What happened was that Wisconsin did us a big favor against ASU, and WMU, Northeastern and Lowell all had bad weekends. A win and a tie vs Michigan actually would do us pretty well, and, barring an OSU sweep, would win us the BIG if we won the shootout. 2 wins would be much better, and would, at this point, all but assure us of a place in the Dance, unless strange things happened in the conf tourneys.
ETA: Currently, Minn is 15 in the PWR.
Above them are: BSU, NE, and ASU. ASU is done with their sched. A W/T finish by Minnesota puts us ahead of them (barely). BSU has to play Mankato twice, so good luck to them. Their RPI probably falls, but we win the compare with them regardless of RPI. Northeastern plays Vermont, so any tie, even, there, will be a detriment to their RPI.
Below: WMU, Lowell, Notre Dame, and Maine. WMU plays NoDak (enough said). Lowell plays New Hampshire which is similar to playing Vermont. Not so much to gain, really. NoDame plays MSU, and I find it difficult to believe NoDame will sweep. Maine...Providence one game each of the next 2 weeks. Again, I doubt we would see a sweep there.
So, basically, a W/T finish is going to be a big upside for the Gophers. 2 Ws, and we very likely win the BIG, and even a semi-final loss at Mariucci wouldn't hurt us.
