

No tiebreakers won.

Colgate
No tiebreakers won.

Brown
Colgate - Won, 3-1.

Multiple tiebreakers
Not possible due to Dartmouth/Clarkson and RPI/Cornell.

Men's Reset (One Week Out)

Quinnipiac (14-1-5) has clinched a first round bye and at least a share of 1st. They can clinch the #1 seed outright on Friday with a win, tie, or a Yale loss/tie.

Yale (12-4-3) has clinched a first round bye and will finish no worse than 3rd. They can clinch at least the #2 seed on Friday with a win, tie, or a Harvard loss/tie. The only scenario in which they can finish as the #1 seed requires a win on Friday over Princeton, a Quinnipiac loss to Brown, and then a win over the Bobcats on Saturday.

Harvard (11-5-4) has clinched a home ice playoff series. They can clinch a first round bye on Friday with a win, tie, or an RPI loss. They will finish between 2nd and 5th.

St. Lawrence (10-7-3) has clinched a home ice playoff series. They can clinch a first round bye on Friday with a win and an RPI loss/tie. They will finish between 3rd and 8th.

Dartmouth (11-9-0) has clinched a home ice playoff series and will finish between 4th and 8th. They cannot clinch a first round bye on Friday, but they would be eliminated from contention with a loss to St. Lawrence.

RPI (8-6-6) has clinched a home playoff series and will finish between 3rd and 8th. They cannot clinch a first round bye on Friday, but they would be eliminated from contention with a loss to Colgate, or a tie and a St. Lawrence win.

Cornell (8-7-5) has clinched a home playoff series and will finish between 4th and 8th. They cannot clinch a first round bye on Friday, but they would be eliminated from contention with a loss or tie against Union, or a St. Lawrence win.

Clarkson (8-9-3) will play in a first round playoff series. They cannot catch St. Lawrence or Dartmouth for 4th because of the game between those teams on Friday. The Golden Knights will finish between 5th and 9th. They can clinch a home ice playoff series on Friday with a win, a tie, or a Union loss/tie.

Union (5-9-6) will play in a first round playoff series and will finish either 8th or 9th. The only scenario in which they do not finish 9th requires a road sweep of Cornell and Colgate, with Clarkson being swept at home by Harvard and Dartmouth. Any other result puts the Dutchmen on the road as the #9 seed.

Brown (3-12-5), Colgate (4-14-2), and Princeton (3-15-2) will all be on the road in the first round and will finish between 10th and 12th.

Current ties in the standings are broken as follows:
5th: Dartmouth wins the first tiebreaker over RPI (4-0).

Tiebreakers

Quinnipiac
No tiebreakers won.

Yale
Quinnipiac - Would tie 2-2 in a tiebreaker situation, would win on ECAC wins.
Harvard - Won, 3-1.

Harvard
Dartmouth - Won, 4-0.
SLU - Would tie 2-2 in a tiebreaker situation, unknown ECAC wins difference.

St. Lawrence

RPI - Tied, 2-2, would win on ECAC wins.
Cornell - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Clarkson - Tied, 2-2, would go to the third tiebreaker.
Harvard - Would tie 2-2 in a tiebreaker situation, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Dartmouth
RPI - Won, 4-0.
Cornell - Tied, 2-2, would win on ECAC wins.
Clarkson - Would tie 2-2 in a tiebreaker situation, would win on ECAC wins.
SLU - Ahead, 2-0, would win in any head-to-head tiebreaker situation.

RPI
Harvard - Won, 3-1.
Cornell - Ahead, 2-0.

Clarkson
RPI - Won, 3-1.
Union - Tied, 2-2, would win on ECAC wins.
Cornell - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
SLU - Tied, 2-2, would go to the third tiebreaker.

Cornell

No tiebreakers won.

Union
No tiebreakers won.

Brown
Colgate - Won, 3-1.

Colgate
Princeton - Won, 4-0.

Princeton
Brown - Would win 4-0 in a tiebreaker situation.

Multiple tiebreakers
DRT-HRV-RPI: Harvard, Dartmouth, RPI
DRT-RPI-SLU: Dartmouth, St. Lawrence, RPI
HRV-RPI-SLU: St. Lawrence, RPI, Harvard (requires St. Lawrence win over Harvard to be relevant)
COR-DRT-RPI: Dartmouth, Cornell/RPI (depends on result of Cornell/RPI game)
COR-DRT-SLU: If Dartmouth/SLU tie - Cornell, Dartmouth, St. Lawrence. If Dartmouth beats SLU - Dartmouth, Cornell, St. Lawrence. Irrelevant otherwise.
COR-RPI-SLU: If Cornell/RPI tie - St. Lawrence, RPI, Cornell. If Cornell beats RPI - St. Lawrence, Cornell/RPI (determined by 2nd or 3rd tiebreaker). Irrelevant otherwise.
COR-DRT-RPI-SLU: Dartmouth, St. Lawrence, remainder goes to undetermined Cornell/RPI tiebreak.
CKN-COR-DRT: If Dartmouth/Clarkson tie - Dartmouth wins, Clarkson/Cornell tiebreak undetermined. If Clarkson beats Dartmouth - Dartmouth, Clarkson, Cornell.
CKN-COR-RPI: Clarkson wins, Cornell/RPI tiebreak undetermined.
CKN-COR-SLU: Clarkson/SLU resolved on 3rd tiebreak or beyond, Cornell 3rd.
CKN-DRT-RPI: Dartmouth, Clarkson, RPI
CKN-RPI-SLU: Clarkson, St. Lawrence, RPI
CKN-COR-DRT-RPI: Dartmouth, Clarkson, Cornell/RPI tiebreak undetermined.
CKN-COR-RPI-SLU: Clarkson, St. Lawrence, Cornell/RPI tiebreak undetermined.
BRN-COL-PRN: Colgate, Princeton, Brown (requires Princeton win over Brown to be relevant)

Scenarios within four points, but not possible due to matchups
DRT-HRV-SLU: Due to the Dartmouth/SLU game.
DRT-HRV-RPI-SLU: Due to the Dartmouth/SLU game.
CKN-DRT-SLU: Due to the Dartmouth/Clarkson game.
CKN-DRT-RPI-SLU: Due to the Dartmouth/Clarkson game.
CKN-COR-DRT-RPI-SLU: Due to the Dartmouth/Clarkson game.

Final ECAC Results (Women)

After all of our discussion on tiebreakers - no teams finish tied.

The playoffs next week are thus:

#8 RPI at #1 Quinnipiac

#7 Cornell at #2 Clarkson

#6 St. Lawrence at #3 Princeton

#5 Harvard at #4 Colgate

Yale finishes their season in 9th, one point out of 8th. They were 25 seconds away from a tie with Clarkson, which would have put them into a tie for 8th with RPI that they would have won for the final playoff spot.

Men's Reset (Three Games Out)

Quinnipiac (14-1-4) has clinched a first round bye and will finish either 1st or 2nd. They can lock up the #1 seed on Saturday with a win, a tie, or a Yale loss.

Yale (12-4-3) has clinched a home ice playoff series and will finish between 1st and 5th. They can clinch a first round bye on Saturday with a win, a tie and a St. Lawrence loss, or losses by St. Lawrence and Dartmouth. They could clinch no worse than the #2 seed with a win and a Harvard loss/tie.

Harvard (10-5-4), Dartmouth (11-8-0), and St. Lawrence (10-7-2) have clinched a home ice playoff series and will finish between 2nd and 8th. None can clinch a bye on Saturday.

RPI (7-6-6) can clinch a home ice playoff series on Saturday with a win, tie, or a Union loss/tie. They would be eliminated from first-round bye contention with a loss, a Dartmouth win, and Harvard loss/tie. They will finish between 3rd and 9th.

Clarkson (8-8-3) or Cornell (7-7-5) can clinch a home ice playoff series on Saturday with a win and a Union loss/tie, or a tie and a Union loss. They will finish between 3rd and 9th.

Union (5-9-5) will play in a first round playoff series. They would be guaranteed to be on the road in the first round after Saturday's games with a loss and a win/tie from Cornell and Clarkson. They will finish between 6th and 11th.

Brown (3-12-4) and Colgate (4-13-2) will be on the road in the first round. They will finish between 9th and 12th.

Princeton (3-14-2) will be on the road in the first round. They will finish between 10th and 12th.

Current ties in the standings are broken as follows:
4th: Dartmouth wins the first tiebreaker over St. Lawrence (2-0).
7th: Clarkson wins the second tiebreaker over Cornell (8-7).
10th: Brown wins the first tiebreaker over Colgate (3-1).

Tiebreakers

Quinnipiac
Yale - Ahead, 2-0.

Yale
Dartmouth, SLU - Won, 4-0.
Harvard - Won, 3-1.

Harvard
Dartmouth - Won, 4-0.
Cornell - Won, 3-1.
SLU - Ahead, 2-0.

Dartmouth
RPI - Won, 4-0.
Clarkson, Cornell, SLU - Ahead, 2-0.

St. Lawrence

RPI - Tied, 2-2, would win on ECAC wins.
Cornell - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Clarkson - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

RPI
Union - Won, 4-0.
Harvard - Won, 3-1.
Cornell - Ahead, 2-0.

Clarkson
RPI - Won, 3-1.
Cornell, Union - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
SLU - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.
Harvard - Ahead, 2-0.

Cornell

Union - Tied, 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Union
No tiebreakers won.

Brown
Colgate, Union - Won, 3-1.

Colgate
Princeton - Won, 4-0.
Union - Ahead, 2-0.

Princeton
Brown - Ahead, 2-0.

Irrelevant
Quinnipiac
All but Yale

Yale
All but Quinnipiac, Harvard, Dartmouth, and St. Lawrence

Harvard. Dartmouth, and SLU
Union, Colgate, Princeton, Brown

RPI, Cornell, and Clarkson
Colgate, Princeton, Brown

Union
Princeton

Women's Reset (One Game Out)

Quinnipiac (15-2-4) will be the #1 seed. They will host one of RPI, St. Lawrence, Cornell, or Yale.

Clarkson (13-3-5) will be the #2 seed. They will host one of RPI, St. Lawrence, Cornell, or Yale.

Princeton (13-6-1) has clinched a playoff berth. They can clinch home ice with a win over Union. They will finish between 3rd and 5th.

Harvard (12-6-3) has clinched a playoff berth. They can clinch home ice with a win over Cornell. They will finish between 3rd and 5th.

Colgate (11-5-5) has clinched a playoff berth. They must earn at least one more point than Harvard to clinch home ice. They will finish between 3rd and 5th.

St. Lawrence (8-8-5) can clinch a playoff berth with a win or tie over Brown on Saturday. They are only eliminated with a loss, an RPI win/tie, a Cornell win, and a Yale win. They will finish between 6th and 9th.

RPI (8-8-5) can clinch a playoff berth with a win over Quinnipiac, or losses by Cornell or Yale. They will finish between 6th and 9th.

Cornell (8-9-4) can clinch a playoff berth with a win over Harvard. or a tie and a Yale loss/tie, or simply a Yale loss. They will finish between 6th and 9th.

Yale (9-10-2) must earn at least one point more than Cornell in order to earn a playoff berth, unless RPI and St. Lawrence both lose, in which case they would still need to earn at least a tie with Clarkson. They will finish between 6th and 9th.

Dartmouth (6-12-3) will finish 10th.

Brown (1-17-3) will finish 11th. They can finish in a tie with Union, but they would win the tiebreaker.

Union (0-18-3) will finish 12th.

Current ties in the standings are broken as follows:
4th: Harvard wins the first tiebreaker with Colgate (4-0).
6th: St. Lawrence wins the first tiebreaker with RPI (3-1).
8th: Cornell wins the first tiebreaker with Yale (4-0).

Princeton
Colgate - Won, 4-0.
Harvard - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Colgate
No tiebreakers won.

Harvard
Colgate - Won, 4-0.
Princeton - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

St. Lawrence
RPI - Won, 3-1.
Cornell - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

RPI
Cornell - Won, 4-0.

Yale
RPI - Won, 4-0.
SLU - Ahead, 2-0.

Cornell
Yale - Won, 4-0.
SLU - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Dartmouth

No ties to break.

Brown

Union - Won, 3-1.

Union
No tiebreakers won.

Multiple tiebreakers
COL-HRV-PRN: Princeton, Harvard, Colgate
COR-RPI-SLU: St. Lawrence, RPI, Cornell
COR-RPI-YAL: Yale, RPI, Cornell
COR-SLU-YAL: Cornell, St. Lawrence, Yale
RPI-SLU-YAL: Yale, St. Lawrence, RPI
COR-RPI-SLU-YAL: Cornell, St. Lawrence, Yale, RPI

Men's Reset (Two Weeks Out)

Quinnipiac (13-1-4) has clinched a first round bye and will finish between 1st and 4th. They can lock up the #1 overall seed on Friday with a win and a Yale loss.

Yale (11-4-3) has clinched a home ice playoff series and will finish between 1st and 8th. They can clinch a first round bye on Friday with a win, a Dartmouth loss/tie and an RPI loss.

Harvard (10-5-3) and St. Lawrence (10-6-2) have clinched a home ice playoff series and will finish between 1st and 8th. They cannot clinch a first round bye on Friday.

Dartmouth (10-8-0) can clinch a home ice playoff series on Friday with a win, a tie and a Union loss/tie, or simply a Union loss. They will finish between 2nd and 9th.

RPI (7-5-6) can clinch a home ice playoff series on Friday with a win, a tie, or a Union loss. They will finish between 2nd and 9th.

Clarkson (8-7-3) can clinch a home ice playoff series on Friday with a win and a Union loss/tie, or a tie and a Union loss. They will finish between 2nd and 9th.

Cornell (7-7-4) can clinch a home ice playoff series on Friday with a win and a Union loss. They will finish between 2nd and 9th.

Union (4-9-5) will play in a first round playoff series. They would be guaranteed to be on the road in the first round after Friday's games with a loss, a Cornell win, and a Clarkson win/tie. They will finish between 6th and 12th.

Colgate (4-12-2), Princeton (3-13-2) and Brown (2-12-4) will be on the road in the first round. All will finish between 9th and 12th. Colgate could tie Cornell for 8th, but they would lose the tiebreaker.

Current ties in the standings are broken as follows:
5th: Dartmouth wins the first tiebreaker over RPI (4-0).
11th: Princeton wins the first tiebreaker over Brown (2-0).

Tiebreakers

Quinnipiac
Harvard - Won, 4-0.
Yale - Ahead, 2-0.

Yale
Dartmouth - Won, 4-0.
Cornell, Harvard - Won, 3-1.
SLU - Ahead, 2-0.
RPI - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
Clarkson - Tied 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Harvard
Dartmouth - Won, 4-0.
Cornell, SLU - Ahead, 2-0.

St. Lawrence

Quinnipiac - Won, 3-1.

RPI - Tied, 2-2, leads on ECAC wins.
Cornell - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Clarkson - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Dartmouth
RPI - Won, 4-0.
Clarkson, Cornell, SLU - Ahead, 2-0.

RPI
Union - Won, 4-0.
Harvard - Won, 3-1.
Cornell - Ahead, 2-0.

Clarkson
RPI - Won, 3-1.
Union - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
Cornell, SLU - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.
Harvard - Ahead, 2-0.
Yale - Tied, 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Cornell

Colgate - Won, 4-0.

Clarkson - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Union - Tied, 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Union
Dartmouth - Won, 4-0.

Colgate
Princeton - Won, 4-0.
Union - Ahead, 2-0.

Princeton
Brown - Ahead, 2-0.
Union - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Brown
Colgate, Union - Won, 3-1.

Irrelevant
Quinnipiac
All but Yale, Harvard, and St. Lawrence

Yale, Harvard, and SLU
Union, Colgate, Princeton, Brown

Dartmouth, RPI, and Clarkson
Colgate, Princeton, Brown

Cornell
Brown and Princeton

Women's Reset (One Week Out)

Quinnipiac (14-2-4) has clinched a home ice playoff series and will finish either 1st or 2nd. They can clinch the #1 seed with a win or tie against Union on Friday.

Clarkson (12-3-5) clinched home ice on Saturday by virtue of their tie with Quinnipiac. They can lock up at least the #2 seed with a win over Brown on Friday.

Princeton (13-6-1) has clinched a playoff berth. They can clinch home ice with a win against RPI, a tie and a Harvard tie, or simply a Harvard loss on Friday.

Colgate (11-4-5) has clinched a playoff berth. They can clinch home ice with a win or tie against Harvard on Friday.

Harvard (11-6-3) has clinched a playoff berth and can finish no lower than their current position, 5th. They cannot earn home ice until Saturday, but they would be eliminated from contention for home ice if they lose on Friday.

St. Lawrence (8-8-4) and RPI (8-8-4) could both clinch playoff berths on Friday with a win, a tie and a Cornell loss/tie, or simply a Cornell loss. They can finish no higher than 6th, the position for which they are currently tied.

Yale (9-10-1) can clinch a playoff berth on Friday with a win and a Cornell loss.

Cornell (7-9-4) cannot earn a playoff berth until Saturday, but they would be eliminated from the playoffs with a loss and a Yale win.

Dartmouth (6-11-3) has been eliminated from playoff contention. They could tie Yale for 8th, but would lose the tiebreaker with the Bulldogs and could not finish 8th in a three-way tie with Cornell and Yale.

Brown (1-16-3) and Union (0-17-3) will finish in 11th or 12th.

Current ties in the standings are broken as follows:
3rd: Princeton wins the first tiebreaker with Colgate (4-0).
6th: St. Lawrence wins the first tiebreaker with RPI (3-1).

Quinnipiac
Clarkson - Won, 3-1.

Clarkson
Princeton - Won, 4-0.
Harvard - Won, 3-1.
Colgate - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Princeton
Colgate - Won, 4-0.
Harvard - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Colgate
Clarkson - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Harvard
Colgate - Ahead, 2-0.

St. Lawrence
RPI - Won, 3-1.
Cornell - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

RPI
Cornell - Won, 4-0.

Yale
RPI - Won, 4-0.
Dartmouth - Won, 3-1.
SLU - Ahead, 2-0.

Cornell
Yale - Won, 4-0.
Dartmouth - Ahead, 2-0.
SLU - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Dartmouth

No tiebreakers won.

Brown

Union - Won, 3-1.

Union
No tiebreakers won.

Multiple tiebreakers
CLK-COL-PRN: Clarkson, Princeton, Colgate
CLK-HRV-PRN: Clarkson, Princeton/Harvard (likely in that order for 3rd/4th but not guaranteed)
CLK-COL-HRV: Clarkson, Harvard, Colgate (would require Harvard win over Colgate for relevance)
COL-HRV-PRN: Undetermined due to Colgate/Harvard game Friday. Could tie on 29, 28, or 27 points. Irrelevant with Colgate win over Harvard.
CLK-COL-HRV-PRN: Clarkson, Princeton/Harvard, Colgate
COR-RPI-SLU: St. Lawrence, RPI, Cornell
COR-RPI-YAL: Undetermined, would fully go to the 2nd tiebreaker. Very different results depending on tie at 22, 21, or 20 pts.
COR-SLU-YAL: Cornell, St. Lawrence, Yale if SLU/Yale tie - Cornell, Yale, St. Lawrence if Yale beats SLU - tiebreak irrelevant if SLU beats Yale)
RPI-SLU-YAL: Yale, St. Lawrence, RPI
COR-RPI-SLU-YAL: Cornell, St. Lawrence, Yale, RPI if SLU/Yale tie - Cornell, Yale, St. Lawrence, RPI if Yale beats SLU
COR-DRT-YAL: Cornell, Yale, Dartmouth

Irrelevant
Quinnipiac
All but Clarkson

Clarkson
All but Colgate, Princeton, and Harvard

Princeton, Colgate, and Harvard
All but Clarkson and each other

SLU, Yale, RPI, and Cornell
Dartmouth, Brown, and Union

Dartmouth
Brown and Union

Men's Reset (Five Games Out)

Quinnipiac (12-1-4) has clinched a home ice playoff series. They can clinch a first-round bye on Saturday with a win and losses/ties by RPI and St. Lawrence, OR a tie and losses by RPI/SLU and a Clarkson loss/tie.

Yale (10-4-3) can clinch a home ice playoff series with a win, tie, or Union loss on Saturday.

Harvard (9-5-3) can clinch a home ice playoff series with a win over Union on Saturday.

St. Lawrence (9-6-2) and RPI (7-4-6) can both clinch a home ice playoff series with a win and a Union loss/tie, OR a tie and a Union loss on Saturday.

Clarkson, Cornell, Dartmouth, and Union cannot clinch or be eliminated from anything on Saturday. The Dutchmen are guaranteed to be sitting in 9th place at the start of next weekend - five points behind 8th, three ahead of 10th.

Colgate (4-12-2) will be playing in a first round matchup. Idle tonight, the Raiders would be guaranteed to be on the road in the first round if Dartmouth beats or ties RPI on Saturday.

Princeton (3-12-2) and Brown (2-12-4) will be on the road in the first round.

Current ties in the standings are broken as follows:
4th: St. Lawrence wins the second tiebreaker over RPI (9-7).
7th: Dartmouth wins the first tiebreaker over Cornell (2-0).
11th: Princeton wins the first tiebreaker over Brown (2-0).

Tiebreakers

Quinnipiac
Dartmouth, Harvard - Won, 4-0.
Cornell - Won, 3-1.
Yale - Ahead, 2-0.
RPI - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
Clarkson - Tied 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Yale
Dartmouth - Won, 4-0.
Harvard - Won, 3-1.
SLU - Ahead, 2-0.
RPI, Union - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
Clarkson, Cornell - Tied 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Harvard
Dartmouth - Won, 4-0.
Cornell, SLU - Ahead, 2-0.
Union - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

St. Lawrence

Quinnipiac, Union - Won, 3-1.

RPI - Tied, 2-2, leads on ECAC wins.
Cornell - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Clarkson - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

RPI
Union - Won, 4-0.
Harvard - Won, 3-1.
Cornell - Ahead, 2-0.

Clarkson
RPI - Won, 3-1.
Union - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
Cornell, SLU - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.
Harvard - Ahead, 2-0.
Quinnipiac, Yale - Tied, 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Dartmouth
Princeton - Won, 4-0.
Clarkson, Colgate, Cornell, RPI, SLU - Ahead, 2-0.

Cornell

Colgate, Princeton - Won, 4-0.

Clarkson - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Union, Yale - Tied, 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Union
Dartmouth - Won, 4-0.

Colgate
Princeton - Won, 4-0.
Union - Ahead, 2-0.

Princeton
Brown - Ahead, 2-0.
Union - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Brown
Colgate, Union - Won, 3-1.

Irrelevant
Quinnipiac
Union, Colgate, Princeton, and Brown

Yale, Harvard, RPI, SLU, and Clarkson
Colgate, Princeton, Brown

Cornell and Dartmouth
Brown

Women's Reset (Three Games Out)

Quinnipiac (14-2-3) has clinched a home ice playoff series. They can clinch the #1 seed with a win over Clarkson on Saturday.

Clarkson (12-3-4) can clinch home ice with a win or tie against Quinnipiac on Saturday, or a Harvard loss/tie.

Princeton (12-6-1) and Colgate (10-4-5) have clinched playoff berths, but cannot clinch home ice on Saturday.

Harvard (10-6-3) clinched a playoff berth on Friday but cannot clinch home ice on Saturday.

St. Lawrence (8-7-4) can clinch a playoff berth on Saturday with a win OR a tie and a Cornell loss.

Yale (9-9-1) can clinch a playoff berth on Saturday with a win against Cornell.

RPI (7-8-4) can clinch a playoff berth on Saturday with a win and a Cornell loss.

Cornell (6-9-4) and Dartmouth (6-10-3) are still alive for a playoff berth. Neither can clinch on Saturday but either could be eliminated. The Big Green specifically would be eliminated if they lose to RPI.

Brown (1-15-3) and Union (0-16-3) will finish in 11th or 12th.

Current ties in the standings are broken as follows:
3rd: Princeton wins the first tiebreaker over Colgate (4-0).

Quinnipiac
Princeton - Won, 3-1.
Clarkson - Ahead, 2-0.

Clarkson
Princeton - Won, 4-0.
Harvard - Won, 3-1.
Colgate - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Princeton
Colgate, Yale - Won, 4-0.
Harvard - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Colgate
Yale - Won, 4-0.
Quinnipiac, SLU - Won, 3-1.
Clarkson - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Harvard
Yale - Won, 4-0.
RPI - Won, 3-1.
Colgate - Ahead, 2-0.
SLU - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

St. Lawrence
Dartmouth, RPI - Won, 3-1.
Princeton - Ahead, 2-0.
Cornell, Harvard - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Yale
RPI - Won, 4-0.
Dartmouth - Won, 3-1.
SLU - Ahead, 2-0.

RPI
Cornell - Won, 4-0.

Cornell
Dartmouth, Yale - Ahead, 2-0.
SLU - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Dartmouth

RPI - Ahead, 2-0.

Brown

Union - Won, 3-1.

Union
No tiebreakers won.

Irrelevant
Quinnipiac
All but Clarkson, Princeton, and Colgate

Clarkson
SLU, Yale, RPI, Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, and Union

Princeton and Colgate
RPI, Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, and Union

Harvard
Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, and Union

SLU, Yale, RPI, Cornell, and Dartmouth
Brown and Union

Men's Reset (Three Weeks Out)

Quinnipiac (12-0-4) has clinched a home-ice playoff series. They can clinch a first-round bye on Friday with a win over St. Lawrence and a loss/tie by Dartmouth and RPI.

Brown (2-12-3) will be guaranteed to be playing in the first round with a loss on Friday.

Current ties in the standings are broken as follows:
2nd: Yale wins the first tiebreaker over Harvard (3-1).
4th: Dartmouth wins the first tiebreaker over RPI and St. Lawrence (4-2-2).
5th: St. Lawrence wins the second tiebreaker over RPI (8-6).
7th: Clarkson wins the third tiebreaker over Cornell (4-2).

Tiebreakers

Quinnipiac
Dartmouth, Harvard - Won, 4-0.
Cornell - Won, 3-1.
Yale - Ahead, 2-0.
RPI - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
Clarkson - Tied 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Yale
Dartmouth - Won, 4-0.
Harvard - Won, 3-1.
Colgate, SLU - Ahead, 2-0.
RPI, Union - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
Clarkson, Cornell - Tied 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Harvard
Dartmouth - Won, 4-0.
Colgate, Cornell, SLU - Ahead, 2-0.
RPI, Union - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Dartmouth
Brown, Princeton - Won, 4-0.
Clarkson, Colgate, Cornell, RPI, SLU - Ahead, 2-0.

St. Lawrence

Colgate - Won, 4-0.
Union - Won, 3-1.

RPI - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Clarkson, Cornell - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Brown, Princeton - Ahead, 2-0.

Quinnipiac - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

RPI
Union - Won, 4-0.
Brown - Won, 3-1.
Cornell - Ahead, 2-0.

Clarkson
RPI - Won, 3-1.
Union - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
Colgate, SLU - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.
Cornell - Tied, 2-2. Tied on ECAC wins.
Brown, Harvard - Ahead, 2-0.
Quinnipiac, Yale - Tied, 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Cornell

Colgate, Princeton - Won, 4-0.

SLU - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.
Clarkson - Tied, 2-2. Tied on ECAC wins.

Brown - Ahead, 2-0.

Union - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Yale - Tied, 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Union
Dartmouth - Ahead, 2-0.

Colgate
Princeton - Won, 4-0.
Union - Ahead, 2-0.
Clarkson - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.
RPI - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Princeton
Brown, Clarkson - Ahead, 2-0.
RPI, Union - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Brown
Colgate, Union - Won, 3-1.

Irrelevant
Quinnipiac
Union, Colgate, Princeton, and Brown

Harvard and Yale
Princeton and Brown

Women's Reset (Two Weeks Out)

Quinnipiac (13-2-3) has clinched a playoff berth and will finish no worse than 5th. They can clinch a home-ice playoff series with a win, a tie, or a Harvard loss/tie on Friday.

Clarkson (11-3-4) clinched a playoff berth over the weekend. They can clinch home ice on Friday with a win and a Harvard loss.

Princeton (12-5-1) and Colgate (9-4-5) clinched playoff berths over the weekend. They cannot clinch home ice on Friday.

Harvard (10-6-2) can clinch a playoff berth on Friday with a win or tie against RPI, or a Cornell loss/tie.

St. Lawrence (8-6-4) can clinch a playoff berth on Friday with a win and a Cornell loss/tie, or a tie and a Cornell loss.

Yale (9-8-1) can clinch a playoff berth on Friday with a win and a Cornell loss/tie.

RPI, Cornell, and Dartmouth are still alive for a playoff berth, none can clinch or be eliminated on Friday.

Brown (1-14-3) will finish no higher than 11th. They could tie Dartmouth for 10th but the Big Green would win the tiebreaker.

Union (0-15-3) will finish either 11th or 12th.

Current ties in the standings are broken as follows:
None

Quinnipiac
Harvard - Won, 4-0.
Princeton - Won, 3-1.
Clarkson - Ahead, 2-0.

Clarkson
Harvard, SLU - Won, 3-1.
Princeton, Yale - Ahead, 2-0.
Colgate - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Princeton
Colgate, Yale - Won, 4-0.
RPI - Ahead, 2-0.
Harvard - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Colgate
Quinnipiac, RPI, SLU - Won, 3-1.
Yale - Ahead, 2-0.
Clarkson - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Harvard
Yale - Won, 4-0.
Colgate, Cornell, RPI - Ahead, 2-0.
SLU - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
Princeton - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

St. Lawrence
Dartmouth, RPI - Won, 3-1.
Princeton - Ahead, 2-0.
Cornell - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Yale
RPI - Won, 4-0.
Dartmouth - Won, 3-1.
SLU - Ahead, 2-0.

RPI
Cornell - Won, 4-0.

Cornell
Dartmouth, Yale - Ahead, 2-0.
SLU - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Dartmouth

Brown - Won, 4-0.
RPI - Ahead, 2-0.

Brown

Union - Won, 3-1.

Union
No tiebreakers won.

Irrelevant
Quinnipiac
All but Clarkson, Princeton, Colgate, and Harvard

Clarkson
RPI, Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, and Union

Princeton and Colgate
Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, and Union

Harvard
Dartmouth, Brown, and Union

SLU, Yale, RPI, and Cornell
Brown and Union

Dartmouth
Union

Women's Reset (Three Weeks Out)

Quinnipiac (12-1-3) has clinched a playoff berth with six games remaining. They could clinch a home-ice series as early as Saturday.

Clarkson, Colgate, Princeton, and Harvard could all potentially clinch playoff berths this weekend.

St. Lawrence, Yale, RPI, and Cornell can neither clinch a playoff berth this weekend nor be eliminated from contention.

Dartmouth (4-9-3) could potentially be eliminated from playoff contention this weekend.

Brown (1-13-2) can finish no higher than a tie for eighth with RPI (if they were to win their final six games and RPI lose their final six). However, they would lose the ensuing tiebreaker with the Engineers (or any tiebreaker with RPI and Cornell and/or Dartmouth) and therefore are eliminated from playoff contention.

Union (0-13-3) has been fully eliminated from playoff contention with six games remaining. They cannot finish any higher than ninth.

Current ties in the standings are broken as follows:
3rd: Princeton wins the first tiebreaker with Colgate (2-0).
6th: Yale wins the first tiebreaker with St. Lawrence (2-0).

Quinnipiac
Harvard - Won, 4-0.
Princeton - Won, 3-1.
Clarkson, SLU - Ahead, 2-0.
Colgate - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
RPI - Tied, 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Clarkson
Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, SLU - Won, 3-1.
Princeton, Yale - Ahead, 2-0.
Colgate - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Colgate
Cornell, RPI, SLU - Won, 3-1.
Dartmouth, Yale - Ahead, 2-0.
Clarkson - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Princeton
Dartmouth, Yale - Won, 4-0.
Colgate, RPI - Ahead, 2-0.
Harvard - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Harvard
Colgate, Cornell, RPI, Yale - Ahead, 2-0.
Dartmouth, SLU - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
Princeton - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

St. Lawrence
Dartmouth - Won, 3-1.
Princeton, RPI - Ahead, 2-0.
Cornell - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Yale
RPI - Won, 4-0.
SLU - Ahead, 2-0.
Quinnipiac- Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
Dartmouth - Tied, 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

RPI
Brown, Cornell - Won, 4-0.
Clarkson - Ahead, 2-0.
Quinnipiac - Tied, 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Cornell
Union - Won, 3-1.
Dartmouth, Princeton, Yale - Ahead, 2-0.
SLU - - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Dartmouth

Brown, RPI, Union - Ahead, 2-0.
Yale - Tied, 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Brown

Union - Won, 3-1.
Cornell - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Union
No tiebreakers won.

Irrelevant
Quinnipiac
Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, and Union

Clarkson, Colgate, Princeton, Harvard, SLU, and Yale
Brown and Union

RPI-Union

Men's Tiebreakers (Four Weeks Out)

The beginning of this post is mostly a repost from last year, just to get you caught up on tiebreakers.

We've reached the point of the season where we don't have to stand on our heads to figure out where teams "really" are in the standings. What you see is what you get. 14 games played each (15 for Colgate and Brown, who played each other in a league game in Belfast), 8 games left each (7 for Colgate/Brown). RPI is in 3rd in the standings.

So we're starting to get deep enough into the season when the oh-so-important tiebreakers begin to play a factor.

Here are the seven ways the ECAC uses to break ties, in order.

1. Comparison of game results between tied teams (head to head). There are four points up for grabs in any given season between two teams, it's essentially the first to three.
2. ECAC league wins. Another way to put this is "the team with fewer ties," since a team with the same number of points as another but more wins also has fewer ties (math tells us that both teams would have either an odd or even number of ties). This makes it easier to compare two teams that aren't currently tied in the standings. Generally, we expect that a team that has 2+ ties more than the team they're being compared to are likely to lose on this criteria if they're tied head-to-head.
3. Comparison of results of games against the top four teams. This can get fluid depending on which team is currently occupying the top four spots and is difficult to hammer down until very late in the season.
4. Comparison of results of games against the top eight teams. Ironically, the winner of this criteria necessarily has a worse record against the league's worst teams than the loser.
5. Goal differential in head-to-head competition. Seems like this should be a higher-level tiebreak, but here we are.
6. Goal differential in games against the top four teams.
7. Goal differential in games against the top eight teams.

It's not listed on the website, but presumably the final tiebreaker if teams are hopelessly deadlocked would be the drawing of lots - basically a coin flip if it's just two teams.

If there are more than two teams tied for one spot, the tiebreakers are applied until a team is separated from the others, either up or down, and then the remaining teams then start again from the top. Let's say Clarkson, Cornell, and Yale are tied for 4th. Each has 4 points in games against each other, but Cornell has one more win than either Clarkson or Yale. Cornell is then 4th, then Clarkson and Yale are compared head to head in a tie for 5th. Conversely, if Cornell had one less win than the others, they would be 6th, and Clarkson and Yale are then compared head to head in a tie for 4th.

Current ties in the standings are broken as follows:
10th: Colgate wins the first tiebreaker over Princeton (2-0, although the Tigers do have a game in hand over the Raiders).

We're too early in the process to really get into multiple-way tiebreakers, but we'll touch on those as potential 3-way, 4-way, and more-way ties become a possibility late in the season.

Below are the current states of the first and second tiebreakers. Teams are listed above tiebreakers that they have either won, are winning (with a game remaining to be played) or are tied.

Irrelevant tiebreakers - those between teams that cannot tie in the standings - are listed at the bottom.

Quinnipiac
Dartmouth, Harvard - Won, 4-0.
Cornell, Yale, Union - Ahead, 2-0.
RPI - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
Clarkson - Tied 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Harvard
Dartmouth, Princeton - Won, 4-0.
Brown, Colgate, Cornell, SLU - Ahead, 2-0.
RPI - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
Union, Yale - Tied 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

RPI
Union - Won, 4-0.
Brown - Won, 3-1.
Cornell, SLU - Ahead, 2-0.

Yale
Colgate, Dartmouth, SLU - Ahead, 2-0.
RPI - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
Union - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.
Clarkson, Cornell, Harvard - Tied 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Dartmouth
Princeton - Won, 4-0.
Brown, Clarkson, Colgate, Cornell, RPI, SLU - Ahead, 2-0.

St. Lawrence

Colgate - Won, 4-0.

Clarkson - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Cornell - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Brown, Princeton, Union - Ahead, 2-0.

Quinnipiac - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Cornell

Colgate - Won, 4-0.

Clarkson, SLU - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Brown, Princeton - Ahead, 2-0.

Union - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Yale - Tied, 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Clarkson
Colgate, Cornell - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.
Brown, Harvard - Ahead, 2-0.
RPI - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.
Quinnipiac, Yale - Tied, 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Union
Clarkson, Dartmouth - Ahead, 2-0.
Yale - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.
Harvard - Tied, 1-1, unknown ECAC wins difference.

Princeton
Brown, Clarkson, Yale - Ahead, 2-0.
RPI, Union - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Colgate
Princeton, Union - Ahead, 2-0.
Clarkson - Tied, 2-2, unknown ECAC wins difference.
RPI - Tied, 1-1, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Brown
Colgate, Union - Won, 3-1.

Irrelevant
Quinnipiac-Brown
Quinnipiac-Colgate
Quinnipiac-Princeton

Season Reset Before The Final Game

Quinnipiac has clinched sole possession of the #1 seed and will be off next weekend.

St. Lawrence has clinched sole possession of the #2 seed and will be off next weekend.

Yale has clinched a first-round bye. The only way they aren't the #3 seed is if they lose to Cornell, Dartmouth beats Quinnipiac, and Colgate doesn't beat Brown.

Colgate is in 4th due to their tiebreaker win with Dartmouth, but cannot catch Yale for 3rd as they lose both the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Bulldogs and the three-way tiebreaker with Yale and Dartmouth. They can clinch a first-round bye with a win over Brown. Worst case scenario has the Raiders falling to 7th.

Dartmouth is in 5th but can finish as high as 3rd. They can finish no worse than 6th.

Harvard can still claim a first-round bye but can finish no higher than 4th. Their floor is 7th.

Cornell will be at home in the first round. They will finish between 5th and 7th.

Clarkson is at home in the first round. They will finish 8th and host either RPI or Union.

RPI will finish either 9th or 10th and will be on the road for the first round. If they beat or tie St. Lawrence they will be guaranteed 9th and will travel to Clarkson. If they lose to St. Lawrence and Union beats Clarkson, they finish 10th and travel to either Cornell, Harvard or Colgate.

Union will finish either 9th or 10th, same rules apply as above. They take 9th only with a win over Clarkson and an RPI loss.

Brown will finish 11th. They can tie Union for 10th but Union would win the tiebreaker. They will travel to one of Colgate, Dartmouth, Harvard, or Cornell.

Princeton will finish in 12th. They will travel to one of Colgate, Dartmouth, Harvard, or Cornell.

There's only one tie in the standings right now.

Tie for 4th: Colgate won the season series with Dartmouth, 3-1.

If the season ended today (and it does not), the playoff situation would be as follows.

First Round
#12 Princeton at #5 Dartmouth
#11 Brown at #6 Harvard
#10 Union at #7 Cornell
#9 RPI at #8 Clarkson

Quarterfinals
Clarkson/RPI/Union/Brown/Princeton at #1 Quinnipiac
Cornell/Clarkson/RPI/Union/Brown at #2 St. Lawrence
Harvard/Cornell/Clarkson/RPI/Union at #3 Yale
Dartmouth/Harvard/Cornell/Clarkson/RPI at #4 Colgate

Here are the remaining relevant tiebreaker situations, sorted by who wins each one. They are remarkably simple to figure out, not a single one goes into the third tiebreak.

Yale
Colgate - Won, 3-1.

Harvard
Colgate - Won, 4-0.
Dartmouth - Won, 3-1.

Colgate
Dartmouth - Won, 3-1.

Dartmouth
Cornell - Won, 4-0.
Yale - Tied, 2-2. Would win on ECAC wins.

Cornell
Colgate, Harvard - Won, 3-1.

RPI
Union - Won, 4-0.

Union
Brown - Tied, 2-2. Would win on ECAC wins.

Brown
No tiebreakers won.


Multiple tiebreakers
COL-COR-DRT: Dartmouth, Cornell, Colgate

COL-COR-HRV: Cornell, Harvard, Colgate

COL-DRT-HRV: Harvard, Colgate, Dartmouth

COL-DRT-YAL: Yale, Colgate, Dartmouth

COR-DRT-HRV: Dartmouth, Cornell, Harvard

COL-COR-DRT-HRV: Harvard, Dartmouth, Cornell, Colgate

Updated Season Resets

Women
The regular season is over, the ECAC quarterfinals are set.

Tiebreakers put into effect:
* Tie for 1st: Clarkson won the season series with Harvard 3-1.
* Tie for 4th: Cornell won the season series with St. Lawrence 3-1.

#8 Dartmouth at #1 Clarkson
#7 Yale at #2 Harvard
#6 Princeton at #3 Quinnipiac
#5 St. Lawrence at #4 Cornell

RPI finishes 9th, Colgate 10th, Union 11th, Brown 12th.


Men
Quinnipiac has clinched the #1 seed. They are four points ahead of St. Lawrence, which means the Saints can still tie them for first, but Quinnipiac wins the tiebreaker.

St. Lawrence has clinched the #2 seed. They are four points ahead of Yale, which means the Bulldogs can still tie them for second, but SLU wins the tiebreaker.

Yale can clinch a first-round bye on Friday with a win, or a tie and a Dartmouth tie/loss.

Yale, Colgate, Harvard, Dartmouth, and Cornell are all still alive for the last two first-round byes. All have clinched at least a home ice playoff series.

Clarkson can clinch home ice with a win or a tie against RPI on Friday.

RPI can still finish as high as 8th, but they must defeat Clarkson on Friday, get at least a result against St. Lawrence and get help from Union on Saturday in order to surpass the Golden Knights for the final home ice spot. They can fall as low as 11th.

-- RPI analysis below --

An RPI sweep and Union picking up points against Clarkson would guarantee 8th (RPI would win the tiebreaker with Clarkson on ECAC wins if Union and Clarkson tie).

An RPI win over Clarkson followed by a draw with SLU and a Union win over Clarkson would send things to at least the 3rd tiebreaker. Clarkson would almost certainly win this, but it's not guaranteed.

Points against potential Top 4 teams (bold teams guaranteed)
Quinnipiac: Clarkson 2, RPI 0
St. Lawrence: Clarkson 2, RPI 1*
Yale: Clarkson 3, RPI 0
Harvard: Clarkson 0, RPI 0
Colgate: RPI 2, Clarkson 1
Dartmouth, Clarkson 2, RPI 2
Cornell: RPI 3, Clarkson 0
* - scenario assumes an RPI draw with St. Lawrence

RPI would have to make up 3 points with the #3 and #4 teams. They can only do this with Cornell, but they also need Yale outside of the Top 4. If Yale is in the Top 4, Clarkson wins the tiebreaker handily no matter what. Cornell in the Top 4 and Yale out is possible only if Cornell and Colgate sweep at Yale. If Cornell and Colgate are #3 and #4 in some order, RPI wins the comparison (possible as long as Dartmouth does no better than a weekend split and Harvard gets no more than one point). If Cornell and either Harvard or Dartmouth are #3 and #4 in some order, this goes to record against Top 8, really Top 7 since it would be a tie for 8th. Add up all the above points and you get Clarkson 10, RPI 8.

In this scenario the Engineers only win the tiebreaker if Cornell and Colgate are #3 and #4. It's a real narrow hole to fit into. Therefore, there's no real strong path to a home-ice series for RPI without sweeping the weekend.

Even if RPI does sweep the weekend, they're still on the road if Clarkson beats Union. If RPI does not beat Clarkson on Friday, they cannot reach 8th.

Bottom line for RPI: Rooting for Cornell and Colgate (both playing Yale, plus they need points), and for Quinnipiac and Princeton (both playing Dartmouth and Harvard) all weekend long, rooting for Union on Saturday (against Clarkson) if RPI wins on Friday. None of these teams can hurt RPI's positioning with wins in these situations, but they can definitely help it.

If the Engineers can reach 8th, they will host Clarkson. That is the only team they can host in two weeks, because even if Union sweeps Clarkson and SLU, they would only have 17 points, Clarkson is already sitting on 18.

If they stay in 9th, they're almost certainly traveling to Clarkson, with a slight chance of traveling to Cornell and a very remote chance of traveling to Dartmouth.

Should they fall into 10th or 11th, they could potentially travel to pretty much any team currently ahead of them in the standings except for Quinnipiac or St. Lawrence.

-- RPI analysis above --

Union, Brown, and Princeton will all be on the road in the first round of the playoffs.

Union and Brown can still finish as high as 9th and as low as 11th.

Princeton will finish in 12th.

There's only one tie in the standings right now.

Tie for 4th: Harvard swept the season series with Colgate, 4-0.

If the season ended today (and it does not), the playoff situation would be as follows.

First Round
#12 Princeton at #5 Colgate
#11 Brown at #6 Dartmouth
#10 Union at #7 Cornell
#9 RPI at #8 Clarkson

Quarterfinals
Clarkson/RPI/Union/Brown/Princeton at #1 Quinnipiac
Cornell/Clarkson/RPI/Union/Brown at #2 St. Lawrence
Dartmouth/Cornell/Clarkson/RPI/Union at #3 Yale
Colgate/Dartmouth/Cornell/Clarkson/RPI at #4 Harvard

Here are the remaining relevant tiebreaker situations, sorted by who wins each one.

Quinnipiac
SLU - Won, 4-0.

St. Lawrence
Yale - Won, 4-0.

Yale
Harvard - Won, 4-0.
Colgate - Ahead, 2-0.
Dartmouth - Tied, 2-2. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

Harvard
Colgate - Won, 4-0.
Dartmouth - Won, 3-1.

Colgate
Dartmouth - Won, 3-1.

Dartmouth
Cornell - Won, 4-0.
Clarkson - Tied, 2-2. This would go to the third tiebreaker at least.
Yale - Tied, 2-2. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

Cornell
Clarkson - Won, 4-0.
Colgate, Harvard - Won, 3-1.
Yale - Ahead, 2-0.

Clarkson
RPI - Ahead, 2-0.
Dartmouth - Tied, 2-2. This would go to the third tiebreaker at least.

RPI
Union - Won, 4-0.

Union
Brown - Tied, 2-2. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

Brown
RPI - Won, 4-0.
Union - Tied, 2-2. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

Princeton
Cannot tie anyone.

Multiple tiebreakers
(These are colored by the fact that Yale still has games against Colgate and Cornell, but Cornell can only tie Yale with a weekend sweep AND Yale being swept. That means we can extrapolate most of the tiebreaks already should they remain relevant in the end.)

COL-COR-DRT: Dartmouth, Colgate, Cornell

COL-COR-HRV: Cornell, Harvard, Colgate

COL-COR-YAL: Cornell, Colgate, Yale

COL-DRT-HRV: Harvard, Colgate, Dartmouth

COL-DRT-YAL: Colgate/Yale, Dartmouth (Colgate wins if they beat Yale, Yale wins otherwise)

COL-HRV-YAL: Yale, Harvard, Colgate

COR-DRT-HRV: Dartmouth, Harvard, Cornell

COR-DRT-YAL: Dartmouth, Cornell, Yale

COR-HRV-YAL: Cornell, Yale, Harvard

DRT-HRV-YAL: Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth

COL-COR-DRT-HRV: Harvard, Dartmouth, Cornell, Colgate

COL-COR-DRT-YAL: Dartmouth, Cornell, Colgate, Yale

COL-COR-HRV-YAL: Cornell, Yale, Harvard, Colgate

COL-DRT-HRV-YAL: Yale, Harvard, Colgate/Dartmouth (Colgate last if they lose to Yale, third otherwise)

COR-DRT-HRV-YAL: Dartmouth, Cornell, Yale, Harvard

COL-COR-DRT-HRV-YAL: Dartmouth, Cornell, Yale, Harvard, Colgate

CKN-COR-DRT: Dartmouth, Cornell, Clarkson

BRN-RPI-UC: Brown, RPI, Union

Mid-Weekend Season Resets

Women
Harvard will finish in first or second. They face the only team that can catch them, Clarkson, on Saturday. Harvard finishes first with a win or a tie. Clarkson finishes first with a win.

Clarkson finishes in second if they draw with Harvard. A loss and a Quinnipiac win at Brown would drop the Golden Knights to third by virtue of Quinnipiac's tiebreaker win.

Quinnipiac has not yet clinched home ice. They would fall to fifth with a loss AND wins by Cornell and St. Lawrence. They can clinch third with at least a draw, and can claim second in the scenario listed above.

St. Lawrence can finish third with a win AND a Quinnipiac loss AND a Cornell tie/loss.

Cornell can finish third with a win AND a Quinnipiac loss AND a St. Lawrence win.

Princeton can finish fourth with a win AND ties or losses by St. Lawrence and Cornell.

Yale will be 7th and Dartmouth 8th. The Big Green can tie the Bulldogs with a win over St. Lawrence and a Yale loss, but Yale wins the tiebreaker.

Colgate and RPI will finish and 9th and 10th in some order, they conclude the season against each other. Colgate is 9th with a win or a tie on Saturday, RPI is 9th with a win.

Union will finish 11th. They can tie RPI with a win over Cornell and an RPI loss, but RPI wins the tiebreaker.

Brown will finish 12th. They can tie Union for 11th with a win over Quinnipiac and a Union loss, but Union wins the tiebreaker.

Tie for 4th: Cornell won the season series with St. Lawrence, 3-1.

Tiebreakers

Harvard
No tiebreakers won.

Clarkson
Harvard - Tied, 1-1. Would win 3-1 if this tiebreaker goes into effect.

Quinnipiac
Clarkson - Won, 4-0.
Cornell - Tied, 2-2. Goes to the third tiebreaker, wins by virtue of a 4-3 points edge against Top 4 teams (Harvard and Clarkson, since this can only be a tiebreak for 3rd).

Cornell
SLU - Won, 3-1.

St. Lawrence
Quinnipiac - Won, 3-1.

Princeton
Cornell - Won, 4-0.
SLU - Tied, 2-2. Would win on ECAC wins.

Yale
Dartmouth - Won, 4-0.

Dartmouth
No tiebreakers won.

Colgate
Cannot tie with anyone (playing RPI separated by one point).

RPI
Union - Won, 3-1.

Union
Brown - Won, 3-1.

Brown
No tiebreakers won.

Multiple tiebreakers
COR-PRN-SLU: Princeton, Cornell, SLU
COR-QU-SLU: Cornell, SLU, Quinnipiac


Men
Quinnipiac has clinched a first-round bye and will be either the 1st or 2nd seed. They can clinch the #1 seed on Saturday with a win/tie against Brown OR a SLU tie/loss.

St. Lawrence has clinched a first-round bye. They can clinch no worse than the #2 seed with a win over Dartmouth.

Yale, Dartmouth and Harvard have clinched a home ice playoff series, neither can finish lower than 8th.

Colgate can clinch a home ice playoff series with a win or a draw on Saturday against RPI.

Cornell can clinch a home ice playoff series with a win and an RPI loss/tie on Saturday, or a tie and an RPI loss.

Clarkson can clinch a home ice playoff series with a win and an RPI loss on Saturday.

RPI, Union, Brown, and Princeton are all locked into playing in a first-round series.

RPI can finish no higher than 6th. They can tie for 5th, but only by winning out and with Colgate and Harvard losing out, producing at least a three-way tie with those teams that would see Harvard claiming 5th (swept both Colgate and RPI). Adding Clarkson and/or Cornell to the tie doesn't seem to help RPI get higher than 6th.

Union can finish no higher than 7th. A loss on Saturday would guarantee a road series in the first round.

Brown can finish no higher than 9th and will be on the road for the first round.

Princeton will be on the road for the first round and will finish either 11th or 12th.

There's only one tie in the standings right now.

Tie for 5th: Harvard swept the season series with Colgate, 4-0.

Here are the remaining relevant tiebreaker situations, sorted by who wins each one.

Quinnipiac
SLU - Won, 4-0.

St. Lawrence
Harvard, Yale - Won, 4-0.
Dartmouth - Ahead, 2-0.

Yale
Harvard - Won, 4-0.
Colgate - Ahead, 2-0.
Dartmouth - Tied, 2-2. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

Dartmouth
Cornell - Won, 4-0.
Clarkson, Yale - Tied, 2-2. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

Harvard
Colgate, RPI - Won, 4-0.
Dartmouth - Won, 3-1.
Clarkson - Ahead, 2-0.

Colgate
SLU - Won, 4-0.
Clarkson, Dartmouth - Won, 3-1.

Cornell
Clarkson - Won, 4-0.
Colgate, Harvard - Won, 3-1.
Union, Yale - Ahead, 2-0.

Clarkson
Yale - Won, 3-1.
RPI - Ahead, 2-0.
Dartmouth - Tied, 2-2. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

RPI
Union - Won, 4-0.
Cornell - Won, 3-1.
Colgate - Ahead, 2-0.

Union
Clarkson - Ahead, 2-0.
Brown - Tied, 2-2. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

Brown
RPI - Won, 4-0.
Princeton - Won, 3-1.
Union - Tied, 2-2. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

Princeton
No tiebreakers won.


Irrelevant
Quinnipiac
All but St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence
Cornell, Clarkson, RPI, Union, Brown, Princeton

Yale/Dartmouth
RPI, Union, Brown, Princeton

Colgate/Harvard
Union, Brown, Princeton

Cornell/Clarkson
Brown, Princeton

RPI/Union
Princeton


Tiebreaker solutions for this weekend
Saturday's games:
* The following teams can clinch tiebreakers with a win or a draw: Harvard over Clarkson; RPI over Colgate.

* A SLU win/tie against Dartmouth makes that tiebreaker irrelevant.

* A Harvard win against Clarkson makes that tiebreaker irrelevant.

* A Colgate win/tie against RPI makes that tiebreaker irrelevant.

* A Cornell win/tie against Union makes that tiebreaker irrelevant.

Men's Season Reset (Two Weeks Out)

Things are starting to come together on the men's side as well.

Quinnipiac has clinched a first-round bye and will be either the 1st or 2nd seed. They can clinch the 1st seed on Friday with a win OR a tie and a St. Lawrence loss/tie.

St. Lawrence has clinched a home ice playoff series, and can clinch a first round bye on Friday with a win OR a tie and a Dartmouth loss.

Yale has clinched a home ice playoff series.

RPI can finish no higher than 4th, which would only be possible if Harvard lost out and RPI won out, among other unlikely things.

Union and Brown are guaranteed to be playing in a first-round series.

Princeton will be on the road for the first round and will finish between 10th and 12th.

That's about it. There's only one tie in the standings right now.

Tie for 7th: Cornell wins the tiebreaker with Clarkson thanks to a season sweep.

If the season ended today (and don't forget, it doesn't), here's what the playoff situation would look like.

First Round:
#12 Princeton at #5 Dartmouth
#11 Brown at #6 Colgate
#10 Union at #7 Cornell
#9 RPI at #8 Clarkson

Quarterfinals
Clarkson/RPI/Union/Brown/Princeton at #1 Quinnipiac
Cornell/Clarkson/RPI/Union/Brown at #2 St. Lawrence
Colgate/Cornell/Clarkson/RPI/Union at #3 Yale
Dartmouth/Colgate/Cornell/Clarkson/RPI at #4 Harvard

Here are the remaining relevant tiebreaker situations, sorted by who wins each one.

Quinnipiac
SLU - Won, 4-0.

St. Lawrence
Cornell, Yale - Won, 4-0.
Dartmouth, Harvard - Ahead, 2-0.
Clarkson - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Yale
Harvard, RPI - Won, 4-0.
Colgate- Ahead, 2-0.
Dartmouth - Tied, 2-2. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

Harvard
Colgate, RPI - Won, 4-0.
Dartmouth - Won, 3-1.
Clarkson - Ahead, 2-0.

Dartmouth
Cornell, Union - Won, 4-0.
Yale - Tied, 2-2. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

Colgate
SLU - Won, 4-0.
Clarkson, Dartmouth - Won, 3-1.
Brown, Union - Ahead, 2-0.

Cornell
Clarkson - Won, 4-0.
Colgate, Harvard - Won, 3-1.
Union, Yale - Ahead, 2-0.

Clarkson
Yale - Won, 3-1.
Dartmouth, RPI - Ahead, 2-0.

RPI
Princeton, Union - Won, 4-0.
Colgate, Cornell - Ahead, 2-0.
Dartmouth - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Union
Princeton, Won, 4-0.
Harvard - Won, 3-1.
Clarkson - Ahead, 2-0.
Brown - Tied, 2-2. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

Brown
RPI - Won, 4-0.
Union - Tied, 2-2. Unknown ECAC wins difference.
Princeton - Tied, 1-1. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

Princeton
Brown - Tied, 1-1. Unknown ECAC wins difference.


Irrelevant
Quinnipiac
All but St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence
RPI, Union, Brown, Princeton

Yale
Union, Brown, Princeton

Harvard/Dartmouth/Colgate/Cornell/Clarkson
Brown, Princeton


Tiebreaker solutions for this weekend
Friday's games:
* The following teams can clinch tiebreakers with a win or a draw: St. Lawrence over Harvard; Clarkson over Dartmouth; RPI over Cornell; Colgate over Union.
* The winner of the Brown/Princeton game wins the tiebreaker, a draw would guarantee tiebreaker goes to at least the second criteria.

Saturday's games:
* The following teams can clinch tiebreakers with a win or a draw: St. Lawrence over Dartmouth (irrelevant with SLU win/Dartmouth loss on Friday); Harvard over Clarkson; RPI over Colgate (irrelevant with Colgate win/RPI loss on Friday); Cornell over Union (irrelevant with Cornell win/Union loss on Friday).

Women's Season Reset (One Week Out)

Things get a lot less complicated when the number of games dwindles.

Harvard has clinched home ice and will finish in the top three.

Clarkson and Quinnipiac can clinch home ice with at least a draw on Friday. They will be in the top five.

St. Lawrence can clinch home ice on Friday with a win and a Cornell loss. They will finish between 2nd and 6th.

Cornell cannot clinch home ice on Friday. They will finish between 3rd and 6th.

Princeton can finish no lower than their current position, 6th. They can finish as high as 4th.

Dartmouth and Yale will be 7th and 8th in some order. Whichever team finishes with more points on the coming weekend will be 7th, if they finish with the same number, Yale is 7th.

Colgate and RPI will finish between 9th and 11th.

Union can finish anywhere from 9th through 12th.

Brown will be either 11th or 12th.

Tie for 2nd: Quinnipiac is 2nd over Clarkson thanks to a season sweep.
Tie for 7th: Yale is 7th over Dartmouth thanks to a season sweep.
Tie for 9th: Colgate leads RPI 2-0 in the season series.

Tiebreakers

Harvard
Quinnipiac - Won, 4-0.
Clarkson - Tied, 1-1. Unknown ECAC wins result.

Quinnipiac
Clarkson - Won, 4-0.
Cornell - Tied, 2-2. Unknown ECAC wins result.

Clarkson
SLU - Won, 4-0.
Harvard - Tied, 1-1. Unknown ECAC wins result.

St. Lawrence
Quinnipiac - Won, 3-1.

Cornell
Clarkson, SLU - Won, 3-1.
Quinnipiac - Tied, 2-2. Unknown ECAC wins result.

Princeton
Cornell - Won, 4-0.
SLU - Tied, 2-2. Likely winner on ECAC wins.

Yale
Dartmouth - Won, 4-0.

Dartmouth
No tiebreakers won.

Colgate
Brown - Won, 4-0.
RPI - Ahead, 2-0.
Union - Tied, 1-1. Would win on ECAC wins.

RPI
Brown - Won, 4-0.
Union - Won, 3-1.

Union
Brown - Won, 3-1.

Brown
No tiebreakers won.

Multiple tiebreakers

CKN-HRV-QU: Harvard, Quinnipiac, Clarkson
CKN-QU-SLU: Quinnipiac, Clarkson, SLU
CKN-COR-QU: Quinnipiac, Cornell, Clarkson
COR-PRN-SLU: Princeton, Cornell, SLU

CKN-COR-QU-SLU: Cornell, Quinnipiac, Clarkson, SLU

COL-RPI-UC: Requires 4 points for Union, Cornell defeating RPI, and RPI-Colgate tie. Would go to third tiebreaker.

* Record against Top 4. RPI has a win over Princeton. Union has a tie with St. Lawrence and would have a win over Cornell. Those are the only points any of the three teams have against possible Top 4 teams. So the tiebreaker is as follows.

         * SLU and/or Cornell: Union, Colgate, RPI

         * Princeton: RPI, Union, Colgate

BRN-COL-UC: Union, Colgate, Brown

BRN-RPI-UC: RPI, Union, Brown

Brown cannot tie both RPI and Colgate because the Engineers and Raiders play each other.

Men's Tiebreakers (Three Weeks Out)

It's hardly a shocker to look at the ECAC standings with six games left and see a glut of teams with the same number of points right in the middle. Fully half of the league is sitting on either 18 or 17 points.

There's a bit of separation at the top - Quinnipiac and SLU are looking good - and at the bottom - Brown and Princeton have been dreadful. The middle, that's pretty mixed up. 3rd place Yale is closer to 10th place Union (5 points) than they are to 2nd place St. Lawrence (6 points).

Here's basically what we know right now.

Quinnipiac has clinched a home ice playoff series, which is likely to be during the quarterfinals.

RPI and Union cannot finish in first, but can finish as high as second.

Brown is all but guaranteed to be on the road in the first round - they would have to win out to even have a shot at home ice in the first round, and even that would be highly unlikely as they would have to come out on top in a four-way tie with RPI, Union, and either Colgate or Cornell.

Princeton is guaranteed to be on the road in the first round - ninth is as high as they can finish.

That's about it. The rest is completely up in the air.

Let's look at the current standings and break ties.

Tie for 3rd: Yale has the advantage of having played all of its games against the three teams they're tied for in this position, with 7 points they have more in total head-to-head play against Clarkson, Harvard, and Dartmouth. Clarkson and Harvard have 5 each and Dartmouth has 3. That places Yale in 3rd and Dartmouth 6th.

Tie for 4th: Harvard is ahead 2-0 in its tiebreaker with Clarkson.

Tie for 7th: Cornell wins the tiebreaker with Colgate, 3-1.

Here's where we stand with head-to-head tiebreakers at the moment. We won't start getting into multi-way tiebreaks until the last week of the regular season.

Quinnipiac
Colgate, Cornell - Won, 4-0.
Dartmouth, SLU - Ahead 2-0.
Yale - Tied, 1-1. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

St. Lawrence
Cornell, Yale - Won, 4-0.
Dartmouth, Harvard, RPI, Union - Ahead, 2-0.
Clarkson - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Yale
Harvard - Won, 4-0.
Colgate, RPI - Ahead, 2-0.
Dartmouth - Tied, 2-2. Unknown tiebreaker.
Quinnipiac - Tied, 1-1. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

Harvard
RPI - Won, 4-0.
Dartmouth - Won, 3-1.
Clarkson, Colgate, Quinnipiac - Ahead, 2-0.

Clarkson
Yale - Won, 3-1.
Dartmouth, Quinnipiac, RPI - Ahead, 2-0.

Dartmouth
Union - Won, 4-0.
Cornell - Ahead, 2-0.
Yale - Tied, 2-2. Unknown tiebreaker.
Colgate - Tied, 1-1. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

Cornell
Clarkson - Won, 4-0.
Colgate - Won, 3-1.
Brown, Harvard, Union, Yale - Ahead, 2-0.

Colgate
SLU - Won, 4-0.
Clarkson - Won, 3-1.
Brown, Union - Ahead, 2-0.
Dartmouth - Tied, 1-1. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

RPI
Princeton, Union - Won, 4-0.
Colgate, Cornell - Ahead, 2-0.
Dartmouth - Tied, 2-2, would likely lead on ECAC wins.

Union
Princeton, Won, 4-0.
Harvard - Won, 3-1.
Brown, Clarkson, Yale - Ahead, 2-0.

Brown
RPI - Ahead, 2-0.
Princeton - Tied, 1-1. Unknown ECAC wins difference.

Princeton
Brown - Tied, 1-1. Unknown ECAC wins difference.


Irrelevant
Quinnipiac
RPI, Union, Brown, Princeton

St. Lawrence/Clarkson/Dartmouth/Harvard/Yale
Brown, Princeton

Colgate/Cornell
Princeton

Tiebreaker solutions for this weekend
Friday's games:
* These teams can win the tiebreakers with their opponents with a win or a tie: Dartmouth over Cornell; Harvard over Colgate; Quinnipiac over St. Lawrence; Brown over RPI; Union over Yale.
* An RPI win over Brown makes that tiebreak irrelevant.

Saturday's games:
* These teams can win the tiebreakers with their opponents with a win or tie: Cornell over Harvard; Clarkson over Quinnipiac; Yale over RPI; Union over Brown.
* The winner of the Colgate/Dartmouth game wins that tiebreaker, a tie guarantees the tiebreaker goes to at least the second break.