Monday, July 28, 2008

Updated playoff picture, July 28

Last Night:

Sanford 6, Keene 5
Sanford 9, Keene 4
North Adams 14, Danbury 4
North Adams 2, Danbury 0
Vermont 7, Pittsfield 5

Playoff Picture (to be updated daily)

Team - # of wins - Max # of wins - [Places they can finish] -e#=elimination number

North

SAN - 25 - 30 [1-4]
--Clinch in: Wins=25--
NSR - 23 - 30 [1-5]
KEE - 21 - 26 [1-5]
VER - 19 - 25 [2-6]
HOL - 18 - 24 [2-6] e#=6
LOW - 14 - 20 [4-6] e#=1

--Clinch out: max wins #=19--
--Clinch home field [1st or 2nd]: Wins=27--
--Clinch 1st: Wins=31--

With Sanford's sweep over Keene, the Mainers become the first team in the North Division to clinch a playoff spot. The two losses by Keene mean that the "magic win #" needed to lock up home field in the first round is 27, and Sanford is two wins from reaching that mark. Sanford's wins also eliminated Vermont and Holyoke from contention for first place.

At the other end of the table, Lowell is now one loss away from being the first team eliminated from playoff contention.

South

PIT - 22 - 29 [1-2]
NEW - 22 - 26 [1-2]
--Clinch home field [1st or 2nd]: Wins=22----
Clinch in: Wins=22--
NA - 18 - 21 [3-5]
MAN - 15 - 20 [3-5]
TOR - 12 - 19 [3-6] e#=5
--Clinch out: Max wins=15--
DAN - 11 - 14 [5-6] e#=OUT

--Clinch 1st: wins=27--

North Adams' sweep over Danbury knocked the Westerners out of playoff contention (surprise, surprise). Pittsfield and Newport locked up home field advantage last week; it's still to be determined who will be the #1 overall seed. Pittsfield's magic # for 1st place is 5.

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