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Bracketology and the PairWise Rankings II

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Re: Bracketology and the PairWise Rankings II

Priceless, it is possible for the DU/Wisconsin game to end in a tie tomorrow. If tied at the end of regualtion, the rules allow for a 5 minute OT. If still tied at the end of OT the game ends that way. Only game in the WCHA Final Five that can end in a tie.

I don't know if that is the case for other league's consolation games.
 
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du78 said:
Priceless, it is possible for the DU/Wisconsin game to end in a tie tomorrow. If tied at the end of regualtion, the rules allow for a 5 minute OT. If still tied at the end of OT the game ends that way. Only game in the WCHA Final Five that can end in a tie.

I don't know if that is the case for other league's consolation games.
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They can all end in ties.
 
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OK...that is done.

Denver and Miami are #1 seeds.
Wisconsin, BC, UND,SCSU (in that order) can also be #1. All are in and cannot be below a 2 seed.
Bemidji State is in.
Cornell is in.
NMU is in.
Yale is in.
Huntsville is in.
RIT or Sacred Heart is in.

That's 12.

4 spots are left.

Maine, Union and Michigan are autobids. Win or the season is over.

That means the bubble could be as small as one team, and different combinations knock different teams out.

The bubble

Ferris State
Alaska
New Hampshire
Vermont
UMD

Tomorrow night should be fun. :)
 
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Priceless said:
Today's bracketology:

Code: 
[B]Albany			Worcester		Fort Wayne	St. Paul[/B]
Denver			Boston College		Miami		Wisconsin
Cornell			North Dakota		Bemidji State	St Cloud
NMU			Alaska			Yale		Ferris State
RIT			UMD			Huntsville	UNH
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What final PWR rankings do you have to support these brackets? I had the following PWR Predictor (conference champs BOLD):

1. Denver
2. Miami
3. BC
4. UND
5. Wisconsin
6. St. Cloud
7. Cornell
8. BSU
9. Yale
10. NMU
11. UNH
12. Michigan
13. Alaska
14. Vermont
15. AHA/RIT
16. UAH

I'm guessing the following regional (St. Paul) based upon this PWR:

1. Denver
8. BSU
9. Yale
16. UAH

This is based strictly on seeding according to NCAA, and according to Jason Moy's Bracketology Live tonight "Denver gets sent to Minneapolis only if the rest of it's bracket is in line with attendance". I think this makes sense since this Regional set-up would have tons of Beaver Nation fans, as many DU fans as any other regional would get, and it would be closer for UAH than Albany as well. If the NCAA put Kansas in their closest geographic regional for Men's Basketball, why wouldn't they apply the same decisiveness for the Hockey tournament as well?
 
priceless u still here?

priceless u still here?

what u think about alaska chances...if michigan wins can they still get in if maine and union lose..or does it facor vermont or union or maine
 
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Re: priceless u still here?

TonyTheTiger20 said:
Am I correct in assuming that if BC wins and Wisconsin loses tomorrow, BC will be the 3 seed?
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Yes. And if that happens and UND wins, then Wisconsin is #5.

fairbanks hockey puck said:
what u think about alaska chances...if michigan wins can they still get in if maine and union lose..or does it facor vermont or union or maine
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They are in unless one of the autobids knock them out. They would need all of Michigan, Union and Maine to all win to be knocked out.

Edit: They're basically in :p
 
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Re: Bracketology and the PairWise Rankings II

Ferris's hopes hinge on two things:

1) Whether they can beat or tie Miami tomorrow afternoon
2) If NMU can beat Michigan

If either one of those two things happen, Ferris should be fine. If both go to hell in a handbasket, Ferris is the first team out.
 
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The 3rd place game in the ECAC is irrelevant.

The 3rd place game in the WCHA can determine Wisconsin's seeding: Win or tie and they're #3, lose and they can fall to #4 or #5. If Denver wins, they are the #1 overall seed.

The 3rd place game in the CCHA means a great deal. If Wisconsin and Miami win, Miami is #1 overall. If Ferris wins they're in...they can even be a #2 seed.:eek: If Ferris loses then they are out if Michigan wins the CCHA. Otherwise, they're in - even if the other 2 autobids win.
 
Re: Bracketology and the PairWise Rankings II

Pig Fu$#er. Thanks for the analysis, Priceless. Just sucks (for a DU fan) that national #1 and #3 play in the banana heat. From what you said, if DU wins, then THE #1 seed shall be ours. If DU does win that game, I think DU will be placed out east either at Albany or Worceshire, correct? I'm thinking either SCSU or UND will be placed in St. Paul. Am I off my rocker?
 
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co14ers said:
Pig Fu$#er. Thanks for the analysis, Priceless. Just sucks (for a DU fan) that national #1 and #3 play in the banana heat. From what you said, if DU wins, then THE #1 seed shall be ours. If DU does win that game, I think DU will be placed out east either at Albany or Worceshire, correct? I'm thinking either SCSU or UND will be placed in St. Paul. Am I off my rocker?
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I was just looking at different scenarios and a #1 Denver seems bound for either Worcester or Albany, unless Cornell ends up in the #6 position and BC is a #1 seed. If those two things happen, BC is #1 in Worcester, Wisconsin #1 in Albany and Denver #1 in St. Paul.
 
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With that, I'm going to bed. Anything else will have to wait 'til morning :p
 
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