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| 2026 ECAC | W | L | T | Pts | ||
| 1 | Quinnipiac | 16 | 4 | 2 | 34 | |
| 2 | Cornell | 12 | 6 | 4 | 28 | |
| 3 | Clarkson | 12 | 8 | 2 | 26 | |
| 4 | Colgate | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | |
| 5 | Union | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | |
| 6 | Harvard | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | |
| 7 | Dartmouth | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | |
| 8 | Yale | 7 | 12 | 3 | 17 | |
| 9 | Brown | 7 | 13 | 2 | 16 | |
| 10 | Princeton | 7 | 13 | 2 | 16 | |
| 11 | St. Lawrence | 7 | 13 | 2 | 16 | |
| 12 | RPI | 8 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
(Quinnipiac, closest to the .500 round up/down, is awarded one extra point to even ties and get a perfect 22-point average. Cornell given 4 rather than 2 ties, and RPI 0 rather than 2, to reflect prior season's extreme values. These are aesthetic choices which do not affect standings.)
The predicted and actual RS finish of Cornell:
| Peformance | ||||
| Year | Pred | Actual | Better | Worse |
| 2026 | 2 | |||
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1998 | 3 | 8 | 5 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
This table summarizes how TBRW has compared with the Coaches Poll.