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Heading into the final night of Ivy League regular season play, all four games tonight have major implications for next weekend’s Ivy League Tournament. What we do know is that Harvard and Penn will be the top two seeds (their order will depend on what happens tonight); Yale is locked in as the three seed; either Columbia, Cornell, or Princeton will be the No. 4 seed; and Brown and Dartmouth are just playing for pride.
Below are all 16 possible outcomes for the four games tonight and the seedings for the Ivy League Tournament based on those outcomes. In 12 of the 16 scenarios, Harvard would be the No. 1 seed while Penn would be the top dog in four. Nine of the 16 scenarios have Columbia as the four seed. Princeton qualifies in four of the remaining seven while Cornell gets in with the other three. Simply, with a win, Harvard clinches the No. 1 seed. The Crimson can also qualify if both it and the Quakers lose. Penn gets the top seed with a win and a Harvard loss.
Here we go:
Scenario 1:
Penn beats Brown
Columbia beats Harvard
Cornell beats Dartmouth
Princeton beats Yale
No. 1 seed: Penn
No. 2 seed: Harvard
No. 3 seed: Yale
No. 4 seed: Columbia
Scenario 2:
Penn beats Brown
Columbia beats Harvard
Cornell beats Dartmouth
Yale beats Princeton
No. 1 seed: Penn
No. 2 seed: Harvard
No. 3 seed: Yale
No. 4 seed: Columbia
Scenario 3:
Penn beats Brown
Columbia beats Harvard
Dartmouth beats Cornell
Princeton beats Yale
No. 1 seed: Penn
No. 2 seed: Harvard
No. 3 seed: Yale
No. 4 seed: Columbia
Scenario 4:
Penn beats Brown
Harvard beats Columbia
Cornell beats Dartmouth
Princeton beats Yale
No. 1 seed: Harvard
No. 2 seed: Penn
No. 3 seed: Yale
No. 4 seed: Princeton
Scenario 5:
Brown beats Penn
Columbia beats Harvard
Cornell beats Dartmouth
Princeton beats Yale
No. 1 seed: Harvard
No. 2 seed: Penn
No. 3 seed: Yale
No. 4 seed: Columbia
Scenario 6:
Brown beats Penn
Columbia beats Harvard
Cornell beats Dartmouth
Yale beats Princeton
No. 1 seed: Harvard
No. 2 seed: Penn
No. 3 seed: Yale
No. 4 seed: Columbia
Scenario 7:
Brown beats Penn
Columbia beats Harvard
Dartmouth beats Cornell
Princeton beats Yale
No. 1 seed: Harvard
No. 2 seed: Penn
No. 3 seed: Yale
No. 4 seed: Columbia
Scenario 8:
Brown beats Penn
Harvard beats Columbia
Cornell beats Dartmouth
Princeton beats Yale
No. 1 seed: Harvard
No. 2 seed: Penn
No. 3 seed: Yale
No. 4 seed: Princeton
Scenario 9:
Brown beats Penn
Harvard beats Columbia
Dartmouth beats Cornell
Yale beats Princeton
No. 1 seed: Harvard
No. 2 seed: Penn
No. 3 seed: Yale
No. 4 seed: Cornell
Scenario 10:
Brown beats Penn
Harvard beats Columbia
Dartmouth beats Cornell
Princeton beats Yale
No. 1 seed: Harvard
No. 2 seed: Penn
No. 3 seed: Yale
No. 4 seed: Princeton
Scenario 11:
Brown beats Penn
Harvard beats Columbia
Cornell beats Dartmouth
Yale beats Princeton
No. 1 seed: Harvard
No. 2 seed: Penn
No. 3 seed: Yale
No. 4 seed: Cornell
Scenario 12:
Brown beats Penn
Columbia beats Harvard
Dartmouth beats Cornell
Yale beats Princeton
No. 1 seed: Harvard
No. 2 seed: Penn
No. 3 seed: Yale
No. 4 seed: Columbia
Scenario 13:
Penn beats Brown
Harvard beats Columbia
Dartmouth beats Cornell
Yale beats Princeton
No. 1 seed: Harvard
No. 2 seed: Penn
No. 3 seed: Yale
No. 4 seed: Columbia
Scenario 14:
Penn beats Brown
Harvard beats Columbia
Dartmouth beats Cornell
Princeton beats Yale
No. 1 seed: Harvard
No. 2 seed: Penn
No. 3 seed: Yale
No. 4 seed: Princeton
Scenario 15:
Penn beats Brown
Harvard beats Columbia
Cornell beats Dartmouth
Yale beats Princeton
No. 1 seed: Harvard
No. 2 seed: Penn
No. 3 seed: Yale
No. 4 seed: Cornell
Scenario 16:
Penn beats Brown
Columbia beats Harvard
Dartmouth beats Cornell
Yale beats Princeton
No. 1 seed: Penn
No. 2 seed: Harvard
No. 3 seed: Yale
No. 4 seed: Columbia
—Staff writer Stephen J. Gleason can be reached at stephen.gleason@thecrimson.com.
