The official ECAC hockey page now has a complete explanation of how the ECAC
tiebreakers are applied.  Among other things, it explains how the three-or-
more-team tiebreaker works, what happens when you need to go to record against
the top 4 to break a fourth-place tie.  And, believe it or not, it gives a
procedure which seemingly resolves the infinite loop problem!
 
Here's the address:
 
http://hockey.ecac.com/MensDivisionI/Playoffs
 
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Bill Fenwick
Cornell '86 and '95                                             DJF  5/27/94
LET'S GO RED!!                                                  JCF  12/2/97
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