Re: Colgate 2017-2018
No matter what the outcome of the games this weekend, Wisconsin, Clarkson, Colgate and BC CANNOT fall out of the top 4 in the pairwise and therefore THEY ARE GUARANTEED TO HOLD A FIRST ROUND NC$$ TOURNAMENT GAME. So your number 2 & 3 where Colgate loses to Cornell will not cause them to travel in the NC$$ Tourney Quarter Finals.
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I'm opting for #1 or #2 below:
1. Beat Cornell, Beat Clarkson in Championship, get good seed and home ice in NCAA tournament
2. Lose to Cornell, get mediocre seed and travel in the NCAA tournament
3. Lose to Cornell, get poor seed and travel in the NCAA tournament
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No matter what the outcome of the games this weekend, Wisconsin, Clarkson, Colgate and BC CANNOT fall out of the top 4 in the pairwise and therefore THEY ARE GUARANTEED TO HOLD A FIRST ROUND NC$$ TOURNAMENT GAME. So your number 2 & 3 where Colgate loses to Cornell will not cause them to travel in the NC$$ Tourney Quarter Finals.