Trinity Too Good

Well, so I assumed previously that Trinity would be the #1 seed even though they hadn't played Princeton, Yale or Rochester, but now they've done two of the three. Trinity beat both Yale and Rochester by 8-1 scores, showing that it appears that Rochester really is only playing for #2 this year. They are close to Trinity, but not close enough.

Trinity-Princeton on 1/30 is going to tell us two important things: first, whether Princeton is running a full squad yet (they were previously missing three players), and second, whether Princeton can pull the upset. They're probably the only team with a chance.

UPDATE: After some more thought, I realized something odd; Princeton plays Yale in two days, and if Princeton still does not have a full roster, there's a chance that Yale wins. In this event, Princeton would be seeded#4 (with Yale at #2 and Rochester at #3). So, in this case, Trinity and Princeton (I'd say the two most talented teams this year) might end up playing in the semi-finals at nationals, with the loser relegated to a final ranking of #3 or #4. Trinity could have a single loss to the eventual national champion and finish outside the top 2!