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.

From the Ashes

This is usually the part where we try and tell you that it's a big weekend and everything's going to be alright.

We can't make that promise. We offer just one word: hope.

We're talking about the ECAC here. Anything can and will happen. RPI was supposed to finish in first place last year, look how that turned out. Colgate was supposed to finish in first place this year, look how that turned out. The sooner you realize that no one knows anything or can predict anything, the quicker you're going to be at peace with whatever happens.

On what planet was RPI, losers of nine straight and just coming off a win against the league punching bag, going to sweep Colgate and Cornell, even at home? Well, they did. That happened.

They may no longer have the benefit of home ice advantage, and things may look dark now. But it's possible. Anything is possible. They did it once, they can find a way to do it again. For a team that's struggling to keep the puck out of the net, what more could you ask for than the weakest scoring travel partner duo in the league?

For the women, it's a bittersweet farewell this weekend. We've known for a few weeks that it would be wrapping up tomorrow afternoon at the Field House. No wild scenarios where they could pull into 8th. No drama. Two games, and the end of a difficult season are at the doorstep. But it's a weekend where the Engineers can at least seek the solace of a strong finish to their season. They beat Brown last Saturday. Last year against Cornell in Troy, they came tantalizingly close to pulling out some points. They're tied in the standings with Colgate.

No promises, but a strong weekend could see the Engineers finish off a tough year with three wins, a light at the end of the tunnel finish that would be a great platform to build off for next season. It would also at least guarantee a 9th place finish, the highest final spot the Engineers could hope for.

Things look bad, there's no question. But you're an RPI fan. Whether you're an alum, a student, a townie or otherwise, you're cut from rougher stuff. Know that. Strap in, strap on, and hold tight. This isn't over until we decide it is.

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 Hockey - Brown & Yale (13/14 Feb)

Facing a key home weekend with the potential to jump-start their sputtering season, the Engineers continued to free-fall, enduring an embarrassing 6-3 loss at the hands of Brown on Friday and then falling 4-1 to Yale in the 38th annual Big Red Freakout! Being swept at home is never good, and it's worse when you're falling farther and farther from being able to nab a home ice position for the playoffs. Despite the setbacks, the Engineers did not lose position in the league standings, but they made it measurably more difficult to gain it in the final two weeks.

Brown
Liljegren-Schroeder-Bubela
Neal-McGowan-Laliberte
Melanson-Miller-Nanne

Wood-Bourbonnais-DeVito

Curadi-Leonard
Prapavessis-Bradley
Wilson-Reno

Kasdorf

Lou Nanne returned from his injury suffered a week prior at St. Lawrence, his return to practice the previous Tuesday marking the first time since October that RPI has had a complete practice with every player on the roster. He returned to the lineup as part of a reunited Melanson-Miller-Nanne line, a combination which had provided a significant amount of excitement early in the season prior to the injury and illness woes of all three components. Jake Wood also returned to the lineup for the first time since the Mayor's Cup, a game in which he was suspended for two contests.

For the second straight game, Jacob Laliberte got the Engineers on the board first with a goal, and it didn't take long. On the senior's very first shift at 1:19, he scored his sixth goal of the season with assists to Mark McGowan and Jared Wilson to make it 1-0.

Spot mistakes cost the Engineers in the first period, however. A turnover in the defensive zone created a breakaway opportunity that the Bears capitalized on at 9:08 to tie the score, then an error by Jason Kasdorf three minutes later helped put Brown ahead 2-1 as a shot bounced off his leg pads and directly into the net.

Another soft Brown goal early in the second period ended Kasdorf's night prematurely, the struggling junior managed just 10 saves on 13 shots before his night ended after 24:33 between the pipes. Senior Scott Diebold took over for the remainder of the game, keeping Brown off the board for the remainder of the second period.

Milos Bubela's 6th goal of the season cut the Brown lead in half despite some dreadful play from the home side during the second period, and the 3-2 scoreline carried over into the third period, keeping the Engineers in the game despite an overall poor showing.

Brown regained their two-goal edge with a score just 51 seconds into the third, and once more against the flow of play, the Engineers managed to climb back to within one nine minutes later on a goal by Mark Miller, his fourth of the campaign. But just four minutes later, Brown scored a goal in transition on the power play when RPI penalty killers got stuck in the Brown end after a clearance, ending any real chance of the Engineers coming back even for the tie. A (literally) last-second empty netter produced a 6-3 score line for the final.

Yale
Liljegren-Schroeder-Bubela
Neal-McGowan-Laliberte
Melanson-Miller-Nanne

Wood-Bourbonnais-DeVito

Leonard-Bradley
Prapavessis-Bokenfohr
Curadi-Wilson

Kasdorf

The only real change heading into Freakout! night was the insertion of Craig Bokenfohr into the lineup in place of Parker Reno, and a slight reshuffling of the defensive pairings. The Melanson-Miller-Nanne line was put out for the first shift, their first start of the season.

Yale's power play operated with ruthless efficiency all night long, especially on their first two opportunities in the first and second periods, and those tallies were key to victory for the Bulldogs. Their first power play goal came just 3:13 into the game, when they scored after an efficient sequence following a faceoff win in the RPI zone to go up 1-0. A little over two minutes later, the score was 2-0 after Yale's John Baiocco got himself free, got around Bokenfohr, and fired a precision shot that managed to get past Jason Kasdorf and into the net with only the slightest of angles available.

Late in the first period, RPI appeared ready to shift momentum in their direction with a power play goal by Viktor Liljegren. The freshman potted his fifth goal of the year on a rebound from a shot by Drew Melanson to make it 2-1 heading into the second.

For the second straight night, however, the opposition scored early in the period to squelch any momentum the Engineers could carry over while down just one. 91 seconds in, Yale had their third goal of the night to regain a two-goal edge, and then the Bulldogs executed once more on the power play to go up 4-1 just under five minutes later.

That would be all the scoring for the contest. RPI did start to look a little bit better late in the second period and into the third period, but they rarely looked ready to get a second goal. Yale let off the gas slightly after going up by three and were content to play lock-down hockey in the third period in order to skate off with the victory. Jason Kasdorf did start to look a little more like his usual self, especially late in the third as RPI had a pair of penalties to kill off, and he was called on to make some solid saves in order to preserve the scoreline.

Assisted slightly by Union also getting swept on the weekend (failing to score any goals in two consecutive games after going 98 in a row without being shut out), RPI remains in 9th place heading into the penultimate weekend of the regular season. The Engineers are on a very thin line when it comes to potentially playing at home. As of now, they need to pick up victories over Cornell and Clarkson for sure to even have a prayer, but they are going to need some help almost certainly from Union against those same teams if they're going to be playing in Troy when March arrives.

Current ECAC Standings
1. Quinnipiac - 31 points (15-2-1)
2. St. Lawrence - 25 points (12-5-1)
3. Yale - 22 points (10-6-2)
4. Harvard - 21 points (9-6-3)
5. Dartmouth - 20 points (9-7-2)
6. Colgate - 19 points (8-7-3)
7. Cornell - 18 points (8-8-2)
8. Clarkson - 18 points (8-8-2)
9. RPI - 14 points (7-11-0)
10. Union - 13 points (6-11-1)
11. Brown - 9 points (4-13-1)
12. Princeton - 6 points (2-14-2)

Brown at RPI
ECAC Game - Houston Field House (Troy, NY)
2/13/15 - 7:00pm

RESULT: Brown 6, RPI 3

BOX SCORES
College Hockey Stats
USCHO

RECAPS
RPI
Troy Record
Albany Times Union

RECORD: 9-21-1 (7-10-0, 14pts)

#15 Yale at RPI
ECAC Game - Houston Field House (Troy, NY)
2/14/15 - 7:00pm

RESULT: Yale 4, RPI 1

BOX SCORES
College Hockey Stats
USCHO

RECAPS
RPI
Troy Record
Albany Times Union

RECORD: 9-22-1 (7-11-0, 14pts)

Upcoming games
20 Feb - at Cornell
21 Feb - at Colgate
27 Feb - Clarkson
28 Feb - #20 St. Lawrence (Senior Night)
06 Mar - ECAC First Round (Site TBA)

Statistic of the Year

Here's your statistic of the year for the RPI men.

When allowing two or fewer goals, the Engineers are 9-0-1.
When allowing three or more goals, the Engineers are 0-20-0.

It's that amazingly stark. You'd think that, even with the Engineers' well documented goal struggles, they'd have found a way to at least pick up a tie in one of those games where they've allowed three. You'd perhaps especially think that maybe they'd have dropped one or two even when they didn't.

Nope. It's been a hard and fast rule through 30 games. Give up three, lose. Don't give up three, don't lose.

Now, most teams are going to have a strong record in games where they allow two or fewer, and a weaker one when they give up three or more. It's just a fact of life. But this is pretty telling about what matters for this team.

The three-goal mark is always bandied about in college hockey as the goal for any team to score in any game. "First to three" is a pretty common remark, especially out west.

Interestingly enough, RPI has managed 3 goals themselves in six of nine wins - the difference being three 2-1 victories over Union, Dartmouth, and New Hampshire. They've scored three in a loss only once - in the Mayor's Cup game, a game they lead 3-2 heading into the 3rd period.

What's going on here? Wasn't the defense supposed to be a point of strength?

Freakout! weekend is here, and it's none too soon. The Engineers have slid into 9th, a road playoff spot, just as we feared would happen after the game at Dartmouth. They're back home for the first time in a month, and they've done some awesome things at home in league play this season. With four of the last six games being played in the friendly confines of Houston Field House and the Tute still just four points out of 3rd place, it's another key weekend. Friday's game against Brown is a required two points - almost nobody is giving up points to the Bears this season, and RPI's already dropped two of them. Yale presents a bigger challenge on Saturday, but perhaps Freakout! could be the great equalizer. The last time Yale came to the Freakout! they were the #1 team in the nation. They weren't anymore afterwards.

Meantime, the women get set to wrap up their season next weekend at home, but first they go through their final road trip of the year to Yale and Brown. The Bulldogs are almost certainly off to the playoffs, but they at least represent some lower hanging fruit that the Engineers should hope to grab points from. Brown is a team RPI needs to beat, the first of two straight Saturday games in which the Engineers can pick up points to conclude their season on an upbeat note.

We've had a pretty good year here at WaP, and we're hoping it continues for at least another month. We've been accused at times by different people of going far too easy on the teams for their struggles or being far too hard on them. Sounds like we're getting it right.

But for those who think we're too hard... this pumpup is for you.

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.