Word: playoff
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...ECAC's top nine teams all have winning conference records because the bottom of the pack has been struggling. Cornell (3-5-0, 3-5-0) is in 10th place and has an outside shot at a playoff berth. But the Big Red has two tough games this weekend against Northeastern and Providence...
...Also worth noting is the absence of any Ivy League playoff system or tiebreaker to determine final champions in close seasons. If, by chance, two or three teams finish with the same record, it makes no matter which of those teams beat which during the season--each will be crowned league co-champions at the conclusion of the season...
...Harvard, which is making its fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament and received a bye in the first round, will face a battle-hardened B.C. squad that has already competed in three playoff contests just to get to this stage of the tournament...
Last year's Ivy League champion, Dartmouth, had to overcome a one-game deficit on the final night of the regular season and win a one-game playoff before earning the right to be blown out of the NCAA tournament by Rutgers. The Big Green returns just two starters...
Despite a collarbone that hadn't completely healed, Springer led Harvard to a string of narrow victories over playoff opponents to advance to the semi-finals against Brown...