2019-20 D-III games / scores

[PrezdeJohnson09]

Re: 2019-20 D-III games / scores

Elmira completed the comeback and finished off Manhattanville 5-3.

With today's results the field is:

Pool A's:
CHC: Endicott
MIAC: Gustavus Adolphus
NCHA: Adrian
NEHC: Norwich
NESCAC: Amherst
NEWHL: Plattsburgh
UCHC: Elmira

Pool C's:
Middlebury
UW-Eau Claire
UW-River Falls

I think the bracket will shape up to:

First round:
Norwich @ Amherst
GAC @ River Falls

QFs:
Norwich/Amherst @ Plattsburgh
Endicott @ Middlebury
GAC/RF @ UW-Eau Claire
Adrian @ Elmira

I think you're right on the money. With Elmira in, it took all the potential different scenarios out of play as Adrian and Elmira have to meet.

[D3WomensHockey]

Re: 2019-20 D-III games / scores

Any idea on if Eau Claire or Endicott will be treated as the 3rd seed and potentially avoid Plattsburgh until the championship?

[NUProf]

Re: 2019-20 D-III games / scores

Any idea on if Eau Claire or Endicott will be treated as the 3rd seed and potentially avoid Plattsburgh until the championship?

Endicott has the better RPI, which means (since the two teams didn't play in the regular season) that Endicott would take the head to head comparison with UWEC.

[D3WomensHockey]

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Sour grapes here but River Falls and Gustavus playing first round seems unfortunate. I’m sure many other teams can say the same thing in previous years.

Edit: It’s not a perfect system but the top 9 teams in Pairwise got in the tournament, so I should quit complaining.

[Scott_TG]

Sour grapes here but River Falls and Gustavus playing first round seems unfortunate. I’m sure many other teams can say the same thing in previous years.

Edit: It’s not a perfect system but the top 9 teams in Pairwise got in the tournament, so I should quit complaining.

It's unfair but so was Plattsburgh being in the first round as the 2 seed last year, and they made it work.

If a program is going to be the champions, they have to beat whoever is in front of them.

[D3WomensHockey]

It's unfair but so was Plattsburgh being in the first round as the 2 seed last year, and they made it work.

If a program is going to be the champions, they have to beat whoever is in front of them.

Exactly.

[ThatGirlCanPlay]

Re: 2019-20 D-III games / scores

Endicott has the better RPI, which means (since the two teams didn't play in the regular season) that Endicott would take the head to head comparison with UWEC.

Good question. PairWise rankings continue on through the quarterfinals, don’t they? If so, a lot can still change before the Final Four is determined. If not, Endicott would get the nod, but that’s only meaningful if they win their QF.

Somebody let me know if I have it wrong about PairWise still being fluid through next weekend. Thanks.


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[Scott_TG]

Good question. PairWise rankings continue on through the quarterfinals, don’t they? If so, a lot can still change before the Final Four is determined. If not, Endicott would get the nod, but that’s only meaningful if they win their QF.

Somebody let me know if I have it wrong about PairWise still being fluid through next weekend. Thanks.


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My understanding is that once they have the conference call to determine seeding and the bracket, the seeds are what governs and not any changes to PWR from the first round games.

PWR may still be calculated but the bracket will be the bracket.

[ThatGirlCanPlay]

Re: 2019-20 D-III games / scores

My understanding is that once they have the conference call to determine seeding and the bracket, the seeds are what governs and not any changes to PWR from the first round games.

PWR may still be calculated but the bracket will be the bracket.

That makes sense. Thanks.


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[NUProf]

Re: 2019-20 D-III games / scores

Good question. PairWise rankings continue on through the quarterfinals, don’t they? If so, a lot can still change before the Final Four is determined. If not, Endicott would get the nod, but that’s only meaningful if they win their QF.

Somebody let me know if I have it wrong about PairWise still being fluid through next weekend. Thanks.


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As soon as the tournament is set, the brackets are set. There is no "reseeding." All NCAA tournaments use fixed brackets (unlike the way most league tournaments are run). You can calculate the RPI and PWR, but it won't change who plays who once the tournament starts.

[SomeRandomGuy]

Re: 2019-20 D-III games / scores

My understanding is that once they have the conference call to determine seeding and the bracket, the seeds are what governs and not any changes to PWR from the first round games.

PWR may still be calculated but the bracket will be the bracket.

As Prof said, the bracket is fixed. Once the pairings come out, everything is fixed except who hosts subsequent rounds. Since the field is so small, for D3 women's hockey, the only things up in the air are who hosts the final four, or if all four first-round games are in the same pod, who hosts the quarterfinal in that pod.

[PuckVoice]

Link to selection show???

[D3WomensHockey]

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Seems to me like they threw Adrian and Elmira in Plattsburgh’s side as a way to even things out with them both going straight to the quarterfinals. I could be wrong.

[Russell Jaslow]

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Link to selection show???

https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-...selection-show

It's not working for me, but sometimes my company blocks these sort of things.

[ThatGirlCanPlay]

Re: 2019-20 D-III games / scores

Seems to me like they threw Adrian and Elmira in Plattsburgh’s side as a way to even things out with them both going straight to the quarterfinals. I could be wrong.

Curve ball: Amherst and Norwich in the play-in game to then play Plattsburgh. Adrian v Elmira in QF to fill out the top half of the bracket.

RF v GAC in the play-in game everyone expected. Middlebury v Endicott in other QF.


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