NEC Finale Weekend - Playoff Scenarios

[ColonialInsider]

Final week of the regular season and Robert Morris has two of its toughest games of the year. Not only do the Colonials need some wins, but they have to play Mount St. Mary's and St. Francis PA, their top two rivals. Both games are on the road and both are ahead of RMU in the standings.

Heading into the final weekend, here's the NEC standings:
1. Wagner 13-3
2. St. Francis PA 10-6
2. Mount St. Mary's 10-6
2. St. Francis Brooklyn 10-6
5. Robert Morris 9-7
6. LIU Brooklyn 8-8
6. FDU 8-8
8. CCSU 6-10
9. Sacred Heart 4-12
10. Bryant 2-14

If CCSU wins or Sacred Heart loses, CCSU clinches the last playoff spot.

Wagner has clinched first place.

Of the four teams fighting for second, Robert Morris is in the worst position. Not only do they trail the three teams tied for second by a game, but if they all end up tied at 11-7, RMU would finish last in the group on tiebreakers because it'd have only a split with all three teams.

So which of the teams might help? Well, besides playing RMU, Mount St. Mary's has to play Wagner. The Mount has struggled with losses to Bryant and FDU lately, but the game against Wagner is at home. St. Francis PA plays FDU on the road besides playing Robert Morris. The Red Flash have won three straight.

Unfortunately, St. Francis Brooklyn may not be much help. They play CCSU and LIU. Those aren't guaranteed wins, but it's certainly the easiest schedule of the three.

So to get a home game, looks like the best route is for RMU not only to go 2-0, but hope for the Mount to continue to struggle.

 

[RMU_Fan]

Well it's an unfortunate situation but its one the team put itself into by losing to some teams it should have beat.

 

[R-M-U-h-o-o-p-s-f-a-n]

Well it's an unfortunate situation but its one the team put itself into by losing to some teams it should have beat.

Very true! They were the ones that fell into a rut cuz they got cocky & lost 4 games in a row.

I think if they go 2-0...they got a pretty good chance as they are playing both SFPA & the Mount. One of those 2 definitely could lose to FDU or Wagner.

But, going 2-0 will be tough! While the Mount have lost to some bad teams recently at home, they seem to always play RMU tough (beat us by like 25 at PPG). Then, playing on the road at St. Francis University won't be easy either.

Regardless, worst we can do by going 2-0 is 5th...& Lord forbid we go 0-2 as we'd have a chance of being 7th...I think 1-1 secures us as 6th at the worst.

So...if our guys step up & play great basketball march can be fun! We will see!

Go #RMCMB

 

[ColonialInsider]

Apparently a slim chance for RMU to still get a home game, but it's definitely a slim one.

 

[RMU_Fan]

So it's down to the last game and we can finish anywhere from fourth to seventh. Pretty much where we were predicted before the season, however very disappointing we are not locked into a top four finish after being in first place not so very long ago.

 

[R-M-U-h-o-o-p-s-f-a-n]

So it's down to the last game and we can finish anywhere from fourth to seventh. Pretty much where we were predicted before the season, however very disappointing we are not locked into a top four finish after being in first place not so very long ago.

Right after our great start, we've fallen apart having lost a ton recently. Not playing the same quality of bball.

 

[R-M-U-h-o-o-p-s-f-a-n]

Apparently a slim chance for RMU to still get a home game, but it's definitely a slim one.

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If RMU wins, the worst they can do is 5th. If they lose, they can prob get 6th or 7th.

A win is big for not only better seeding, but also just getting some momentum heading into this Tournament.