I was reflecting on the fact that when Clarkson beat Harvard last Friday night, they won their 20th game for the 7th straight season. I also know that their last sub .500 season was in 1974-75. So, I began wondering what the streaks were like for other schools, and I put together the following table. I certainly could have made a mistake, so if you spot one, please let me know about it. Also, in order to save space, the year given for the season is the year in which it ended (ie. 1991-92 becomes 92). This year is not included in this table, even for teams clinching < .500, etc. First column = last time not in NCAA tournament Second column = last time < 20 wins Third column = last time sub .500 ECAC HE CCHA WCHA Brwn 95 95 92 BC 95 95 95 BGSU 95 94 93 CC 94 93 93 Clrk 94 89 75 BU 89 89 89 Ferr 95 95 95 DU 94 94 94 Colg 95 94 94 Main 94 94*94* LSSU 87 84 84 Minn 84 84?77? Corn 95 95 95 Merr 95 95 95 Miam 95 95 91 MTU 95 95 95 Dart 95 95 95 Nort 95 95 93 Mich 90 87 87 NDak 95 95 94 Harv 95 95 90 Prov 95 95 95 MSU 93 91 91 NMU 95 95 95 Prin 95 95 94 UMA 95 95 95 OSU 95 95 95 SCSU 95 95 95 RPI 93 95 92 UML 95 95 95 UAF 95 95 95 UAA 95 95 95 SLU 95 95 95 UNH 93 93 89 UIC 95 95 95 UMD 95 95 95 Unio 95 95 95 UND 95 95 95 Wisc 87 84?84? Verm 95 95 93 WMU 95 95 95 Yale 95 95 95 * Maine forfeited 10 wins and 2 tie games in 94. ? Both Minnesota and Wisconsin streaks outdate the archives I could find, so these guesses are based on league records and not overall standings. Please correct if you know. Interesting notes: (assuming data is correct) o In almost every case, the numbers descend from left to right, except for RPI who made the NCAA tournament last year without benefit of a 20 win season. o Longest active NCAA tournament streak: Minnesota, 11 (all-time rec.) o Longest active 20 win season streak: Minn, Wisc and LSSU, 11 o Longest active .500+ season streak: Clarkson, 20 Thanks for indulging me. Rick O'Donnell. +--------------------------------- ___ \ ---------------------------------+ | Richard W. O'Donnell \ \ \ _ __\ / __ __ __ Clarkson '87 | | [log in to unmask] \ \ _\\ \-.\__ \ \\ \ Let's Go | | Clarkson Hockey on the WWW: \__\ \\_\\ \ \ _\ \_\\ \ Tech!!! | | http://heron.tc.clarkson.edu/~odonnell/ \______ __ | +------------------------------------------ \_____\ (__) -----------------+ HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.