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.
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