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2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

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Seems to be a lot more possible scenarios than in years past. Pretty sure a lot of people nailed last year's bracket rather easily. This is gonna be an interesting selection show...
 
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J.D. said:
Seems to be a lot more possible scenarios than in years past. Pretty sure a lot of people nailed last year's bracket rather easily. This is gonna be an interesting selection show...
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i think moy went to bed... :p he'll post something at 1215p tomorrow and tell us how he nailed it! :D
 
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I just got in from the game (and trying to catch a cab...a Boston cab) so this may have already been posted:

Code: 
	[B]Bridgeport	Worcester	St. Paul	Green Bay[/B]
	Union		Boston C	Michigan	No Dakota
	Ferris St	Duluth		Minnesota	Miami
	Lowell		Maine		Boston U	Denver
	Mich State	Air Force	Cornell		W Mich

That's my first crack. If the committee values attendance more, switch Lowell and Maine.
 
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J.D. said:
Seems to be a lot more possible scenarios than in years past. Pretty sure a lot of people nailed last year's bracket rather easily. This is gonna be an interesting selection show...
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Very well put, JD. So much depends on what piece of the puzzle the committee starts with. We can only guess at that, and then argue that "my guess is better than yours..."

The factors to me:
1) What does 'preserving bracket integrity really mean?" i.e. 1-x-9-16 or 8-9.
2) When they place the #1 band, do they go strictly by geography, or do they look ahead to the #2 band.
3) When they do the #2s, do they say, "OK, Minn to St Paul. they are off the table. Now, BC gets whoever is lowest left..." Or, is there another way.
4) When they place the #3s, is there a real difference between BU and Maine? If so, who goes east?

Other factors, too????
 
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dggoddard said:
Worcester, MA
1). BC vs 16). Air Force
7). UMD vs 9). BU

ST Paul, MN
2). MI vs 13). Cornell
8). MN vs 10). Maine

Bridgeport, CT
3). Union vs 14). W. Michigan
6). Ferris State vs 11). DU

Green Bay, WI
4). UND vs. 15). Mich State
5). Miami vs 12). UM-Lowell
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This is pretty much how I see it also. North Dakota and Michigan will bring similar attendance numbers to Green Bay, and St. Paul will be fine without North Dakota because Minnesota is in. I don't see the need to mess with the bracket integrity by moving Michigan and North Dakota.
 
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TheEagle said:
This is pretty much how I see it also. North Dakota and Michigan will bring similar attendance numbers to Green Bay, and St. Paul will be fine without North Dakota because Minnesota is in. I don't see the need to mess with the bracket integrity by moving Michigan and North Dakota.
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yeah.. though i can see also flipping bu and maine too with this set up.

i like to see as many first round games that have the seeds = 17 and regions =34 as possible. 'rewarding' michigan (2) with the (8) here helps [even though the closer trip for them is green bay, and sioux's st paul].
 
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I'm glad the Gophers are back in the tournament. I will take whatever matchup we get. Maine or BU? Bring 'em on. The Whioux or Michigan? As long as we get to Sunday, who cares?
 
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I am looking a little more in depth at the #4 seeds. When you look at the actual comparisons, it seems to me you find that :
1) Cornell and WMU are very close to each other(, and to Lowell also as far as that goes).
2) There is a big difference between WMU and MSU. I mean WMU has the edge by a significant amount.
3) There is also a big jump from MSU to Air Force.

What this all means is:
Whatever happens with the top of the bracket, at the bottom, it needs to be matched up BC/AFA; Mich/Cornell; Union/MSU; UND/WMU because the #3 overall should have a lower ranked opponent than the #4 overall, and here, MSU is measurably lower than WMU. I know it makes a 3-way swap to avoid Mich v CCHA, but it is the right thing here.
 
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4four4 said:
Moy's Brackets

He always seems to be close.
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Looks like this. Exactly the same as CHN.

West Regional (St. Paul, Minn.):
14 Western Michigan vs. 4 North Dakota
9 Boston University vs. 8 Minnesota

Midwest Regional (Green Bay, Wis.):
13 Cornell vs. 2 Michigan
11 Denver vs. 6 Ferris State

East Regional (Bridgeport, Conn.):
15 Michigan State vs. 3 Union
12 Massachusetts-Lowell vs. 5 Miami

Northeast Regional (Worcester, Mass.):
16 Air Force vs. 1 Boston College
10 Maine vs. 7 Minnesota-Duluth

Read more: http://www.uscho.com/bracketology/2...n-for-the-2012-ncaa-tournament/#ixzz1pRJZ9SLU
 
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Fighting Sioux 23 said:
College Hockey Weekly has their Bracketology up...

http://www.collegehockeyweekly.com/Current_Pairwise.html

Less than 12 hours until we know exactly what the tournament looks like...
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Battle of the predictions. Moy vs CHW...

College Hockey News pipes in...

CHN Prediction by Adam Wodon


Worcester
1. Boston College vs. 16. Air Force
7. Minnesota-Duluth vs. 9. Boston University

Green Bay
2. Michigan vs. 13. Cornell
6. Ferris State vs. 11. Denver

Bridgeport
3. Union vs. 14. Western Michigan
5. Miami vs. 12. Lowell

St. Paul
4. North Dakota vs. 15. Michigan State
8. Minnesota vs. 10. Maine
 
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