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Re: Pairwise and Bracketology 2013 Edition
That would set up 1v7, 2v6 and 3v8 in the quarters and the committee prefers to keep the 1v8/2v7 etc bracket integrity if possible. When they need to they tend to play around with the #3 or #4 seeds.
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No clue. I've sent him an email but have not heard back. If we lose that site it would be a tremendous loss for the community.
No clue. I've sent him an email but have not heard back. If we lose that site it would be a tremendous loss for the community.
mnpokecheck
Drinking the Koolaid
Re: Pairwise and Bracketology 2013 Edition
Swapping teams for sake of attendance, can make for less of a national feeling in the tournament. Do we really want to see regionals become rehashes of conference tournaments? East vs West games are much more compelling to me. Though I'm not interested in seeing a replay of the all-WCHA Final Four type scenario either.
Swapping teams for sake of attendance, can make for less of a national feeling in the tournament. Do we really want to see regionals become rehashes of conference tournaments? East vs West games are much more compelling to me. Though I'm not interested in seeing a replay of the all-WCHA Final Four type scenario either.
IrishHockeyFan
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Re: Pairwise and Bracketology 2013 Edition
I don't think we can have it both ways. If we want even a chance of decent attendance at most of these regionals, we have to get teams closer to home. If we don't want potential re-hashes of conference tournaments we have to accept the likelihood of poor to horrible attendance.
I don't think we can have it both ways. If we want even a chance of decent attendance at most of these regionals, we have to get teams closer to home. If we don't want potential re-hashes of conference tournaments we have to accept the likelihood of poor to horrible attendance.
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Re: Pairwise and Bracketology 2013 Edition
I expect most of the eastern slate of games will be cancelled because of this storm. It will be interesting to see how many Saturday games get played. Maine left yesterday to beat the storm to Vermont and they're far enough inland that the storm might be over there. For most of New England this storm is supposed to end during the afternoon on Saturday, but cities have to dig out which will be made more difficult with the 40-60 mph winds. Still, it's amusing to see people panic.
The committee has to weigh those factors when they build the brackets. Some years the national tournament has looked like a rehash of conference tournaments, others it has been truly national. If a team is going to make a huge impact on attendance, that might make a difference, but not many schools (especially in the east) can do that. Combine that with central locations for the western regionals and you lose the massive attendance boosts of Wisconsin, North Dakota and the Minnesota schools. I really don't know what possessed the NCAA to put both western regionals in Michigan and Ohio in the same year.
I expect most of the eastern slate of games will be cancelled because of this storm. It will be interesting to see how many Saturday games get played. Maine left yesterday to beat the storm to Vermont and they're far enough inland that the storm might be over there. For most of New England this storm is supposed to end during the afternoon on Saturday, but cities have to dig out which will be made more difficult with the 40-60 mph winds. Still, it's amusing to see people panic.
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Re: Pairwise and Bracketology 2013 Edition
Since the brackets have to be blown apart because of intraconference games (BC-BU, QU-Dartmouth, Denver-NoDak, Miami-Alaska) we can screw integrity and try to boost attendance as much as possible.
Since the brackets have to be blown apart because of intraconference games (BC-BU, QU-Dartmouth, Denver-NoDak, Miami-Alaska) we can screw integrity and try to boost attendance as much as possible.
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[B]Manchester (UNH) Providence (Brown) Toledo (BGSU) Grand Rapids (Michigan)[/B]
New Hamp Quinnipiac Boston C Minnesota
No Dakota Yale Miami W Michigan
Alaska SCSU Mankato Denver
Dartmouth Boston U Notre Dame NiagaraHoosierBBall_GopherHockey
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Toledo looks brutal, while Providence looks like a cakewalk for SCSU.
Toledo looks brutal, while Providence looks like a cakewalk for SCSU.
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This is the NCAA playoffs. No such thing as a cakewalk for St. Cloud
HoosierBBall_GopherHockey
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You're right. I do think they're good enough to make the FF this year, though.
This is the NCAA playoffs. No such thing as a cakewalk for St. Cloud
You're right. I do think they're good enough to make the FF this year, though.
Tipsy McStagger
Falling on fans at NHC since 2001
Sure. Keep them out of the Gophers bracket.
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Re: Pairwise and Bracketology 2013 Edition
There are games today and tomorrow that will greatly impact these rankings.
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[B]Manchester (UNH) Providence (Brown) Toledo (BGSU) Grand Rapids (Michigan)[/B]
Boston C Quinnipiac Miami Minnesota
New Hamp Yale No Dakota W Michigan
Denver SCSU Niagara Mankato
Alaska Lowell Boston U Notre DameThere are games today and tomorrow that will greatly impact these rankings.
Yep your right, playing against the best team in the nation is a cakewalk. Get your head out of the ground. If SCSU has the same outlook as you Yale will have no problem in the first round and you wont even get a shot at QU
HoosierBBall_GopherHockey
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I did not realize "Gopher" was the moniker for SCSU.
I did not realize "Gopher" was the moniker for SCSU.
Ralph Baer
Let's Go 'Tute!
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I have watched or listened to RPI play all the teams in that region except UML this year. Thanks for the laugh.
TonyTheTiger20
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Welcome to the forum; you'll fit in well here.
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
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way to change the subject
way to change the subject
sterlippo1
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The top ranked team in the nation should undoubtedly and deservedly be QU. The best team in the nation is Minnesota
The top ranked team in the nation should undoubtedly and deservedly be QU. The best team in the nation is Minnesota
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