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2025-26 Division III Women's Hockey

Elmira upsets Naz 4-1 to take the UCHC Championship and Pool A. Nazareth will take another Pool C bid off the board. Likely ending UWEC's season. Middlebury I think is on the bubble now.

Adrian defeats SNC in OT, winning the Slaats Cup and the NCHA Pool A bid.

CNE Championship going to OT scoreless. Endicott outshooting WNEU 53-17.

Happy to see my Cardinals win their second SUNYAC and 14th conference championship. I don't envy the position they're in, having already tied the program's single season loss record their options are win the natty or be the worst team in program history by winning percentage...
 
Based on the updated win loss records it looks like the NPI on USCHO is updating almost real time.

If the order doesn't change it looks like as long as whoever wins the Amherst/Williams semi today beats Colby for the NESCAC, Hamline is in.
 
Scott_TG said:
Elmira upsets Naz 4-1 to take the UCHC Championship and Pool A. Nazareth will take another Pool C bid off the board. Likely ending UWEC's season. Middlebury I think is on the bubble now.
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My best guess at predicting is as thing stand right now, unless Colby wins tomorrow the MIAC gets 3 teams, Hamline is in, Middlebury is done and the NESCAC gets 2 teams creating a 8/5 split. That should drive the NCAA nuts!
 
Splitting up the three MIAC teams would make things really interesting. If they keep UWRF at home, it's most likely Hamline as a 7 playing an East team to face UWRF in the next round. Then send both CSB and Augsburg out East. I hope that's how they do it, as it would make for some fun matchups.
 
If they put no intra-conference above no flights, it looks something like this:

Endicott @ Hamline, winner to UWRF
Plattsburgh @ Williams, winner to Norwich
Adrian @ Wilkes, winner to Nazareth
CSB @ Amherst, the winner faces the winner of the next QF
Elmira @ Augsburg, winner faces the winner of the previous QF

- In this scenario, a Colby win would substitute Colby into where Williams is on the bracket.


If they are willing to break the intra-conference rule, they could eliminate a flight by swapping CSB with Endicott in the above.
 
4and20 said:
My best guess at predicting is as thing stand right now, unless Colby wins tomorrow the MIAC gets 3 teams, Hamline is in, Middlebury is done and the NESCAC gets 2 teams creating a 8/5 split. That should drive the NCAA nuts!
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Hamline jumped Williams in NPI and is the 5th Pool C. Bubble team is Williams
 
As I said on the men’s board, for as much b*tching that has happened about how the PWR/NPI doesn’t work for the west, sure looking like it’s going to reward the MIAC for a great season right now and potentially get 3 teams into the NCAA Tournament.

Also, great story on St. Benedict’s. They took a lot of lopsided losses and lumps over the years while I was covering D3 women’s hockey. Nice to see them finally get on top and punch a NCAA ticket. If I’m correct, CSB and St. John’s are sister/brother schools similar to Hobart and William Smith? So a nice sweep of the miac titles for them.

Lastly, the poster referring to the avoid intra-conference matchups. Yes that is ironclad rule now across D3 sports from what I understand so none of those MIAC teams can play each other in the first round. Could create a few extra flights!
 
JDHack51 said:
I'm a huge fan and advocate of the MIAC, but I think there's less bias in the index ranking results now than 3-4 years ago when the West was only Gustavus, UWRF, and Adrian representing. At the time both GAC and UWRF were easily top 4 teams in the nation and forced to play each other to move on. During those years UWEC has some great teams and deserved a spot, but never got in when easily having a top 10 team. A second MIAC team wasn't possible without someone upsetting GAC in the tournament. Now we're looking at 4-5 teams from the West getting in, that's enough balance for me.

Hamline is a really good team, top ten for sure, and one could easily argue top 5. They had some great wins and a 20-5-1 season, but all they had to do is win 2 out of their last 3 games. Not against Augsburg or UWRF, but against teams that didn't appear playoff bound and Hamline didn't get it done. Now they have to hope for a little luck to maintain their spot. I think it's a shame if they don't get in, but no matter what system you utilize the last two at large bids are total wild cards.

Even with CSB playing better lately and GAC finally running a string of games together, neither are top 10 teams and have their weaknesses. The odds were very slim that both would win, but what a cool story. Both have a chance to control their own destiny and prove they belong.
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You are strongly underestimating how snake-bitten Augsburg has been as a program. They have been a top ten program for almost a decade, but play in a tough league. Hamline also has been a top-15 team for years while Saint Mary's has been able to beat anyone for years. The MIAC has been elite for about a decade now. It's how far Gustavus has fallen. That's why we see what we see now. Stop with the BS.

That being said, awesome to see the Bennies get the job done in only their fourth ever MIAC playoff appearance, which is insane in itself.
 
SHockey98 said:
You are strongly underestimating how snake-bitten Augsburg has been as a program. They have been a top ten program for almost a decade, but play in a tough league. Hamline also has been a top-15 team for years while Saint Mary's has been able to beat anyone for years. The MIAC has been elite for about a decade now. It's how far Gustavus has fallen. That's why we see what we see now. Stop with the BS.

That being said, awesome to see the Bennies get the job done in only their fourth ever MIAC playoff appearance, which is insane in itself.
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I didn't rip on Augsburg at all? Totally agree with Augsburg and Hamline having good teams during the past decade....that was never mentioned. What I said was 3-4 years ago the MIAC and/or UWEC deserved a team between them into the playoffs beyond UWRF and Gustavus and it didn't happen. Everyone was stuck behind two really great teams and often those two teams were forced to play off leaving West representation minimal. Now the MIAC is getting their due with three, so I can hardly rip on the NPI system. Things appear to be balancing out. How is that BS?
 
Amherst leads Colby only 1-0 after 2. If they close it out, Williams is the last team in. If Amherst loses they get the last at large.


At large teams this year:

UWRF
Norwich
Nazareth
Augsburg
Hamline
Williams or Amherst
 
Scott_TG said:
Amherst leads Colby only 1-0 after 2. If they close it out, Williams is the last team in. If Amherst loses they get the last at large.


At large teams this year:

UWRF
Norwich
Nazareth
Augsburg
Hamline
Williams or Amherst
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Oky, two opinions....let's see who is correct tonight!
 
Amherst wins the NESCAC, the NPI has updated and thus the field is set:

1) UWRF
2) Norwich
3 Nazareth
4) Amherst
5) Augsburg
6) Wilkes
7) Hamline
8) Williams
9) Plattsburgh
10) Endicott
11) Adrian
12) Elmira
13) St. Benedict
 
WCHornet said:
Oky, two opinions....let's see who is correct tonight!
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LOL, we're saying the same thing. Colby needed to win to make the field as the NESCAC champion, Amherst was in the field win or lose. A Colby win would have bumped Williams out of the last at large spot, instead they're celebrating.
 
Scott_TG said:
Amherst wins the NESCAC, the NPI has updated and thus the field is set:

1) UWRF
2) Norwich
3 Nazareth
4) Amherst
5) Augsburg
6) Wilkes
7) Hamline
8) Williams
9) Plattsburgh
10) Endicott
11) Adrian
12) Elmira
13) St. Benedict
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The blank bracket appears only set up for 12
 
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