Division II/III Conference Standings (2/15/98).
Division II/III Conference Standings as of 2/15/98.

            ECAC West
            (10 conference games - top 4 teams make the playoffs)
                                            W       L       T       Pts
            Niagara (11-9-3)*               7       0       1       15
            RIT (17-2-5)*                   6       1       2       14
            Mercyhurst (17-6-1)*            4       3       1       9
            Canisius (11-10-3)              3       5       1       7
            Elmira (11-11)                  1       6       0       2
            Hobart (9-11-1)#                0       6       1       1
            * - clinched playoff spot
            # - eliminated from playoff contention



            ECAC East
            (19 conference games - top 10 teams make the playoffs)
                                            W       L       T       Pts
            Williams (17-5)*                15      2       0       30
            Middlebury (18-2-2)*            14      1       2       30
            Holy Cross (15-6-2)*            12      3       2       26
            Hamilton (13-7-2)*              11      4       2       24
            Conn College (12-9-1)*          11      5       1       23
            Salem State (12-8-2)*           10      5       2       22
            Babson (14-6-2)                 9       6       2       20
            Bowdoin (11-9-2)                9       6       2       20
            Colby (11-7-3)                  8       6       3       19
            UConn (11-12)                   9       8       0       18
            Amherst (10-10-1)               8       8       1       17
            Trinity (9-10-2)                7       8       2       16
            Norwich (9-11-2)                7       8       2       16
            St. Anselm (10-12)              7       10      0       14
            UMass-Boston (7-15)#            5       12      0       10
            Wesleyan (6-13-2)#              4       11      2       10
            S. Maine (5-16-1)#              4       12      1       9
            AIC (5-16-1)#                   3       13      1       7
            New England (5-17-2)#           2       13      2       6
            Mass College (2-18-1)#          1       15      1       3
            * - clinched playoff spot
            # - eliminated from playoff contention
            NOTE: NESCAC rules prohibit participation in more than one post-season 
             tournament. The NESCAC schools in the ECAC East (Amherst, 
             Bowdoin,Colby,Conn College, Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity, Wesleyan, 
             Williams) who clinch ECAC East playoffs spots may elected to vacate 
             them in favor of waiting for an NCAA bid. Therefore, some teams that 
             have been theoretically eliminated from playoff contention could still 
             make the playoffs, provided that they move up into one of the top ten 
             positions.



            SUNYAC
            (14 league games  - top 6 teams make the playoffs)
                                            W       L       T       Pts
            Oswego (15-8-2)$*               10      2       1       21
            Plattsburgh (18-5-1)*           9       3       1       19
            Geneseo (16-5-3)*               8       3       2       18
            Potsdam (12-9-2)*               7       4       2       16
            Brockport (11-12-2)*            6       5       2       14
            Fredonia (9-13-3)               4       8       1       9
            Buffalo State (4-16-3)          2       8       3       7
            Cortland (3-19)#                0       13      0       0
            $ - clinched regular season title
            * - clinched playoff spot
            # - eliminated from playoff contention



            NCHA
            (20 league games - all 8 D-III teams  make the playoffs. Bemidji (D-II) 
             ineligible for playoffs)
            FINAL STANDINGS
                                            W       L       T       Pts
            St. Norbert (20-4)              17      3       0       34
            UW-River Falls (19-5-1)         14      5       1       29
            Bemidji (18-8-2)                14      6       0       28
            UW-Stevens Point (18-7)         14      6       0       28
            UW-Superior (16-8-1)            14      6       0       28
            UW-Eau Claire (10-14)           6       14      0       12
            Lake Forest (7-16-2)            5       13      2       12
            UW-Stout (7-17-1)               3       16      1       7
            St. Scholastica (3-21-1)        1       19      0       2 
            NCHA Quarterfinals (2/20 & 2/21)
            #8 St. Scholastica at #1 St. Norbert
            #7 UW-Stout at #2 UW-River Falls
            #6 Lake Forest at #3 UW-Stevens Point
            #5 UW-Eau Claire at #4 UW-Superior


            MIAC
            (16 league games  - top 4 teams make playoffs)
                                            W       L       T       Pts
            St. John's (15-8)*              12      4       0       24
            St. Thomas (17-5-1)*            10      3       1       21
            Augsburg (13-6-4)*              10      3       1       21
            Gustavus Adolphus (11-10-1)     9       4       1       19
            Concordia (10-12-1)             7       6       1       15
            St. Mary's (12-11)#             7       7       0       14
            St. Olaf (5-16-2)#              4       10      0       8
            Bethel (8-14)#                  3       11      0       6
            Hamline (1-22)#                 0       14      0       0       
            * - clinched playoff spot
            # - eliminated from playoff contention



            ECAC North/Central/South
            (12 or 16 league games - 3 division winners plus 5 wildcards make the 
             playoffs, Johnson & Wales and Salve Regina ineligible for playoffs)
            North Division
                                            W       L       T       Pts
            Fitchburg State (17-3-1)        11      1       1       23
            Johnson & Wales (14-7)          11      4       0       22
            Worchester State (12-9)         10      5       0       20
            Framingham State (12-8)         9       4       0       18
            Plymouth State (9-12-1)         7       6       1       15
            Nichols (7-7-1)                 7       5       0       14
            Curry (8-12-1)                  3       9       0       6
            Roger Williams (3-16)           2       13      0       4
            Salve Regina (0-14)             0       13      0       0

            Central Division
                                            W       L       T       Pts
            St. Michael's (16-5)            11      1       0       22
            Bentley (14-8)                  9       3       0       18
            UMass-Dartmouth (15-5)          9       3       0       18
            New Hampshire College (11-7-1)  6       4       0       12
            Assumption (9-11)               6       5       0       12
            Tufts (6-12-1)                  3       8       0       6
            Suffolk (3-17)                  1       10      0       2
            Stonehill (0-17)                0       11      0       0

            South Division
                                            W       L       T       Pts
            Wentworth (12-8)                5       1       0       10
            Iona (4-17-1)                   4       2       1       9
            Skidmore (5-10-3)               3       1       1       7
            W. New England (7-10)           1       3       0       2
            Villanova (1-15)                0       6       0       0       


                                                                            
            INDEPENDENTS
                                            W       L       T       Pct.
            Alabama-Huntsville              20      2       2       0.875
            Quinnipiac                      15      2       1       0.861
            MSOE                            13      9       1       0.587
            Lawrence                        7       6       1       0.536
            Fairfield                       10      9       0       0.526
            Sacred Heart                    11      10      0       0.524
            Marian                          11      12      0       0.478
            Minn-Crookson                   10      11      2       0.478
            Scranton                        8       10      0       0.444
            Findlay                         10      15      1       0.404

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