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2019 USCHO Pairwise Predictor

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ticapnews said:
UMD wins

Code: 
[B]Manchester	Providence	Allentown	Fargo[/B]
Mass		Mankato		Duluth		St Cloud
Northeastern	Clarkson	Quinnipiac	Denver
Cornell		Notre Dame	Ohio State	ASU
Harvard		Providence	BGSU		AIC

SCSU wins

Code: 
[B]Manchester	Providence	Allentown	Fargo[/B]
Mass		Duluth		Mankato		St Cloud
Northeastern	Clarkson	Quinnipiac	Denver
Cornell		Notre Dame	Ohio State	ASU
BGSU		Providence	Harvard		AIC
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As a Buckeye fan i would enjoy a trip to allentown much better than Fargo. Its 6 hour shorter drive and plenty more to do.
 
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Numbers said:
Please explain to a western fan why NE/Cornell is in Manchester and Clarkson/NoDame in Providence. Thanks.
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If SCSU wins the Providence bracket is 4-5-12-13 and Manchester is 3-6-11-14

If UMD wins, you're right. The pairings would flip.

Also I switched Harvard and BGSU to avoid the WCHA matchup if SCSU wins.
 
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RPI fan 4 life said:
6 league championship games. All 6 games end up 3-2, with 4 of them ending in OT. And the Division III National Championship Game ended up, yes, 3-2 in OT.
If the NCAA tournament is anything like tonight, this is going to be something special...
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Funny thing is, in the ECAC score contest, I religiously multiply the number of games by 5 goals scored. It is obviously the average number of goals scored in in all D-1 games.
 
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LTsatch said:
Funny thing is, in the ECAC score contest, I religiously multiply the number of games by 5 goals scored. It is obviously the average number of goals scored in in all D-1 games.
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Amen to that brother. ;)
 
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Along with ticapnews, I add this:

No matter who wins, the question for the committee is going to be:
Does Providence automatically go to Providence? And, probably, yes.
Which #3 seed draws better at Allentown? Notre Dame, Cornell or Ohio State?

The 2/3 matchups will be:
Den/ASU in Fargo.
QU/OSU
NE/Cornell
Clarkson/NoDame.
 
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Numbers said:
Along with ticapnews, I add this:

No matter who wins, the question for the committee is going to be:
Does Providence automatically go to Providence? And, probably, yes.
Which #3 seed draws better at Allentown? Notre Dame, Cornell or Ohio State?

The 2/3 matchups will be:
Den/ASU in Fargo.
QU/OSU
NE/Cornell
Clarkson/NoDame.
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even though Ohio State is going to be 9 you think they dont send them to Fargo? I hope your right i dont want that long drive
 
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klbaum1077 said:
even though Ohio State is going to be 9 you think they dont send them to Fargo? I hope your right i dont want that long drive
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No expert, because no one can read the committee's minds. But, when ASU is obviously a 'west' team, and is the #10 seed, and thus it doesn't require much adjustment, to put them in Fargo.....Coupled with Denver being their nearest opponent in the entire NCAA (barring CC). It's just hard to see anything besides a Den/ASU game in Fargo.
 
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Numbers said:
Along with ticapnews, I add this:

No matter who wins, the question for the committee is going to be:
Does Providence automatically go to Providence? And, probably, yes.
Which #3 seed draws better at Allentown? Notre Dame, Cornell or Ohio State?

The 2/3 matchups will be:
Den/ASU in Fargo.
QU/OSU
NE/Cornell
Clarkson/NoDame.
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The committee should favor Ohio State. Both are technically flights. Attendance won't be much different between Notre Dame and Ohio State. Now, if you pair Clarkson and Notre Dame AND couple that with Quinnipiac moving to Providence then it becomes a more interesting notion. Regardless, the committee doesn't need to blow up the brackets. Keep a classic serpentine pattern as much as possible. If UMD wins, the only switch is (10) ASU and (9) OSU. If SCSU wins the only switches are that and the necessary (15) BGSU and (14) Harvard change.

NCHC going to a second overtime.
 
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Here's what I got:

Duluth wins:

Providence
1 Minnesota State
2 Clarkson
3 Notre Dame
4 Providence

Manchester
1 UMass
2 Northeastern
3 Cornell
4 Harvard

Allentown
1 UMD
2 Quinnipiac
3 Ohio State
4 BGSU

Fargo
1 SCSU
2 Denver
3 ASU
4 AIC


St. Cloud wins:

Providence
1 UMD
2 Northeastern
3 Cornell
4 Providence

Manchester
1 UMass
2 Clarkson
3 Notre Dame
4 BGSU

Allentown
1 Minnesota St.
2 Quinnipiac
3 Ohio State
4 Harvard

Fargo
1 SCSU
2 Denver
3 ASU
4 AIC


I'm assuming Providence is going to Providence, and Ohio State and Arizona State flip for attendance reasons. The only other changes I had to make were to avoid inter-conference matchups.
 
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ticapnews said:
The committee should favor Ohio State. Both are technically flights. Attendance won't be much different between Notre Dame and Ohio State. Now, if you pair Clarkson and Notre Dame AND couple that with Quinnipiac moving to Providence then it becomes a more interesting notion. Regardless, the committee doesn't need to blow up the brackets. Keep a classic serpentine pattern as much as possible. If UMD wins, the only switch is (10) ASU and (9) OSU. If SCSU wins the only switches are that and the necessary (15) BGSU and (14) Harvard change.

NCHC going to a second overtime.
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I think recent history suggests reasonable effort to get people to the games. That's the reason we think PC stays in town, right?
the typical bracketing 8/9, 7/10, 6/11, 5/12 holds here except for ASU and OSU swapping. That makes the matchups:
QU/OSU
NU/Cornell
Clarkson/NoDame
As I said.

I don't know the eastern fan bases, so I can't predict what will happen here.
There are these facts:
Cornell is a 180 mile drive to Allentown.
Clarkson is also less than a 400 mile drive from Allentown. In fact, the mileages are 280, 360, and 340 to the 3 places. One would at least say that Clarkson/ND to Allentown is less inconvenient than other things.
 
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Critical Thinker said:
Here's what I got:

Duluth wins:

Providence
1 Minnesota State
2 Clarkson
3 Notre Dame
4 Providence

Manchester
1 UMass
2 Northeastern
3 Cornell
4 Harvard

Allentown
1 UMD
2 Quinnipiac
3 Ohio State
4 BGSU

Fargo
1 SCSU
2 Denver
3 ASU
4 AIC


St. Cloud wins:

Providence
1 UMass
2 Northeastern
3 Cornell
4 Providence

Manchester
1 Duluth
2 Clarkson
3 Notre Dame
4 BGSU

Allentown
1 Minnesota St.
2 Quinnipiac
3 Ohio State
4 Harvard

Fargo
1 SCSU
2 Denver
3 ASU
4 AIC


I'm assuming Providence is going to Providence, and Ohio State and Arizona State flip for attendance reasons. The only other changes I had to make were to avoid inter-conference matchups.
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Can UMass play Providence?
 
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Critical Thinker said:
Here's what I got:

St. Cloud wins:

Providence
1 UMass
2 Northeastern
3 Cornell
4 Providence

Manchester
1 Duluth
2 Clarkson
3 Notre Dame
4 BGSU

Allentown
1 Minnesota St.
2 Quinnipiac
3 Ohio State
4 Harvard

Fargo
1 SCSU
2 Denver
3 ASU
4 AIC
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improper matchup in Providence
 
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Code: 
	[B]Manchester	Providence	Allentown	Fargo[/B]
	Mass		Mankato		Duluth		St Cloud
	Clarkson	Northeastern	Quinnipiac	Denver
	Notre Dame	Cornell		Ohio State	ASU
	Harvard		Providence	BGSU		AIC

Perfect serpentine bracket except the OSU/ASU swap, which is a 9 and a 10
 
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Didn't realize Quinnipiac was within 3 hours of Allentown. Ya I agree with that bracket. Maybe the easiest one I can remember.
 
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First Time said:
Why flip ASU and OSU?
Is OSU going to make that big of an attendance difference in Allentown?
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Not sure but Arizona closer to North Dakota and Ohio closer to PA. Only separated by 1 spot in the PWR. Seems like an easy flip to me. Especially when you are really not making any other tweaks in the bracket.
 
J.D. said:
Not sure but Arizona closer to North Dakota and Ohio closer to PA. Only separated by 1 spot in the PWR. Seems like an easy flip to me. Especially when you are really not making any other tweaks in the bracket.
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True..but if it isn't going to result in an attendance bump...keep the bracket chalk IMO.
 
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