The Rest of the ECAC Reg Season

Give My Regards · February 23, 2009, 09:59:26 PM

Agreed, although it does have the virtue (?) of making a lot of the potential ties way easier to resolve.

Rita · February 23, 2009, 10:02:07 PM

[quote Give My Regards][quote Dafatone]Anyone know how the SLU Dartmouth tiebreak for 4th works? If they end up tied.[/quote]

They split their season series, so it would go to the second tiebreaker, league wins. Assuming they both swept, Dartmouth would win that one, 12-11.

Top 4 is the third tiebreaker. The ECAC added league wins as the second tiebreaker last season.[/quote]

I thought the "infinite loop" scenario from 2007 was pretty cool. ;-)

Al DeFlorio · February 23, 2009, 10:03:07 PM

[quote KeithK]My bad, I missed that change. (Really stupid change IMO.)[/quote]
Right. Is a tie worth only .99 points? Who gets the other .02?

Beeeej · February 23, 2009, 10:24:15 PM

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote KeithK]My bad, I missed that change. (Really stupid change IMO.)[/quote]
Right. Is a tie worth only .99 points? Who gets the other .02?[/quote]

Richard Pryor.

Trotsky · February 24, 2009, 10:15:17 AM

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote KeithK]My bad, I missed that change. (Really stupid change IMO.)[/quote]
Right. Is a tie worth only .99 points? Who gets the other .02?[/quote]

It's part of the Global War on Ties (GWOT). It's supposed to make teams play more aggressively and risk losing in order to get the win, because I know if I'm at point and I pinch in too much and my man blows past me for an overtime breakaway game winner, in the locker room coach will say, "it's okay, son, I know you were just trying to get us that fifth-tier tie-breaker."

lynah80 · February 27, 2009, 09:54:47 PM

Cornell (27 pts.) could still take second in the ECAC, despite the loss to Yale.

Brown has been playing better lately, but I think it's very likely the Big Red will beat them tomorrow.

Princeton (28 pts.) will face Harvard (they are 0-7-5 away and 8-3-1 at home).

ryeguy · February 27, 2009, 09:58:31 PM

My answer is probably in this thread somewhere, but if Cornell and Princeton tie for second, what are the tiebreakers and who will get second?

Chris 02 · February 27, 2009, 10:00:24 PM

[quote ryeguy]My answer is probably in this thread somewhere, but if Cornell and Princeton tie for second, what are the tiebreakers and who will get second?[/quote]

They tied for head-to-head. ~~It should be record vs top 4.~~
Edit:New this year is the total wins category. So we lose that no matter what.

Jim Hyla · February 27, 2009, 10:01:16 PM

[quote lynah80]Cornell (27 pts.) could still take second in the ECAC, despite the loss to Yale.

Brown has been playing better lately, but I think it's very likely the Big Red will beat them tomorrow.

Princeton (28 pts.) will face Harvard (they are 0-7-5 away and 8-3-1 at home).[/quote]And I'd sure rather be second than third.

Chris '03 · February 28, 2009, 01:21:54 PM

[quote lynah80]

Princeton (28 pts.) will face Harvard (they are 0-7-5 away and 8-3-1 at home).[/quote]

Harvard also has this pesky tendency not to lose games in February not played at the Garden, especially at home. February 27, 2004 marks the last time H dropped a home conference game in February (6-4 to Vermont). They have a pretty impressive overall conference record in February too lately.

Trotsky · February 28, 2009, 06:32:29 PM

Someone else please start the game thread tonight, as I have been sucking lately.