Pairwise Rankings

[MNHockey75]

As of 2/21:

1. Yale
2. North Dakota
3. Boston College
4. Merrimack -- Last and only NCAA Tournament appearance: 1988
5. Denver
6. Michigan
7. Minnesota-Duluth
8. Union -- Have never made the Division I NCAA Tournament
9. Nebraska-Omaha -- Last and only NCAA Tournament appearance: 2006
10. Notre Dame
11. New Hampshire
12. Miami
13. Rensselaer (RPI) -- Last NCAA Tournament appearance: 1994
14. Wisconsin
15. Western Michigan -- Last NCAA Tournament appearance: 1996
--- RIT (Atlantic Hockey points leader)

WCHA:
18. Minnesota
19. Colorado College
23. Minnesota State

There's a lot of parity this season and I like it! This is the best the ECAC has looked in a long time, and that's without Cornell being any good. Usual Hockey East heavyweights Boston University and Maine are within striking distance. Dartmouth has been in the top 15 for weeks, but have recently fallen out. Realistically the top 20 have a chance without winning their conference tournament. It's bad news bears for the rest.

[nickel slots]

There's a lot of parody this season and I like it!

Especially for us Gopher fans!

I think you meant "parity" for the rest of the country though.

[MNHockey75]

There's a lot of parody this season and I like it!

Especially for us Gopher fans!

I think you meant "parity" for the rest of the country though.

I thought it looked funny, but I just shrugged it off.

[MNHockey75]

Pairwise after last night:

2. North Dakota
7. Denver
8. Nebraska-Omaha
11. Minnesota-Duluth
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16. Colorado College
17. Wisconsin
20. Minnesota
22. St. Cloud State

-Dartmouth jumped all the way to 13.
-Merrimack is no longer a #1 seed, but Michigan now is.
-Western Michigan fell all the way to 19.
-UMD fell 4 spots, Denver 2

[EREmpireStrikesBack]

I believe even if the Gophs sweep the rest of the regular season, their Pairwise will fall. Not a good sign.

[MNHockey75]

Pairwise heading into last regular season weekend:

1. Yale
2. North Dakota -- Have clinched the WCHA championship. Will play Tech 4 (possibly 5) games in a row.
3. Boston College
4. Michigan -- CCHA leader
5. Denver
6. Union -- ECAC leader
7. Merrimack
8. Nebraska-Omaha
9. Notre Dame
10. Miami
11. Minnesota-Duluth -- They better be careful.
12. New Hampshire -- Hockey East leader
13. Rensselaer
14. Colorado College -- With a series win and a win at the final five, they're probably golden.
15. Boston University
--- RIT -- Atlantic Hockey leader

16. Maine
17. Dartmouth
18. Western Michigan

These three teams probably need to win 5 or 6 more games...
19. Minnesota
20. St. Cloud State
21. Wisconsin -- My oh my, all it takes is two bad weekends, and see ya.

[east hockey]

Pairwise heading into last regular season weekend:

1. Yale
2. North Dakota -- Have clinched the WCHA championship. Will play Tech 4 (possibly 5) games in a row.
3. Boston College
4. Michigan -- CCHA leader
5. Denver
6. Union -- ECAC leader
7. Merrimack
8. Nebraska-Omaha
9. Notre Dame
10. Miami
11. Minnesota-Duluth -- They better be careful.
12. New Hampshire -- Hockey East leader
13. Rensselaer
14. Colorado College -- With a series win and a win at the final five, they're probably golden.
15. Boston University
--- RIT -- Atlantic Hockey leader

16. Maine
17. Dartmouth
18. Western Michigan

These three teams probably need to win 5 or 6 more games...
19. Minnesota
20. St. Cloud State
21. Wisconsin -- My oh my, all it takes is two bad weekends, and see ya.

UMD is screwed. With no apparent goaltending, defense and little scoring outside their first line, this team could very easily lose in the first round of the WCHA playoffs and be on the outside looking in when the Pairwise is finalized prior to the NCAA selection.

Lee

[PuckU126]

Pairwise heading into last regular season weekend:

1. Yale
2. North Dakota -- Have clinched the WCHA championship. Will play Tech 4 (possibly 5) games in a row.
3. Boston College
4. Michigan -- CCHA leader
5. Denver
6. Union -- ECAC leader
7. Merrimack
8. Nebraska-Omaha
9. Notre Dame
10. Miami
11. Minnesota-Duluth -- They better be careful.
12. New Hampshire -- Hockey East leader
13. Rensselaer
14. Colorado College -- With a series win and a win at the final five, they're probably golden.
15. Boston University
--- RIT -- Atlantic Hockey leader

16. Maine
17. Dartmouth
18. Western Michigan

These three teams probably need to win 5 or 6 more games...
19. Minnesota
20. St. Cloud State
21. Wisconsin -- My oh my, all it takes is two bad weekends, and see ya.

UMD is screwed. With no apparent goaltending, defense and little scoring outside their first line, this team could very easily lose in the first round of the WCHA playoffs and be on the outside looking in when the Pairwise is finalized prior to the NCAA selection.

Lee

If UMD loses in the first round of the WCHA, it is possible; however, if they win the first round, it will likely secure them a spot in the NCAA Tourney.

[MNHockey75]

Conference Tournament action this weekend:

CCHA: WIN OR GO HOME
#6 Northern Michigan vs. #11 Bowling Green
#7 Alaska vs. #10 Michigan State
#8 Lake Superior vs. #9 Ohio State

ECAC: WIN OR GO HOME
#5 Rensselaer vs. #12 Colgate (If Rensselaer loses this series, they would still have a very small chance at the field of 16)
#6 Princeton vs. #11 St. Lawrence
#7 Clarkson vs. #10 Harvard
#8 Quinnipiac vs. #9 Brown

Atlantic Hockey: WIN OR GO HOME
#3W Niagara vs. #6W Canisius
#4W Robert Morris vs. #5W Mercyhurst
#3E Army vs. #6E American International
#4E Bentley vs. #5E Sacred Heart

[MNHockey75]

The Sioux have officially clinched after tonights 6-1 beatdown in Houghton. Frattin with 4 points.

[MNHockey75]

Pairwise as of midnight tonight:

1. Yale
2. Boston College
3. North Dakota -- UND fell to #3 despite beating Tech 6-1 and 11-2.
4. Michigan
5. Denver
6. Union
7. Nebraska-Omaha
8. Merrimack
9. Miami
10. Notre Dame
11. Minnesota-Duluth
12. New Hampshire
13. Dartmouth
14. Rensselaer
15. Western Michigan
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16. Boston University
17. Colorado College
18. Maine
19. Minnesota
20. St. Cloud State
21. Wisconsin

The top 12 are basically locks at this point, unless something crazy happens. After that it's up in the air. CC will have to win a game at the "Final Five" to get in. Minnesota, SCSU and Wisconsin will have to win it most likely. If Maine can sweep Merrimack they will get a huge boost. Things are going to get interesting real fast.

[MNHockey75]

Atlantic Hockey (First Round):
Mercyhurst 5, Robert Morris 1
Canisius 6, Niagara 3
Sacred Heart 6, Bentley 3
American International 6, Army 3

Quarterfinals (Best-of-3):
1W RIT vs. 6W Canisius
2W Connecticut vs. 5W Mercyhurst

1E Holy Cross vs. 6E American International
2E Air Force vs. 5E Sacred Heart

CCHA (First Round):
#7 Alaska (Wins series 2-0)
#8 Lake Superior (Wins series 2-0)
Bowling Green/Northern Michigan (Tied 1-1) -- Game 3 tonight.

ECAC (First Round):
#8 Quinnipiac (Wins series 2-0)
#10 Harvard (Wins series 2-0)
Princeton/St. Lawrence (Tied 1-1) -- Game 3 tonight.
Rensselaer/Colgate (Tied 1-1) -- Game tonight.

Everyone eliminated at this point is donezo. Rensselaer would make the field the field of 16 at this point, but if they lose again to Colgate it's nighty night.

[MNHockey75]

There were three games tonight and three upsets.

CCHA
#11 Bowling Green 2, #6 Northern Michigan 1 (2OT)

ECAC
#11 St. Lawrence 2, #6 Princeton 1
#12 Colgate 2, #5 Rensselaer 1 (2OT)

Rensselaer was sitting pretty coming into the conference tournament, now they're finished in the blink of an eye. RPI's defeat is fantastic news for Colorado College though, who're now in the top 15.

[MNHockey75]

Here is your field of 16:

1 - Yale, North Dakota, Boston College, Miami
2 - Michigan, Merrimack, Denver, Union
3 - Minnesota-Duluth, Western Michigan, Notre Dame, Nebraska-Omaha
4 - New Hampshire, Colorado College, Rensselaer, Air Force

[blueblood]

UND and Denver in same regional is a joke. Just another case of the comittee not wanting multiple WCHA teams to advance.

Why are Michigan (#5) and Miami (#4) not in the same regional bracket?

If you go by seeds the 4 seed should play the 5 seed in the Quarterfinals.

[MNHockeyFan]

Link to printable brackets:

http://www.uscho.com/wp-content/pdf/gen ... racket.pdf