Drexel clinched the No. 5 seed in the CAA tournament Thursday, and managed to extinguish one of the few remaining seeding issues for the seven-team event.
All that's left to determine is whether George Mason or James Madison will be the No. 3 seed in the March 9-11 event in Richmond.
The rundown on the seeding scenarios:
No. 1
Northeastern (14-3) has clinched the No. 1 seed and will have a bye to the CAA semifinals.
No. 2
Delaware (12-5) has clinched the No. 2 seed
No. 3
George Mason (10-7) will earn the No. 3 seed with a win OR a James Madison loss
James Madison (10-7) will earn the No. 3 seed with a win AND a George Mason loss
George Mason swept the season series from James Madison and holds the head-to-head tiebreaker.
No. 4
George Mason (10-7) will earn the No. 4 seed with a loss AND a James Madison win
James Madison (10-7) will earn the No. 4 seed with a loss OR a George Mason win
No. 5
Drexel (8-9) has clinched the No. 5 seed
The Dragons beat William & Mary in the teams' lone meeting and hold the head-to-head tiebreaker
No. 6
William & Mary (7-10) has clinched the No. 6 seed
No. 7
Hofstra (4-13) has clinched the No. 7 seed
CAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (Richmond)
Quarterfinals, March 9
(4) George Mason/James Madison vs. (5) Drexel, 3:30
(2) Delaware vs. (7) Hofstra, 6
(3) George Mason/James Madison vs. (6) William & Mary, 8:30
Semifinals, March 10
(1) Northeastern vs. George Mason/James Madison/Drexel, 2
Delaware/Hofstra vs. George Mason/James Madison/William & Mary, 4:30
Final, March 11
Semifinal winners, 7
--- Patrick Stevens
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