"Dr Martin G. Keeney" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
> ECAC Tournament:
>    Omit #11-#12; then 7 vs 10 and 8 vs 9 single games;
>    reseed then 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, and 4 vs 5;
>    2 games with 5 minute overtimes; if then tied, 1 game with 20 minute OTs.
>    reseed, then; 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3; then consolation and final.
>    Tiebreakers:            Bill Fenwick - Oct 1995
>  1 Head-to-head; not tournaments.         4 Goal differential, head-to-head.
>  2 Record against top 4 teams.            5 Goal differential vs top four.
>  3 Record against top 8 teams.            6 Goal differential vs top eight.
>    Based on current standings:         Omit ---->     12 Brwn       11 Yale
>  7 Havd      8 Unin        1 Crnl        2 RPI         3 VT          4 Prnc
> 10 Dart      9 StLw        8 New 8       7 New 7       6 Clgt        5 Clks
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I have never claimed to understand tie-breaking rules, and obviously
a lot can change in the next four weeks, but shouldn't RPI currently be
seated #1 based upon their victory in Ithaca over that other team that
wears Red?
 
Ralph Baer
RPI '68, '70, '74
 
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