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NSCAA Poll: Georgetown up to 11th from 13th; Creighton down to 12th from 3rd; Marquette up to 13th from 17th.

Soccer America Poll: Creighton down to 12th from 3rd; Georgetown up to 15th from 17th; Marquette up to 16th from 19th.

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This Week's Scores:
Georgetown: Won @ Butler 2-0 on Saturday
Creighton: Won @ Villanova 1-0 on Saturday
Marquette: Game vs. Providence on Saturday postponed
Villanova: Defeated Lehigh 1-0 (OT) on Tuesday and Lost 1-0 vs. Creighton on Saturday
Seton Hall: Defeated Monmouth 1-0 on Tuesday and Lost @ DePaul 3-1
St. John's: Defeated Uconn 3-1 on Tuesday and Lost @ Xavier 1-0 on Saturday
Xavier: Defeated Loyola Marymoutn 2-0 on Tuesday and Defeated St. John's 1-0 on Saturday
Butler: Defeated Evansville 2-1(OT) on Wednesday and Lost 2-0 to Georgetown on Saturday
DePaul: Lost 1-0 @ Northwestern on Wednesday and Defeated Seton Hall 3-1 on Saturday
Providence: Game @ Marquette on Saturday postponed

The Providence vs. Marquette game was canceled because Providence couldn't get in due to the Fire in the FAA building that ground air traffic to a halt.

This Week's Rankings:
College Soccer News: Georgetown 8th up from 12th, Creighton 10th staying put, Marquette down to 17th from 14th
Top Drawer Soccer: Creighton 3rd up from 5th, Georgetown 12th staying put, Marquette 14th down from 13th.


Current BE Standings:
Georgetown 1-0
Creighton 1-0
Depaul 1-0
Xavier 1-0
Marquette 0-0
Providence 0-0
St. John's 0-1
Villanova 0-1
Seton Hall 0-1
Butler 0-1


Tried to order based on the tie breaker procedures:
TWO-TEAM TIE PROCEDURE
1. Regular season head-to-head results.
2. Each team’s record versus the team occupying the highest position in the standings, continuing down through the
standings until one team gains an advantage.
Note: When arriving at a pair of tied teams when comparing records, use each team’s record against the tied teams as a group (prior to their own tie-breaking
procedure) rather than the performance against the individual tied teams.
3. Each team’s total Conference wins.
4. Team with more away games will be the higher seed
5. Each team’s Overall 8-game goal differential (maximum of three goals per game).
6. Each team’s Overall 8-game goal total (maximum of three goals per game).
7. Team with highest RPI
8. Coin Flip

MULTI-TEAM TIE PROCEDURE
If three teams are tied they are viewed as a “mini-conference” when comparing head-to-head results.
A. The team or teams with the best combined record versus the other teams in the mini-conference gains the advantage.
If all the teams in the mini-conference remain tied, proceed to B below. Note: when 1 team gains or loses an advantage
in the mini conference, they are seeded accordingly, and the remaining “mini conference” teams revert to initial tie
breaker procedure step 1 above (if 2 teams) or step A (if 3 or more teams remain tied), until all teams are seeded in the
“mini conference”. If three or more teams remain tied by their record in the “mini-conference”, they would then form a
new “mini-conference” and follow the procedure again starting at A.
B. Each team’s record versus the team occupying the highest position in the standings, continuing down through the
standings until one or two team gains an advantage. If one team gains an advantage they will be the number 1 seed
from this “mini conference.”. The remaining teams revert to the beginning of the tie breaking procedures.
C. Each team’s total Conference wins.
D. Team with more away wins will be the higher seed
E. Each team’s Overall 8-game goal differential (maximum of three goals per game).
F. Each team’s Overall 8-game goal total (maximum of three goals per game).
G. Team with highest RPI
H. Coin Flip
Note: If the ties cannot be broken, the Commissioner will conduct a coin

Tuesday's Rankings:

NSCAA: Georgetown 7th (up from 11th), Creighton 11th (up from 12th), Marquette 12th (up from 13th)

Soccer America: Creighton 10th (up from 12th), Georgetown 13th (up from 15th), Marquette 17th (down from 16th)

Results:
Georgetown: Won @ Maryland 1-0 on Tuesday and tied Marquette 0-0 on Saturday
Creighton: beat UMKC 2-0 on Tuesday and beat Seton Hall 3-2 on Saturday
Marquette: Defeated Wisconsin 2-0 on Tuesday and tied @ Georgetown 0-0 on Saturday
Providence: Tied Xavier 0-0 on Saturday
Xavier: Tied @ Providence 0-0 on Saturday
Villanova: Won 3-0 vs. LaSalle on Wednesday and 4-0 vs. DePaul on Saturday
Butler: Lost 3-2 (2OT) @ St. John's on Saturday
St. John's: won 1-0 vs. Fordham on Tuesday defeated Butler 3-2 (2OT) on Saturday
Seton Hall: lost 2-0 @ Drexel on Tuesday and lost 3-2 @ Creighton on Saturday
DePaul: tied Loyola Chicago 0-0 on Wednesday and lost 4-0 @ Villanova on Saturday

Rankings:
NSCAA: Georgetown 5th( up from 7th), Marquette 8th (up from 12th), Creighton 9th (up from 11th)
Soccer America: Creighton 4th (Up from 10th), Georgetown 7th (up from 13th), Marquette 13th (up from 17th)
Top Drawer Soccer: Creighton 2nd (up from 3rd), Georgetown 11th (up from 12th), Marquette 12th (up from 14th)
College Soccer News: Georgetown 5th (up from 8th), Creighton 6th (up from 10th), Marquette 11th (up from 17th)
RPI: Creighton 9th, Georgetown 15th, Marquette 35th, Providence 37th, Xavier 47th, Villanova 56th, Butler 58th, St. John's 63rd, Seton Hall 115th, DePaul 122nd

Standings:

Creighton 2-0-0 6pts
Georgetown 1-0-1 4 pts
Xavier 1-0-1 4pts
Villanova 1-1-0 3pts
St. John's 1-1-0 3pts
DePaul 1-1-0 3pts
Marquette 0-0-1 1pt
Providence 0-0-1 1pt
Butler 0-2-0 0pts
Seton Hall 0-2-0 0pts

Still early, but looking like 3 NCAA tourney teams. Maybe 4. Let's keep up the good work in conference play, everybody!

Results:
Georgetown: Defeated DePaul 2-0 on Saturday
Creighton: Defeated Drake 2-0 on Tuesday, and defeated Butler 2-1 on Saturday
Marquette: Defeated St. John's 2-0 on Saturday
Providence: Defeated Villanova 2-1 on Saturday
Xavier: Defeated Pittsburgh 2-1 on Tuesday, and won @ Seton Hall 3-1 on Saturday
Villanova: Won @ Stony Brook 1-0 on Tuesday, and lost @ Providence 2-1 on Saturday
St. John's: Lost @ Marquette 2-0 on Saturday
DePaul: Lost @ Georgetown 2-0 on Saturday
Butler: Lost @ Creighton 2-1 on Saturday
Seton Hall: Won @ Columbia 1-0 on Wednesday, and lost 3-1 to Xavier

Rankings:
NSCAA: #3 Georgetown (up from 5th), #6 Creighton (up from 9th), #8 Marquette (staying put)
Soccer America: #2 Creighton (up form 4th), #4 Georgetown (up from 7th), #11 Marquette (up from 13th)
Top Drawer Soccer: #2 Creighton (staying put), #8 Georgetown ( up from 11th), #11 Marquette (up from 12th)
College Soccer News: #2 Georgetown (up from 5th), #3 Creighton (up from 6th), #11 Marquette (staying put)
RPI: #8 Georgetown, #10 Creighton, #19 Providence, #20 Marquette, #37 Xavier, #45 St. John's, #50 Butler, #88 Villanova, #109 Seton Hall, #133 DePaul

Standings:

Creighton 3-0-0 9pts
Georgetown 2-0-1 7pts
Xavier 2-0-1 7pts
Marquette 1-0-1 4pts
Providence 1-0-1 4pts
Villanova 1-2-0 3 pts
St. John's 1-2-0 3pts
DePaul 1-2-0 3pts
Butler 0-3-0 0 pts
Seton Hall 0-3-0 0 pts

Looking good for at least 4 bids: Georgetown, Creighton, Marquette, and Providence, Xavier likely as well. Butler and St. John's possible with good ends.

Kind of a strange 10:00am start to avoid a storm. PC is up 2-0 early 2nd half at Shaw Field in Georgetown.

FriarJ wrote:Kind of a strange 10:00am start to avoid a storm. PC is up 2-0 early 2nd half at Shaw Field in Georgetown.

Well we'll have 4 ranked teams next week. I blame the early start.

4 ranked teams in a 10 team conference? Plus, 4 teams basically guaranteed NCAA slots in a 48 team tournament? I absolutely love our conference in soccer, maybe even more than in basketball. (full disclosure, I was a much better at soccer than basketball).