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    As someone who is just starting to get into the Div I Woman's game (as a Penn State alum, I guess I've been waiting for them to get better first!), I have what is probably a stupid question. I see St. Anselm at the top of the Pairwise. I read somewhere that they were #5 last year and were left out of the tournament. I know their level of hockey when they played a Div III schedule. Does the NCAA entertain any notion of inviting them to a tournament if they maintain that #1 ranking (even if they seed them #8) at some point?
    Steve
    Penn State Class of '95
    Plattsburgh State Class of '99

    If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from?

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    Re: Div I Women's Pairwise

    Originally posted by spwood View Post
    As someone who is just starting to get into the Div I Woman's game (as a Penn State alum, I guess I've been waiting for them to get better first!), I have what is probably a stupid question. I see St. Anselm at the top of the Pairwise. I read somewhere that they were #5 last year and were left out of the tournament. I know their level of hockey when they played a Div III schedule. Does the NCAA entertain any notion of inviting them to a tournament if they maintain that #1 ranking (even if they seed them #8) at some point?
    Not a stupid question! It's complicated and confusing.

    This was a whole big thing last year, and it would have been interesting to see what the committee would have done if Saint Anselm stayed undefeated last year. My guess is they still would have left them out, but it would have been a tougher decision. You can read some more about the whole deal here and here.

    This year, though, we don't have that problem -- Holy Cross left the NEWHA (the scheduling alliance that Saint Anselm was a part of) to join Hockey East. That means Saint Anselm won't play the required 20 games against D-I/D-II competition, and they are ineligible for selection (Sacred Heart and Post have a couple extra non-conference games scheduled which will get them to that threshold, but they won't be a Pairwise factor).

    So in short -- USCHO's Pairwise is wrong. Saint Anselm should not be included in the rankings this season. I have a correct Pairwise ranking here at BC Interruption.

    Having said that, next year LIU is adding a D-I team and joining the NEWHA, which is now an actual conference rather than just a scheduling alliance. With 6 teams again, these programs, including Saint Anselm, will be eligible for selection again (and probably still won't be selected as an at-large).

    HOWEVER, after having six teams for two seasons as a conference, the NEWHA should have an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament starting in 2021-2022. There are rumblings that the tournament may expand to 9 teams (with an 8/9 play in game) once that happens.
    Last edited by TonyTheTiger20; 01-29-2019, 10:17 AM.
    Grant Salzano, Boston College '10
    Writer Emeritus, BC Interruption
    Twitter: @Salzano14


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    • #3
      Re: Div I Women's Pairwise

      Originally posted by TonyTheTiger20 View Post
      Not a stupid question! It's complicated and confusing.

      This was a whole big thing last year, and it would have been interesting to see what the committee would have done if Saint Anselm stayed undefeated last year. My guess is they still would have left them out, but it would have been a tougher decision. You can read some more about the whole deal here and here.

      This year, though, we don't have that problem -- Holy Cross left the NEWHA (the scheduling alliance that Saint Anselm was a part of) to join Hockey East. That means Saint Anselm won't play the required 20 games against D-I/D-II competition, and they are ineligible for selection (Sacred Heart and Post have a couple extra non-conference games scheduled which will get them to that threshold, but they won't be a Pairwise factor).

      So in short -- USCHO's Pairwise is wrong. Saint Anselm should not be included in the rankings this season. I have a correct Pairwise ranking here at BC Interruption.

      Having said that, next year LIU is adding a D-I team and joining the NEWHA, which is now an actual conference rather than just a scheduling alliance. With 6 teams again, these programs, including Saint Anselm, will be eligible for selection again (and probably still won't be selected as an at-large).

      HOWEVER, after having six teams for two seasons as a conference, the NEWHA should have an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament starting in 2021-2022. There are rumblings that the tournament may expand to 9 teams (with an 8/9 play in game) once that happens.
      Thank you for the information! Much appreciated!
      Steve
      Penn State Class of '95
      Plattsburgh State Class of '99

      If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from?

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        Re: Div I Women's Pairwise

        Originally posted by spwood View Post
        Thank you for the information! Much appreciated!
        Anytime!
        Grant Salzano, Boston College '10
        Writer Emeritus, BC Interruption
        Twitter: @Salzano14


        Click here for the BC Interruption Pairwise, KRACH, and GRaNT Calculators

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          Re: Div I Women's Pairwise

          On HC’s first year in D1:

          https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/s...oly-cross.html

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          • #6
            Re: Div I Women's Pairwise

            Originally posted by thirdtime's . . . View Post
            Very interesting! I knew next to nothing about their program, so I thank you for posting.
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