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2019 USCHO Pairwise Predictor

LTsatch said:
Bracketology from Nathan Wells at NCAA.com. https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey...bracketology-heres-what-ncaa-tournament-field
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His bracket,
The Bracket:

Northeast Regional (Manchester, NH):
4. Massachusetts vs. 13. Harvard
5. Clarkson vs. 12. Notre Dame

East Regional (Providence, RI):
3. Minnesota State vs. 14. Providence
7. Quinnipiac vs. 10. Arizona State

Midwest Regional (Allentown, PA):
2. Minnesota Duluth vs. 15. Bowling Green
6. Northeastern vs. 11. Cornell

West Regional (Fargo, ND):
1. St. Cloud State vs. 16. American International
8. Denver vs. 9. Ohio State
 
Re: 2019 USCHO Pairwise Predictor

Don't like that one because you are rewarding QU by placing in Providence and pairing with a lower #1 seed than #7 should be with.

I am surprised none of these guys are predicting a simple ASU/OSU swap.
 
Re: 2019 USCHO Pairwise Predictor

LTsatch said:
His bracket,
The Bracket:

Northeast Regional (Manchester, NH):
4. Massachusetts vs. 13. Harvard
5. Clarkson vs. 12. Notre Dame

East Regional (Providence, RI):
3. Minnesota State vs. 14. Providence
7. Quinnipiac vs. 10. Arizona State

Midwest Regional (Allentown, PA):
2. Minnesota Duluth vs. 15. Bowling Green
6. Northeastern vs. 11. Cornell

West Regional (Fargo, ND):
1. St. Cloud State vs. 16. American International
8. Denver vs. 9. Ohio State
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It actually might make sense to switch QU/ASU and Cornell/Northeastern. You get two teams with venues closer to their home base as opposed to just one with Northeastern. Cornell is 3 hours from Allentown while Quinnipiac is under 2 to Providence. Cornell is 5 hours plus to Providence while Quinnipiac is 3 hours to Allentown. Would suck for Northeastern fans but might be better to get more fans of two teams as opposed to just 1.
 
Re: 2019 USCHO Pairwise Predictor

J.D. said:
Don't like that one because you are rewarding QU by placing in Providence and pairing with a lower #1 seed than #7 should be with.

I am surprised none of these guys are predicting a simple ASU/OSU swap.
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Providence shouldn't be rewarded playing at home for backing into the tournament.
 
QUAlum2004 said:
Providence shouldn't be rewarded playing at home for backing into the tournament.
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I agree with that but their matchup fits bracket integrity. Ideally I would like them to figure this out without Providence being in Providence but I just don't see it happening.
 
J.D. said:
I agree with that but their matchup fits bracket integrity. Ideally I would like them to figure this out without Providence being in Providence but I just don't see it happening.
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Swap the proposed Manchester and Providence brackets. For teams like Kato and ASU, it’s still a plane ride, and for PC, UMass, etc., it’s still a fairly short bus ride.
 
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purpleinnebraska said:
Swap the proposed Manchester and Providence brackets. For teams like Kato and ASU, it’s still a plane ride, and for PC, UMass, etc., it’s still a fairly short bus ride.
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Yes. Hopefully the committee does this.
 
Re: 2019 USCHO Pairwise Predictor

I assume the only fans that think keeping Providence there makes any sense from a hockey perspective are PU fans.

And for the NCAA it's just a little extra cash when their stupidity leaves so much on the table every year.
 
Bonin21 said:
I assume the only fans that think keeping Providence there makes any sense from a hockey perspective are PU fans.

And for the NCAA it's just a little extra cash when their stupidity leaves so much on the table every year.
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Why would Princeton fans care?
 
Re: 2019 USCHO Pairwise Predictor

Certainly looks like the pairings are set in stone because they are perfectly matched but the locations may still be up in the air. From what I have seen in the past usually only the 3rd and 4th groups are interchangeable within the group if they do play with the pairings. They believe 9 through 12 are equal and 13 through 16 are too but like to keep 1 with 16 as much as possible. So for attendance they sometimes like to move within the last 2 groups only.
 
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A few years ago Mankato went to Providence to play during the regular season. I don't think they felt like they got a fair shake going there. To put it very kindly.
 
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