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Date Posted: 21:51:13 02/16/03 Sun
Author: JCM
Subject: I agree
In reply to: STAGAL 's message, "not necessarily" on 19:37:12 02/16/03 Sun

The only way to guarantee a first seed is for Manhatten to lose another game and for Fairfield to sweep the remainder. The tiebreaker scenario looks like it could get very complicated and convulated, as its seems possible, even probable that if they are no more upsets, Fairfield and Manhatten will finish with the same record and Iona and Niagara will finish with the same record. If that does happen, the loss Iona had the other day to Rider could be very meaningful as Niagara and Iona would be tied in the tiebreaker categories against all teams down the list until you reach rider. Theorically if Niagara sweep Rider and Iona split, Niagara finishes third and Manhatten first. If Iona could finish third Fairfield finishes first and Manhatten second. Lets hope it doesn't come down to the tiebreaker scenario.

Nigara finishes with Siena, Fairfield, Rider and Marist, the last three of which are home games. All four games are winnable for Niagara, considering they already beat Fairfield on the road. They did however lose the first game to Siena at home. Iona finishes with 3 very winnable games, St. Peters, Loyola, Marist and one very difficult game, Manhatten on the road. Iona faces 3 road games to Niagra's one. I have to give the edge to Niagara and Manhatten right now, but anything, including Siena finishing third could still happen. If Siena somehow manages to come in third, stags end up second.

In the race for first Manhatten has only three games remaining, at loyola, at Siena and home versus Iona. All winnable games, but Iona and Siena could be tough. Fairfield faces Rider at home and then three away games versus, Niagara, Loyola and St. Peters. One Gimme, two tough but winnable games and one game at Niagara where we would be the underdog. The next few weeks will be interesting.

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[> [> [> [> I believe the tie-breakers work like this -- mb, 14:38:20 02/17/03 Mon

If Manhattan and Fairfield are tied for 1st and Niagar and Iona are tied for 3rd, then the MC-FF tie is broken first. The MAAC would look at FF's and MC's combined record versus Iona and Niagara. If that is tied, then they would go to record vs. 5th place team (Siena??).

So I think the situation about Rider that you mention above would not affect anything. If MC and FF are both 3-1 vs. Iona and Niagara combined, then MC would get 1st based on being 2-0 vs. Siena (if MC beats Siena next week). Then Iona would get 3rd based on a better record than Niagara against Manhattan, who had just won the 1st seed.

That's my understanding of the tie-breaking procedure. Anyone else???


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