Bison137
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02-18-18 09:08 PM - Post#248543
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
It is looking like there is a very good shot that Lehigh will be in the 4-5 position, destined for a semi-final game with the Bison. LU wins any tiebreaker with LC or HC even if it loses its last two games, so there is no way it falls below 5th. And it loses to Navy in a two-way tie and to both Colgate and Navy in a three-way tie. I think for LU to not finish 4-5, one of these things must happen:
1. LU wins its last two games, while Navy and/or Colgate loses its last two. That would mean CU must lose two home games against teams below it in the standings OR that Navy must lose at Bucknell and then at home to Loyola.
2. LU wins its last two games, while Colgate loses one game and Navy wins both games. In that case, it is a two-way tie with Colgate - and in that tiebreaker, LU prevails. That scenario is likely more realistic than #1, but it requires a Bison loss to Navy.
3. LU wins one of its last two games, while Navy wins one or more games and CU is swept. That produces a two-way tie between LU and CU.
Btw, should Boston somehow manage to tie Lehigh for the 4-5 spot, the game would be played in Boston. At this point, with Boston in freefall, that doesn't seem likely.
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