Looking at the standings, a few observations with 5 or 6 games left in the regular season...
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Elon pretty much has the 3-seed locked in now. They are done with both JMU and Drexel. They likely run the table the rest of the way and finish 14-4.
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Delaware is 8-4 and a half game behind Elon, but still must face JMU twice and Drexel (at home)...and, have to travel to W&M.
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W&M and
NE are both 7-6 currently. W&M still has to travel to Drexel, Elon and JMU. That's 3 very likely losses and finishing 9-9 at best. NE is done with JMU and Drexel, has 4 very winnable games and 1 likely home loss vs Elon left.
-The top seed of course likely comes down to
JMU's game at
Drexel on Feb. 23rd. That is, barring any significant upsets. JMU's next game this upcoming Friday at Delaware could be a land mine if the Dukes don't bring their A game, for instance. The Sick Chickens already beat Elon at home earlier this season by 14.
-If Drexel defeats JMU and no upsets take place, then Drexel & JMU are tied for the top seed. They will have split the season series so the first tie-breaker rule doesn't break the tie. The next rule has them go down to see how they did against the 3rd seed and then 4th and so on until they break the tie. With Elon the likely 3-seed, the tie breaker won't be solved there because both Drexel and JMU went 1-1 vs Elon. And, this tie breaker won't solve anything because Drexel and JMU each will have gone 2-0 against everybody else. After that, the next rule comes down to a coin toss. CAA Tie Breaker rules (scroll down to section 4.07 page 43 from the handbook)...
http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/8500/sup...ByLaws.pdf
Hopefully, the Good Gals take care of business and these tie breakers are a moot point. If the LD's can secure the top seed, this means most likely Drexel and Elon battle it out in a semifinal while the most likely scenario is the Dukes will get the winner of 4-seed NE and 5-seed either W&M or Delaware in the semifinal.
Fun time of year for hoops fans...getting closer to tournament time.