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  • Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

    With all games complete until the weekend:

    1. Minnesota-Duluth
    2. BU
    3. UML
    4. Ferris State
    5. BC
    6. Merrimack
    7. Ohio State
    8. Michigan
    9. Minnesota
    10. Maine
    11. Miami
    12. Notre Dame
    13. Northern Michigan
    14. Denver
    15. Union
    16. RIT

    **Hockey East would have the 2nd most teams behind the CCHA. The big, bad WCHA currently in 3rd. Pitiful ECAC would only get one (whoever wins the tourney).

    St. Paul:

    1. UMD
    2. Michigan
    3. Minnesota
    4. RIT

    Worcester:

    1. BU
    2. Ohio State
    3. Maine
    4. Union

    Bridgeport:

    1. UML
    2. Merrimack
    3. Miami
    4. Northern Michigan

    Green Bay:

    1. Ferris State
    2. BC
    3. Notre Dame
    4. Denver

    **Had to swap Denver and Northern Michigan

    The only question to me is, would the committee swap Merrimack and BC because BC would bring the most fans to Bridgeport?

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      Polls are fine in general. However in college sports (all of 'em) they should wait a few weeks (maybe 25% into the season, as a blindly guessed estimate) before the first poll goes out. Why? Turnover. Who's leaving? Who's coming in? Etc.

      Preseason polls are BS with the amount of turnover that colleges have. It makes it that much more difficult to move up or down, due to rankings before games are being played.
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        Two regionals within a decent drive for me, and odds are my team will end up in farking Connecticut? F* hockey.
        /yes, I understand the reasoning. It's still annoying.
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        • Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

          Originally posted by J.D. View Post
          The only question to me is, would the committee swap Merrimack and BC because BC would bring the most fans to Bridgeport?
          Even though Merrimack is traveling much better, more BC fans would travel to GB than MC. MC fans would definitely show up to the Woo or CT.

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            Originally posted by Yuppie Scum View Post
            Even though Merrimack is traveling much better, more BC fans would travel to GB than MC. MC fans would definitely show up to the Woo or CT.
            The Woo? Somebody isn't a local

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              Originally posted by nmupiccdiva View Post
              Two regionals within a decent drive for me, and odds are my team will end up in farking Connecticut? F* hockey.
              /yes, I understand the reasoning. It's still annoying.
              Relax, dude. It's only February. That being said, I was looking forward to seeing BC in Manchester or Bridgeport last year...oh well. Don't have much sympathy for teams who just sneak into the tourney, only for high seeds that get a bit of a raw deal.

              Originally posted by Yuppie Scum View Post
              Even though Merrimack is traveling much better, more BC fans would travel to GB than MC. MC fans would definitely show up to the Woo or CT.
              I think you're overestimating the number of BC fans who would travel to Green Bay.

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              • Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

                Originally posted by nmupiccdiva View Post
                Two regionals within a decent drive for me, and odds are my team will end up in farking Connecticut? F* hockey.
                /yes, I understand the reasoning. It's still annoying.
                It's only annoying hypothetically- like this way to early hand wringing. Too much hockey to play, especially with so many teams comparisons so close. At this point if you are not a strong #1 seed with a decent advantage in winning comparisons, you should just be glad your team is in the mix.

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                  With 6 teams from the CCHA I think a better solution in this setup is to allow the matchup between NMU and Ferris to be held in Green Bay. That would present the Green Bay site with it's best attendance possibility with NMU being closest to it. Also it would have perfect bracket integrity. With the rule being 5 or more for one conference bracket integrity takes precedence and this would be allowed especially since it would be 6 for the CCHA. On another note, it is really important for your TUC in your league to beat the TUC of other conferences. That is why the CCHA and Hockey East are so well represented now.

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                  • Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

                    Originally posted by nmupiccdiva View Post
                    Two regionals within a decent drive for me, and odds are my team will end up in farking Connecticut? F* hockey.
                    /yes, I understand the reasoning. It's still annoying.
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                    • Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

                      All fans need to take a deep breath and relax. We all know that every team will be placed in every region and teams will be in and out on and off the bubble. the next four weeks should be fun and good luck to everyone. Go Merrimack!
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                      • Originally posted by MCgrad07 View Post
                        All fans need to take a deep breath and relax. We all know that every team will be placed in every region and teams will be in and out on and off the bubble. the next four weeks should be fun and good luck to everyone. Go Merrimack!
                        No kidding. Locations won't be close to settled heading into conference championship weekend.
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                        • Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

                          Originally posted by Fighting Sioux 23 View Post
                          It would be an interesting matchup that is for sure.

                          FWIW, the voting for the projected tournament was done by the same group of 8 that voted for the midseason All-American team, and the midseason awards.

                          Here was my ballot:

                          #1 Seeds: Ohio State, Boston College, Merrimack, Minnesota Duluth
                          #2 Seeds: Colorado College, Western Michigan, Union, Notre Dame
                          #3 Seeds: Minnesota, Boston University, Cornell, Michigan State
                          #4 Seeds: Denver, Atlantic Hockey Champion, UMass Lowell, Colgate
                          Yep, you're an idiot. Merrimack with a #1 seed? michigan state, UMass Lowell and Colgate in the tournament? No Michigan or Ferris State?

                          And don't say that you were just using your honest opinion and justify it by saying that you didn't put North Dakota in that bracket. Face it, you're just bitter that you lost to Michigan in the National Semi's last year. For all we know, you were the guy who flipped-off Scooter after he scored the nail-in-the-coffin goal of your season...

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                            Originally posted by UMICH View Post
                            Yep, you're an idiot. Merrimack with a #1 seed? michigan state, UMass Lowell and Colgate in the tournament? No Michigan or Ferris State?

                            And don't say that you were just using your honest opinion and justify it by saying that you didn't put North Dakota in that bracket. Face it, you're just bitter that you lost to Michigan in the National Semi's last year. For all we know, you were the guy who flipped-off Scooter after he scored the nail-in-the-coffin goal of your season...

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                            Let me make sure I get this. You're upset about his vote in a mind-numbingly meaningless poll? Really?

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                              Originally posted by Priceless View Post
                              Let me make sure I get this. You're upset about his vote in a mind-numbingly meaningless poll? Really?
                              Wait a minute. You're actually trying to understand that? I think you should give up.
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                              • Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

                                Originally posted by Priceless View Post
                                Let me make sure I get this. You're upset about his vote in a mind-numbingly meaningless poll? Really?
                                Who said they were upset? It just took him longer than the rest of us to figure out FS23 was an idiot.
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