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...always upped its play in the postseason. Cornell has won a league-high nine ECAC titles, despite only five regular season titles, and none since...
...prepares for this weekend's ECAC playoff shodown with Cornell, the Harvard men's hockey team (15-14-2, 14-8-2 ECAC) can scarce afford to bask in the glory of its postseason accolades. It is a luxury the team will gladly do without...
...other hand, the league has everything to gain from a postseason tournament. Conference tourneys produce more tested, battle-ready teams and provide much more momentum going into the NCAA Tournament...
Take a look at the Patriot League. The conference is only ten years old and is 0-9 all-time in the NCAA Tourney, but the league is making strides thanks to its postseason tournament. This year, the league had all of its tournament games televised, including the championship game, which was carried by ESPN. That type of national coverage is what attracts the blue-chip recruits...
When it comes to competing with the top-tier level schools in major college basketball, the Ivy League is already at a disadvantage because it does not award athletic scholarships. Adopting a postseason conference tournament is one way that the league can compete with the other major athletic conferences, as well as bring about long-term parity among its eight member teams...