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Harvard advanced to the District I playoff this spring with a 24-6 record. But theoretically, the Crimson could have reached the New England Championship with a 10-20 season record as long as Harvard won the Eastern League title...
...NCAA selection committee emphasizes league rather than season record. The Eastern League, which overlaps four districts, has been affected each of the past three years. Two years ago. Cornell and Dartmouth both received invitations to their section's playoff, but District II cancelled its offer to Cornell after Dartmouth won the league title...
UMass also qualified for the NCAA District 1 playoff as it split a double header with UConn yesterday and won the Yankee Conference championship...
...District 1 selection committee may select a third independent for a three-way round-robin playoff or it can sponsor a lone or best-of-three game series between Harvard and UMass. Tinker Connelly, head of the selection committee, was not available for comment last night. Because Harvard is also in the Greater Boston League, Boston University and Boston College, two top independent candidates, cannot be offered...
...Cornell loses two to Army, the Navy game will be unnecessary because Harvard will win the League title with five losses. Either way, Cornell must win two out of the last three games to tie Harvard for the lead and force a playoff for the title...