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 <[log in to unmask]> <http://www.cc.utah.edu/~jtw16960/jshock.html> Cornell Men's Ice Hockey: 1996-7 Ivy League Champions WE WANT MORE! WE WANT THE ECAC! HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.