Predicting who gets in the 2021 NCAA Tournament

[Offsides Guy]

Duluth is #5 and Minnesota is not there at all?!?!

***?

I’m not a big Gopher fan but that’s ridiculous!! How in the world can you put in Duluth ahead of Minnesota when you compare their schedules?!!

 

[robertearle]

So much for "Pairwise within conferences".

Minnesota beats Duluth plus 2 for head-to-head, and plus 1 for RPI. I'd have to look, but maybe Duluth wins common opponents? Stll, that's 3-to-1 Minn in a Pairwise comparison.

 

[ZedLeppelin]

Providence? Really?

 

[TonyTheTiger20]

Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

 

[EMPTYNETTER]

BC, Providence and UMD over PSU? Not a chance...the selection committee is a joke, but not a surprise given BC and UMD represented on selection committee.

 

[Lindsay]

I am so disappointed for Penn State. When does the CHA get 2 reps on the committee?

 

[Lindsay]

BC, Providence and UMD over PSU? Not a chance...the selection committee is a joke, but not a surprise given BC and UMD represented on selection committee.

I knew BC’s coach was on there, also Flanagan... who are the others?

 

[TonyTheTiger20]

BAH GAWD THAT'S HOCKEY EAST'S MUSIC

 

[TitleIXHockey]

Guess the committee was too averse to putting in a team with a losing record even in a tough conference. Good job UMD for only playing 7 games against Min, OSU, and Wis and 10 against MSU, SCSU, and BSU.

 

[TonyTheTiger20]

Tired: WCHA gonna get 4 teams for the first time ever.

Wired: CHA gonna get 2 teams for the first time ever.

Inspired: Hockey East gonna get 3 teams for the first time ever.

 

[robertearle]

Tired: WCHA gonna get 4 teams for the first time ever.

Wired: CHA gonna get 2 teams for the first time ever.

Inspired: Hockey East gonna get 3 teams for the first time ever.

Somewhere along the way I said something like "Maybe there are no good answers this year". The committee did what they could to emphasize the point.

 

[Timothy A]

Duluth is #5 and Minnesota is not there at all?!?!

***?

I guess stupidity is alive and well....

 

[Reddington]

Absolute baloney Bc over PSu let alone Providence

 

[Hockeynation]

BAH GAWD THAT'S HOCKEY EAST'S MUSIC

Literally the best descriptive post of the entire thread!!! VINCE!

 

[robertearle]

So much for "Pairwise within conferences".

Minnesota beats Duluth plus 2 for head-to-head, and plus 1 for RPI. I'd have to look, but maybe Duluth wins common opponents? Stll, that's 3-to-1 Minn in a Pairwise comparison.

Nope, I checked. Minnesota wins a Pairwise 'common opponents' over Duluth as well. The overall comparison then is Minnesota 4, Duluth 0.

 

[EMPTYNETTER]

I knew BC’s coach was on there, also Flanagan... who are the others?

This should help explain it....


• Josh Berlo, Minnesota Duluth athletic director

• Anita Brenner, Cornell deputy athletic director

• Katie Crowley, Boston College coach

• Paul Flanagan, Syracuse coach

• Kate McAfee, New Hampshire associate athletic director

 

[Timothy A]

This should help explain it....

• Josh Berlo, Minnesota Duluth athletic director

• Anita Brenner, Cornell deputy athletic director

• Katie Crowley, Boston College coach

• Paul Flanagan, Syracuse coach

• Kate McAfee, New Hampshire associate athletic director

Shocker a very easterly biased bracket.

 

[Offsides Guy]

This should help explain it....


• Josh Berlo, Minnesota Duluth athletic director

• Anita Brenner, Cornell deputy athletic director

• Katie Crowley, Boston College coach

• Paul Flanagan, Syracuse coach

• Kate McAfee, New Hampshire associate athletic director

But aren’t they on the committee to objectively put the best teams in the tournament? As coaches, Crowley and Flanagan have to be completely embarrassed to be part of a UMD over MN choice.

 

[TitleIXHockey]

Shocker a very easterly biased bracket.

There are 3 WCHA teams in the tournament including one undeserving, not sure you can call it east-biased.

 

[joecct]

Wisconsin Wildcat ke-saved-href="#" href="#" class="b-bbcode-user b-bbcode-user--has-avatar js-bbcode-user js-bbcode-user--userid30749" style="background-image: url("https://fanforum.uscho.com/core/images/default/default_avatar_thumb.png");">northeastern 3646453]Northeastern vs. Robert Morris
MN-Duluth vs. Colgate
Ohio State vs. BC
Providence vs. Wisconsin[/QUOTE]

And in a "normal" year, with avoid flights at all costs we would have had
Providence at Northeastern
​​​​​​​Minnesota Duluth at Wisconsin
Robert Morris at Ohio State
BC at Colgate

And the Gophers got hosed. Maybe the committee is geographically challenged?