I write:
 
>Cornell can still win the title even if Clarkson beats Colgate.  A
>Cornell win over Clarkson would put the two teams tied for first at
>30.  I'd then say that Cornell's two opportunities to win the ECAC are
>to do better than Clarkson on Saturday (they win and Clarkson loses or
>ties, or they tie and Clarkson loses) and win the title outright, or
>to end up tied (if they both win, both tie or both lose) and beat them
>in the tiebreakers (either in the scenario Jayson mentioned [UVM and
>Princeton top 4, Harvard top 8], or if Colgate manages to finish in
>the top four, which is still a slim possibility).  The latter
>opportunity is possible even if Clarkson defeats Colgate.
 
>        I've certainly made my share of inaccurate ECAC playoff
>predictions this week
 
And this could be considered another of them.  As I was reminded,
Colgate can only finish in the top four if they beat Clarkson, so that
possibility is only relevant to a Cornell/Clarkson tiebreaker if
Cornell beats Clarkson and loses to St. Lawrence and Clarkson loses to
Colgate.
 
        However, my original point still stands.  With a weekend
sweep, Cornell finishes ahead of Clarkson if:
        Colgate beats or ties Clarkson
OR
        Princeton and Vermont round out the top four
(Since a Cornell win over St. Lawrence would ensure Harvard finished
8th.)
                                        John Whelan, Cornell '91
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