ECS Men's 2025/2026 Playoff Information
Playoffs this year will occur from January 22-March 12, 2026
- Every team plays one game a week
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Championship Seeding Rounds
- The first five weeks (Jan. 22-Feb. 19) will consist of:
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Pool #1 - Top Eight Teams
- A Seeding Modified Double-Knockout format (Pool #1) for the top 8 teams. The top five teams will continue to Pool A and B Championship Games.
- The bottom three teams will move to Pool C Championship games.
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Pool #2 - Bottom Six Teams
- A five game Round Robin match (Pool #2) for the bottom 6 teams
- Top three teams will move up to compete in Pool A and B
Final Championship Weeks - Pool A, B and C​​
- The final three weeks (Feb. 26-Mar. 12) will see:
- All teams reseeded based on results over the five previous weeks from #1-14
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Teams ranked #1-8 will be eligible to win Pool A or B
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A modified single knockout format will be used for Pool A and Pool B
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Teams ranked #9-14 will be eligible to win Pool C
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Pool C will use a single knockout format to determine winner
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- Teams will losses will continue to play in consolation games
Please see Playoff Schedules tab for more information.
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