Posted: Feb 08, 2023
The final weekend of regular season games on the men's side sure will have its display of fireworks. There are five teams that can clinch a home playoff series or better and every team is still eligible for a Harris Cup playoff spot. Below are the scenarios for each team:
February 10-11
Concordia Wisconsin at Finlandia
Lawrence at Trine
Aurora at MSOE (Home and Home)
Adrian at St. Norbert
Marian at Lake Forest (Home and Home)
| Team | min points | max points | Scenarios |
| xy Adrian | 37 | 43 | Adrian clinched a home playoff series via its sweep of Aurora and 6 points earned. If Adrian wins 3 points at St. Norbert in the final weekend they earn the No. 1 seed in the Harris Cup playoffs. If Adrian and Aurora tie in conference points, Adrian holds the H-to-H tiebreaker. If Adrian doesn't win a point and Trine wins 6 points against Lawrence, then Trine hold the H-to-H tiebreaker meaning Adrian is the 4th seed. |
| xy St. Norbert | 36 | 42 | St. Norbert clinched a home playoff series via its sweep of MSOE and 6 points earned. If St. Norbert wins 4 points then it is champion based on H-to-H tiebreaker over Adrian. St. Norbert can finish as low as the 4th seed. If St. Norbert ties with Aurora in conference points, Aurora holds the H-to-H tiebreaker. If St. Norbert ties with Trine in conference points, it holds the tiebreaker based on H-to-H tiebreaker. |
| x Aurora | 33 | 39 | Aurora can clinch a home playoff series with 2 points at MSOE. Aurora can finish as high as the 3rd seed (with 5 points at MSOE) or as low as the 5th seed. If Aurora ties with St. Norbert in conference points, Aurora holds the H-to-H tiebreaker and would move into the 2nd seed. Aurora holds the H-to-H tiebreaker over Trine. |
| x Trine | 31 | 37 | Trine can clinch a home playoff series with 4 points against Lawrence. Trine can vault to the 2nd seed with 6 points against Lawrence, along with St. Nobert and Aurora each winning 0 points. Trine holds the H-to-H tiebreaker over Adrian. |
| x MSOE | 28 | 34 | MSOE can clinch a home playoff series with 4 points agaist Aurora and Trine winning 0 against Lawrence. If MSOE wins 6 points over Aurora and Trine wins no more than 2 points against Lawrence it can clinch the 3rd seed. If MSOE and Trine finish in a tie, Trine holds the H-to-H tiebreaker. MSOE can finish low as 6th. |
| x Marian | 23 | 29 | Marian can finish as high as 5th with 6 points at Lake Forest and MSOE winning 0 points against Aurora. MSOE holds H-to-H tiebreaker over Marian. Marian could drop to 7th if Lake Forest wins 4 points in the series. |
| x Lake Forest | 22 | 28 | Lake Forest can jump to 6th by winning 4 points against Marian. Lake Forest can't finish any lower than 7th. |
| Concordia Wisconsin | 12 | 18 | Concordia Wisconsin can finish in 8th with 6 points at Finlandia. If Lawrence were to sweep Trine for 6 points, the Falcons hold the 2nd tiebreaker over Lawrence. If Concordia Wisconsin wins more points than Lawrence in the final weekend series they clinch the 8th seed. |
| Lawrence | 12 | 18 | The only way Lawrence can clinch the 8th seed in the Harris Cup playoffs is if they score more points than Concordia Wisconsin in its series. If Lawrence and Concordia Wisconsin tie in conference points, Concordia Wisconsin holds the 2nd tiebreaker. |
| Finlandia | 6 | 12 | The only way Finlandia can slide into the 8th seed is if they sweep Concordia Wisconsin with two regulation wins for 6 points and Lawrence wins 0 points at Trine. This would create a 3-way tie between Concordia Wisconsin, Finlandia and Lawrence all with 12 conference points. The tiebreaker between the 3 teams is their head-to-head, which would favor Finlandia who would have won 8 poitns against Concordia Wisconsin and Lawrence, compared to Lawrence's 7 points and Concordia Wisconsin's 3 points. |
x = clinched Harris Cup playoff spot | y = clinched home playoff series
Head-to-Head tiebreaker breakdown
Adrian over Aurora (6 points).
Aurora over St. Norbert (5 points).
Aurora over Trine (6 points).
Trine over Adrian (4 points).
St. Norbert over Trine (4 points).
Trine over MSOE (4 points).
MSOE over Marian (6 points).
MSOE over Lake Forest (6 points).