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NCAA Tourney Team Selection Options

Then....#2s.
Wisconsin, St Cloud.....who else? someone from HEA, probably. Where does Quinn fit if they win the ECAC? How high a seed can the WCHA 2nd team get? These start the hard questions.
 
Numbers said:
As long as there isn't much actually happening tonight....let's try this:

#1s: NoDak, Minnesota, BC (esp if they win the HEA tourney), Mankato (if they don't lose the semi final).

Everyone agree?
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Agreed. To take it further, if St. Cloud wins tonight I would have them as #5 overall followed by Wisconsin. I think UND would be my #1 overall seed regardless but if they do lose I guess that would open the door for BC if they win Hockey East. Committee would probably slot in QU and UMass as the other 2 seeds (as of right now).
 
However you sort it out, that's probably the top 8 for the committee. With BU, UMD, Michigan and WCHA semifinal winner as 3 seeds. WCHA semifinal loser as a 4 seed in my book.
 
I really don't think #1 overall will mean that much this year. It is highly likely that the #16 seed will be from out east (likely Atlantic Hockey auto bid, but possibly ECAC auto bid), and will be kept out east. Further, North Dakota is locked into the Fargo regional, and BC is going to stay in an eastern regional, so it's not likely they will need any protection from a travel standpoint. Minnesota and Mankato are flying regardless.

I suppose the one scenario where it could matter is if Minnesota or Mankato get the #1 overall seed, and get sent to an eastern regional to take on the #16 seed, instead of that team playing BC.
 
Ya I was just trying to think it out to see what they can do to produce what we think is a fair bracket. Opinions vary on that for sure though.
 
Fighting Sioux 23 said:
I really don't think #1 overall will mean that much this year. It is highly likely that the #16 seed will be from out east (likely Atlantic Hockey auto bid, but possibly ECAC auto bid), and will be kept out east. Further, North Dakota is locked into the Fargo regional, and BC is going to stay in an eastern regional, so it's not likely they will need any protection from a travel standpoint. Minnesota and Mankato are flying regardless.

I suppose the one scenario where it could matter is if Minnesota or Mankato get the #1 overall seed, and get sent to an eastern regional to take on the #16 seed, instead of that team playing BC.
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I'm not so worried about that right now. I'm trying to get the field from the angle of: who #1s? #2s, etc....and working down.

It's interesting that JD has Quinn as a #2.
 
Numbers said:
I'm not so worried about that right now. I'm trying to get the field from the angle of: who #1s? #2s, etc....and working down.

It's interesting that JD has Quinn as a #2.
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I think the committee would probably put Quinnipiac as a low #2 seed if they win the ECAC Tournament. If they don't, then they are probably a low #3 seed, maybe even the top #4 seed.
 
I'm not sure Quinnipiac is actually that good, but for the sake of the bracket, it is probably very likely that Quinn is a #2 in the east. Otherwise, you have to do more flights. As it is, we have someone from the west flying to Albany. If there are 2 #2s in the East somewhere, then it will help the committee with that aspect.
 
St. Cloud a bus trip to Fargo? I ask because based on who I have as 2 seeds, you could see them there even though I don't think that should happen.
 
J.D. said:
St. Cloud a bus trip to Fargo? I ask because based on who I have as 2 seeds, you could see them there even though I don't think that should happen.
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Yes. It's only about 2.5-3 hours to Fargo from St. Cloud. Duluth and Bemidji State are also possible 2/3 seeds that are within bus distance of Fargo. Wisconsin is probably a bit too far (around 500 miles).
 
Here is where I think things roughly stand, if we assume: (1) SCSU holds on to beat UND; and (2) the rest of the conference tournaments go chalk...

1. Boston College
2. North Dakota
3. Minnesota
4. Minnesota State Mankato
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5. St. Cloud State
6. Wisconsin
7. Massachusetts
8. Quinnipiac
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9. Minnesota Duluth
10. Michigan
11. Lake Superior State
12. Boston University
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13. Providence
14. Bemidji State
15. Denver or Omaha...I still can't decide
16. AIC

Potential brackets with this field...

Bridgeport:
1. Boston College v. 16. AIC (both bus trips)
8. Quinnipiac v. 12. Boston University (both bus trips)

Fargo:
2. North Dakota v. 14. Bemidji State (both bus trips)
5. St. Cloud State v. 11. Lake Superior State (SCSU bus trip, LSSU a flight regardless)

Albany:
3. Minnesota v. 13. Providence (PC bus trip, UMN a flight anywhere but Fargo)
7. Massachusetts v. 10. Michigan (UMASS bus trip, UM a flight regardless)

Loveland:
4. Minnesota State v. 15. Denver/Omaha (Denver/Omaha bus trip, Mankato a flight anywhere but Fargo)
6. Wisconsin v. 9. Minnesota Duluth (UW a flight regardless, UMD a flight anywhere but Fargo)

You could swap the SCSU/LSSU and UW/UMD matchups as well if you were concerned about intra-conference regional finals.
 
1. BC
2. QU
3. BU

1. Minnesota or Mankato
2. UMass
3. Michigan

Just spit balling here since i have no idea how committed the committee will be to limiting travel or trying to be fair.
 
FS 23.....
I wouldn't quibble with that in any way. I might disagree with the particular seeds, but AIC will be a 4 no matter what.

The real problems come if the ECAC and AHA don't go chalk.
 
Barn Burner in Grand Forks, now. If NoDak wins, then I think FS23's bracket adjusts that ...
Fargo: #7 SCSU v #10 Michigan
Albany: #6 Mass v #9 UMD
Loveland: #5 Wisc v #11 LSSU
With no extra flight costs.
If SCSU loses this game, they have to be behind Wisconsin. Even if SCSU were ahead of Mass, you would still do this.
 
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