2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

[chickod]

Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

Too many Western teams in......someone (Maine or BU) is flying West.

BU goes West. They don't bring any fans anyway so it doesn't matter. Also, they are not playing as well as any of the teams in the discussion (Maine, Western Michigan, etc)

[J.D.]

Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

Worcester:

1. BC
2. UMD
3. Maine
4. Air Force

St. Paul:

1. Michigan
2. Minnesota
3. BU
4. Cornell

Bridgeport:

1. Union
2. Ferris State
3. UML
4. MSU

Green Bay:

1. UND
2. Miami
3. Denver
4. WMU

[amherstblackbear]

Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

I kind of hope Maine stays East. But getting BC's bracket will be no picnic for anyone. The Eagles will be in Tampa.

Crossposted from another thread - my guess.

1s: BC, Mich, Union, ND
2s: Miami, Ferris, Duluth, MN
3s: BU, ME, DU, UML
4s: Cornell, WMich, MSU, AFA

Minnesota is the only host to worry about. They should be in BC's regional for bracket integrity, but that won't happen. I'll put them in Michigan's bracket. So . . .

St. Paul: (2) Michigan and (8) MN
Green Bay: (4) North Dakota and (5) Miami
Worcester: (1) BC and (7) Duluth
Bridgeport: (3) Union and (6) Ferris

(9) & (16) should be the top regional. (10) & (15) in the 2nd, (11) & (14) in the 3rd and (12) & (13) in the 4th. That gives us:

St. Paul: (2) Michigan v (15) Michigan State and (8) MN v (10) ME
Green Bay: (4) ND v (13) Cornell and (5) Miami v (12) UML
Worcester: (1) BC v (16) AFA and (7) Duluth v (9) BU
Bridgeport: (3) Union v (14) WMich and (6) Ferris v (11) DU

Problems: first round CCHA matchup in StPaul and a brutal Bridgport regional.

You can't swap 15 and 14, because they're both CCHA. So I'll swap 15 and 13.

St. Paul: (2) Mich v (13) Cornell and (8) MN v (10) ME
GB: (4) ND v (15) MSU and (5) Miami v (12) UML
Worcester: (1) BC v (16) AFA and (7) Duluth v (9) BU
Bridgeport: (3) Union v (14) WMich and (6) Ferris v (11) DU

I can't swap Maine and DU because of Minnesota, so I'll swap UML and DU and hope that UML travels.

St. Paul: (2) Mich v (13) Cornell and (8) MN v (10) ME
GB: (4) ND v (15) MSU and (5) Miami v (11) DU
Worcester: (1) BC v (16) AFA and (7) Duluth v (9) BU
Bridgeport: (3) Union v (14) WMich and (6) Ferris v (12) UML

[HawksSk860]

Worcester
1 BC 15 MSU
7 UMD 10 Maine

St. Paul
2 Michigan 16 Air Force
8 UM 9 BU

Bridgeport
3 Union 14 WMU
6 Ferris State 11 DU

Green Bay
4 UND 13 Cornell
5 Miami 12 Mass-Lowell

empty seats in Bridgeport with this bracket

[Harry Cleverly]

Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

Worcester
1 BC 15 MSU
7 UMD 10 Maine

St. Paul
2 Michigan 16 Air Force
8 UM 9 BU

Bridgeport
3 Union 14 WMU
6 Ferris State 11 DU

Green Bay
4 UND 13 Cornell
5 Miami 12 Mass-Lowell

Bridgeport will have no fans.

[beyou78]

Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

from the frozen 4 i know a few maine fans. sleep will not be an issue; especially after the east playoff game. maine wants more.

[Numbers]

Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

Looks solid. The only thing I question is Michigan v Cornell. If it holds I like DU's chances to advance.

If you put AFA v BC, which seems pretty solid, then the only way is Mich v Cornell. Can't have them against MSU or WMU because it's the same conference. I am starting to wonder if the best attendance wouldn't come from Lowell going to St Paul and both BU and Maine staying in the east. Some eastern fan help me, please.

[huskyfan]

Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

please please send AF west!

[DLG]

Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

sending BU to ST Paul gives integrity to the 8-9 matchup
Not hosting in Worcester will send them out

[Slash01]

Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

Oh how sweet that would be.... To be able to end No Dak's season in the X to move on to the Frozen Four and earn redemption for the last time they had that chance....

Forget it pal .... keep dreamin'

Could happen, of course.

[Onion Man]

Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

Why?

I'm going with the attendance aspect. Maine will bring a ton more fans than BU would. Not even close. It's always about $$$

[siouxinminny]

Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

Worcester
1 BC 15 MSU
7 UMD 10 Maine

St. Paul
2 Michigan 16 Air Force
8 UM 9 BU

Bridgeport
3 Union 14 WMU
6 Ferris State 11 DU

Green Bay
4 UND 13 Cornell
5 Miami 12 Mass-Lowell

[sandiegoblkbr]

Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

Gonna have to be BU going west then.

Why?

[Onion Man]

Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

Too many Western teams in......someone (Maine or BU) is flying West.

Gonna have to be BU going west then.

[Carmine Scarpaglia]

Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

You make a good point regarding the game time and Maine supporters.........and numbnuts is an appropriate way to describe those who scheduled an 8pm game time on a Sunday.

It's not like anything else was going on at the DCU Center earlier in the day. You had one western game a timezone away. So why put the eastern game on later? I don't get it. Typical NCAA.