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pairwise -- post jan 8th

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ticapnews said:
Looking back at the discussion we had last year, I was in the camp that thought PC should have been shipped, Miami kept in South Bend for attendance and since Mankato was flying anyway, put them in either Providence or Manchester. I am convinced part of what drove the decision is that tickets in South Bend were already sold (part of the ND STH package) and they needed to sell tickets in Providence and Manchester. After what the committee did last year it wouldn't shock me to see Quinnipiac moved to Albany and PC/BC moved to Worcester if they thought it would boost attendance. Nothing the NC$$ does anymore is a complete shock to me. However, I still think QU will be the #1 seed in Worcester because of geography.
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I think the tournament committee owes Quinnipiac after getting sent to Fargo last year when Providence was the worse seed than us. They kept them home and kicked us out west to face North Dakota. If we are the #1 overall seed we deserve to go to Worcester.
 
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QUAlum2004 said:
I think the tournament committee owes Quinnipiac after getting sent to Fargo last year when Providence was the worse seed than us. They kept them home and kicked us out west to face North Dakota. If we are the #1 overall seed we deserve to go to Worcester.
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I agree. They definitely got a bad deal last year.

I really hope they go to Worcester. I will definitely go if thats the case. I'm not so sure about Albany.
 
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BobNY said:
I agree. They definitely got a bad deal last year.

I really hope they go to Worcester. I will definitely go if thats the case. I'm not so sure about Albany.
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mookie hopes you end up #1 and go there too (and drag 8/9 terriers with you!)
 
Numbers said:
If Minny wins, and the overall #1 is SCSU/UND, is there a chance the overall #1 goes to Cincinnati to face the 16, rather than the 14 at home?
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As a Husky fan, I'm looking forward to playing UMN at the Xcel. SCSU matches up well with them and I'm just as confident that the Huskies can beat the Gophers in front of their fans as I am about them beating Mankato in Cincinnati. Bring 'em on.
 
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mookie1995 said:
mookie hopes you end up #1 and go there too (and drag 8/9 terriers with you!)
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If QU stays 1, Lowell stays 8 and BU is 9, BU is the team that should be moved to avoid the first-round Hockey East matchup since they're the lower seed.

This of course assumes that there's no other factors to consider.
 
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The St. Paul regional is going to be interesting, especially if MN wins and UND/SCSU gets #1 in the PWR. #1 vs #13 host with a #6 Denver in the regional? That won't work
 
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tape said:
If QU stays 1, Lowell stays 8 and BU is 9, BU is the team that should be moved to avoid the first-round Hockey East matchup since they're the lower seed.

This of course assumes that there's no other factors to consider.
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if hea puts 6 in you can have that 1st rd matchup.
 
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Does the UND tie change anything? Does that serve as a win or a loss for UND? 'Cuz I was under the impression that an SCSU loss and a UND loss meant SCSU held above UND, an SCSU loss and a UND win meant UND jumped them. Do we still need to win to hold ground or are we now locked ahead of UND?
 
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SCSU Euro said:
Does the UND tie change anything? Does that serve as a win or a loss for UND? 'Cuz I was under the impression that an SCSU loss and a UND loss meant SCSU held above UND, an SCSU loss and a UND win meant UND jumped them. Do we still need to win to hold ground or are we now locked ahead of UND?
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I believe UND tie was as good as a win. UND sits at #3, but will jump either SCSU or Quinnipiac (or both) if either (or both) lose.
 
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wodon's guess from chn.com

Albany
1. Quinnipiac vs. 16. RIT
8. Lowell vs. 10. Yale

St. Paul
2. St. Cloud State vs. 15. Ferris State
6. Denver vs. 9. Boston University

Cincinnati
3. North Dakota vs. 13. Northeastern
7. Michigan vs. 12. Notre Dame

Worcester
4. Providence vs. 14. Minnesota-Duluth
5. Boston College vs. 11. Harvard
 
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I'd personally much rather see Providence in Albany since I'll be there in person and have seen enough modern incarnations of QU. I'm not so sure attendance will be better for them there though.
 
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Red Hockey said:
I'd personally much rather see Providence in Albany since I'll be there in person and have seen enough modern incarnations of QU. I'm not so sure attendance will be better for them there though.
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This is the most sound bracket... only because switching up those is just too much of a jumble in terms of national rankings and in distances.

Trust me, I'm not terribly interested in Yale then possibly QU.
 
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mookie1995 said:
wodon's guess from chn.com

Albany
1. Quinnipiac vs. 16. RIT
8. Lowell vs. 10. Yale

St. Paul
2. St. Cloud State vs. 15. Ferris State
6. Denver vs. 9. Boston University

Cincinnati
3. North Dakota vs. 13. Northeastern
7. Michigan vs. 12. Notre Dame

Worcester
4. Providence vs. 14. Minnesota-Duluth
5. Boston College vs. 11. Harvard
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That would certainly give Quinnipiac the path of least resistance to the Frozen Four, and that Cincinnati regional looks absolutely brutal. Whoever advances out of that one will have truly earned it. My Frozen Four prediction (if the final bracket actually looks like this) would be Quinnipiac, BU, Michigan, and Providence.
 
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Patman said:
This is the most sound bracket... only because switching up those is just too much of a jumble in terms of national rankings and in distances.

Trust me, I'm not terribly interested in Yale then possibly QU.
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C'mon Patman -- we've only got five players left from the 2013 team. Let's meet up in Albany. I'm buying.
 
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Patman said:
This is the most sound bracket... only because switching up those is just too much of a jumble in terms of national rankings and in distances.

Trust me, I'm not terribly interested in Yale then possibly QU.
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Yale probably does not want to see UML either in the first round, going west has some advantage for Yale as they have not played anyone out there and may surprise. a team. Looking at Wodon's bracket, there are not a lot of other choices to make.
 
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Speed Kills said:
That would certainly give Quinnipiac the path of least resistance to the Frozen Four, and that Cincinnati regional looks absolutely brutal. Whoever advances out of that one will have truly earned it. My Frozen Four prediction (if the final bracket actually looks like this) would be Quinnipiac, BU, Michigan, and Providence.
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Question as a BU fan. By your location I am assuming you are a North Dakota fan. Why to you think BU gets past 2 NCHC teams, #2 and #6 in both PWR and KRACH?
 
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