We said there were a bunch of permutations on the final day of the regular season and the final day lived up to expectations. Up top, Williams took care of business 5-2 against Amherst and Trinity took down Wesleyan 3-1 to lock up the top two spots, respectively. Hamilton got blown out by Middlebury,6-0, but the three seed would have been the result for the Continentals even if they had won.
The Middlebury win was the biggest swing of the day as the Panthers locked up the four seed and their first home playoff game since 2014. The Amherst and Wesleyan losses coupled with a Bowdoin 4-2 win over Tufts led to a three way tie for fifth at 17 points. Based on the NESCAC published tiebreakers (head to head among the three teams), Wesleyan should be the five seed (2-1-1 against Bowdoin and Amherst), Bowdoin the six seed (2-2-0) and Amherst the seven seed (1-2-1).
That leaves Conn College, who won 2-1 over Colby but would have had the same result regardless, for the eighth and final playoff spot. Tufts and Colby take the ninth and tenth spots and both miss the playoffs.
So when the NESCAC releases the official playoff schedule it should be:
#8 Conn College at #1 Williams
#7 Amherst at #2 Trinity (a rematch of last season's NESCAC final)
#6 Bowdoin at #3 Hamilton
#5 Wesleyan at #4 Middlebury
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