Amherst v. Trinity
Tufts v. Bowdoin
Williams v. Middlebury
Hamilton v. Connecticut College

Out:
Colby
Bates
Wesleyan

My two big surprises here are Hamilton and Wesleyan. Wesleyan always seems to find a way and I believe this is the first time that they will miss the NESCAC playoffs.
Hamilton got some good results against the lower teams of the NESCAC, beating Bates, Trinity, Colby, Wesleyan and getting a win over a mid table Connecticut College team. That 4-5-6 seed is generally the teams that beat up on the lower teams and pick up one or two other results against the better sides. Winning those games is essential to making the playoffs. Fair play to them as I did not expect them to be hosting this year.

The league is so competitive. I can see Bowdoin and Middlebury as 7 and 6 seeds playing for the championship. I still think Amherst and Tufts are the class of the NESCAC but anything can happen in a playoff game. I'm looking forward to seeing how this plays out.

And my guesses since it will be impossible to predict:

Amherst v. Trinity - 3-0 Amherst
Tufts v. Bowdoin - 2-1 Tufts
Williams v. Middlebury - 1-1 Midd on PKs
Hamilton v. Connecticut College - 2-1 CC

Middlebury 1 - Bowdoin 0
Hamilton 0 - Conn 2
Bates 1 - Wesleyan 2
Trinity 3 - Colby 1
Amherst 2 - Williams 2

Middlebury 2            Trinity 1
Amherst 3                Wesleyan 0
Conn 2                     Williams 1 OT
Tufts 1                     Bowdoin 1 OT (Bowdoin in PKs)

Middlebury 2  Williams 0
Tufts 3           Bowdoin 0
Trinity 0         Amherst 3
Colby 1          Bates 1

Williams  1 - Tufts  2           
Hamilton  0 - Colby  0           
Bates  0 - Middlebury  2         
Conn  1 - Bowdoin  0             
Amherst  2 -  Wesleyan  1   

Conn went 5-4 (Nescac) in Murphy's first year. Conn had some talent during Lessig's last few years that rolled over to Murphy but how much can you do in your first year with two weeks of practice? That team should have had Genco on it. Genco transferred from Conn after his sophomore year and ended up at Amherst. He was a 3x All Nescac player. Im not saying they win a Nescac championship but I think they had a decent side.

I like Conn's style and Devlin is just on a different level than almost the whole conference. They have been improving each year and hosting a game this year is a necessity.

I think Amherst and Midd will get bids. Conn could get in with wins over Bowdoin and Wesleyan putting them at (11-3-1) and then two playoff wins. They have some work to do but dont have any bad losses. Losses to Midd, Tufts and Amherst and a tie against Williams.

Wesleyan 2-1 Williams
Amherst 4-0 Colby
Bowdoin 2-1 Hamilton
Trinity 0-2 Middlebury
Tufts 3-0 Bates

Amherst 3-0 Bates

Conn is 3-4-1 in last 8 against Amherst so they have had a little bit of success against the Jeffs. I think a point today is essential.

Saturday, October 10th
Wesleyan 2-1 Colby
Middlebury 1-0  Tufts
Bowdoin 2-0 Trinity
Amherst 3-0 Hamilton
Conn Coll 3-1 Bates

Sunday, October 11th
Wesleyan 0-1 Middlebury

Conn 1-0 ECSU.

Didn't see the game but that is a good win for the Camels. 6 game unbeaten streak and 7-2-1 on the season. Bates, Amherst, Bowdoin and Wesleyan left in conference. 6-3-1 or 5-3-2 is reasonable. Is that enough to host this year?

Middlebury 3   Colby 0
Wesleyan 2     Hamilton 0
Williams 2       Conn Coll 2
Bates 2           Trinity 1
Amherst 2       Tufts 1


Tufts 2           Hamilton 0

Quote from: Mr.Right on September 24, 2015, 01:47:35 PM

Conn v Hamilton            1-0                Conn is playing great against good teams and struggling against bad teams. They have more talent than Hamilton even if their backline is young and inexperienced. Who can score goals for Hamilton this year?

In my opinion thats been Conn's problem in recent years. Not taking care of business against the weaker sides like the top half of the Nescac does. Last year they won their first playoff game. A top 4 finish would build on that but 1-6 are all very, very good teams. The program is much improved from Lessig's last years but taking the next step to the top 4 looks to be extremely difficult. Still a good side though and have shown the ability to compete and beat some great teams.

Wesleyan 1 Bowdoin 1
Trinity 0 Hamilton 0
Williams 3 Colby 0
Tufts 1 Conn 2
Amherst 3 Midd 1

Williams 1 Bowdoin 0
Tufts 2 Trinity 0
Conn 1 Colby 0

1)Amherst
2)Williams
3)Tufts
4)Wesleyan
5)Middlebury
6)Bowdoin
7)Conn
8)Colby
9)Trinity
10)Hamilton
11)Bates