NonConference games matter more than conference ones..RPI needs changes

[TheRevengeance]

Scheduling a cream puff non conference is the way to go

You keep saying this but I really don't think it's true. Look at Northeastern, they were 23-9-5 and a 3 seed. 7 teams in the country had less than 10 losses this year, and their rankings were 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 6, and Northeastern. If you flip almost any of their regular season wins to a loss, including a loss in the Beanpot, they finish 22-10-5 and miss the field in favor of Minnesota. A 10 loss Northeastern team would have been the only 22 win team to miss the field, the only 10 loss team to miss the field, the only sub-12 loss team to miss the field, and the only sub-13 loss non-AHC/WCHA team to miss the field. They may have barely ended up on the right side of the cliff, but the cliff was there, and to say playing the weak schedule didn't hurt them is clearly untrue. If they lose a single game of the six against Atlantic hockey they miss the field, and that seems just as much of a risk as playing a harder schedule and winning zero times, like another Hockey East team we won't mention.

[Middle Street]

Re: NonConference games matter more than conference ones..RPI needs changes

Semantics much? Believe it was a three way tie for first which means you share the RS title.

Thin skinned much? His argument is misleading and I was pointing out that BC finished 3rd on tiebreakers. What happens if there's a 3 way tie in the AHA or WCHA, should all three make it? You need to draw a line somewhere.

[J.D.]

BC finished 3rd in HE last season. They wouldn’t have been “next in line”.

Semantics much? Believe it was a three way tie for first which means you share the RS title.

[J.D.]

Re: NonConference games matter more than conference ones..RPI needs changes

Scheduling a cream puff non conference is the way to go

[Iwearpurple]

Re: NonConference games matter more than conference ones..RPI needs changes

While it is OK for tournament winners to go to NCAA’s, the next in line should be the conference seasonal top finisher, not skipped over for conference teams further down. This happened to BC twice now. And BC is A proven tough NCAA tournament competitor. Bemidji got robbed last year. This year Providence and Northeastern had weak Nonconference opponents. Also what’s up with selecting Penn State? They had a losing conference record. A Big Ten team last won the NCAA Championship in 2007. The apparent reason for their conference was to get more teams in the NCAAs.

So you would be OK with both Mercyhurst and Air Force making the NCAA from Atlantic Hockey?

[mookie1995]

Simple. Math.

So true, so true

[mookie1995]

Re: NonConference games matter more than conference ones..RPI needs changes

Thought the reason for the big 10 conf was so mich st never again makes the tourney

[hockeyplayer1015]

Re: NonConference games matter more than conference ones..RPI needs changes

Do better in conference and OOC, and you don't need to worry about anything!

Simple. Math.

[TovarishchLisa]

Re: NonConference games matter more than conference ones..RPI needs changes

I'm going to say OOC games don't matter enough. Namely in the quality of opposition. You can't help who you play in conference, but you CAN help who you play in OOC. Like, if you're struggling against a good OOC, that's understandable, especially with a young team like BC's. If you're playing only cupcakes, then you're not building a quality resume.

[Middle Street]

Re: NonConference games matter more than conference ones..RPI needs changes

BC finished 3rd in HE last season. They wouldn’t have been “next in line”.

[freedomfighter]

While it is OK for tournament winners to go to NCAA’s, the next in line should be the conference seasonal top finisher, not skipped over for conference teams further down. This happened to BC twice now. And BC is A proven tough NCAA tournament competitor. Bemidji got robbed last year. This year Providence and Northeastern had weak Nonconference opponents. Also what’s up with selecting Penn State? They had a losing conference record. A Big Ten team last won the NCAA Championship in 2007. The apparent reason for their conference was to get more teams in the NCAAs.