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The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

Re: The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

East Regional: Bridgeport, CT
#1 Yale vs #16 Air Force - Yale
#8 Union vs # 9 Minnesota Duluth - UMD
Yale vs UMD - Yale

Midwest Regional: Green Bay, WI
#2 North Dakota vs #15 RPI - UND
#7 Denver vs #10 Western Michigan - Denver
UND vs Denver - UND

West Regional: St. Louis, MO
#3 Boston College vs #14 Colorado College - BC
#5 Michigan vs #12 Nebraska Omaha - UNO
BC vs UNO - BC

Northeast Regional: Manchester, NH
#4 Miami vs #13 New Hampshire - Miami
#6 Merrimack vs #11 Notre Dame - Mack
Miami vs Mack - Mack

Frozen Four: St. Paul, MN
Yale vs Mack - Yale
UND vs BC - BC

Final
Yale vs BC - BC

First Tiebreaker: Score of National Championship 6-3
Second Tiebreaker: Goals scored by National Champion 21
Third Tiebreaker: Goals scored by National Runner Up 17
 
Re: The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

wait, why is an RPI fan cheering for BU? Is there a college hockey NIT?

Anyway, this thread would be a lot more interesting if you couldn't pick your own team ;)
 
Re: The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

We now have 47 participants:
Fighting Sioux 23
Bceagle
Slash01
achybreaky
Saints#1
Eaglefan06
Eph72
dubbie31
Siouxfaninseattle
wildmavs
jimmie2dog
Onion Man
mcfarljd
Laker Dude
Jeff_Jackson_for_Pres.
SJHovey
Thiessen'sBetter
Xavier Iser
UnionHockeyManiac
RPI92
WarriorHockey11
dogs2012
mngopherguy
MattC
jjchurchill
tdzro
ScottA
TheValleyRaider
Driftryder
hockeyenthusiast
Federal League
mpereira
unh1982
lugnut92
SamluvstheBears*
Sweetie
justlookin'
puckhead@uno
Badgerdude4
AHABulldog
topshelf
J.D.
NMUFAN21
REDaero91
brainof23
burgie12
FiveHole12

*Invalid Frozen Four

Today's Consensus Frozen Four:
Yale - 46.81% (Duluth - 36.17%, Union - 14.89%, Air Force - 2.13%)
North Dakota - 63.83% (Denver - 29.79%, RPI - 4.26%, Western Michigan - 2.13%)
Boston College - 74.47% (Michigan - 10.64%, Omaha - 8.51%, CC - 6.38%)
Miami - 65.96% (Merrimack - 23.4%, New Hampshire - 8.51%, Notre Dame - 2.13%)

For the most part, people are picking the #1 seeds. For the title, almost 75% are picking someone from the West or Midwest Regionals, with North Dakota and Boston College (both at 29.79%) being the most common choices for National Champion.
 
Re: The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

East Regional: Bridgeport, CT
#1 Yale vs #16 Air Force
#8 Union vs # 9 Minnesota Duluth
Yale over Duluth

Midwest Regional: Green Bay, WI
#2 North Dakota vs #15 RPI
#7 Denver vs #10 Western Michigan
North Dakota over Denver

West Regional: St. Louis, MO
#3 Boston College vs #14 Colorado College
#5 Michigan vs #12 Nebraska Omaha
BC over Michigan

Northeast Regional: Manchester, NH
#4 Miami vs #13 New Hampshire
#6 Merrimack vs #11 Notre Dame
Merrimack over Miami

Frozen Four: St. Paul, MN
Yale over Merrimack
North Dakota over BC
North Dakota over Yale, 4-3

First Tiebreaker: 4-3
Second Tiebreaker: 15
Third Tiebreaker: Goals scored by National Runner Up: 16
 
Re: The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

A friend of mine said that one way to play these pools is to pick who you think will win, another way to play is to pick opposite the crowd, within reason, since if you pick the same way everyone else does, either you all are right and you win little; or you all are wrong and you win nothing.

Of course that strategy works a lot better when there is a [cough cough] "entry fee" and [ahem] "prizes." [move along, IRS agent, there is nothing to see here....]

Anyway,

East:
Union over Yale

Midwest:
RPI over Denver

West:
BC over Michigan

Northeast:
Merrimack over Miami

Finals:
BC over Merrimack 5 - 2


Clearly I'm a 'minimal necessary information' kind of person, eh?


oops, did not realize you meant 'total goals scored throughout the whole tournament' for your tiebreaker....

hmm...that requires either thinking or a random wild guess....

BC total goals 23; Merrimack total goals 15
 
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Re: The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

East Regional: Bridgeport, CT
#1 Yale vs #16 Air Force - Yale
#8 Union vs # 9 Minnesota Duluth - Union

Yale vs. Union - Union

Midwest Regional: Green Bay, WI
#2 North Dakota vs #15 RPI - North Dakota
#7 Denver vs #10 Western Michigan - Denver

North Dakota vs. Denver - Denver

West Regional: St. Louis, MO
#3 Boston College vs #14 Colorado College - Boston College
#5 Michigan vs #12 Nebraska Omaha - Nebraska Omaha

Boston College vs. Nebraska Omaha - Boston College

Northeast Regional: Manchester, NH
#4 Miami vs #13 New Hampshire - Miami
#6 Merrimack vs #11 Notre Dame - Merrimack

Miami vs. Merrimack - Merrimack

Frozen Four: St. Paul, MN
East Regional Champion (Union) vs Northeast Regional Champion (Merrimack) - Union
Midwest Regional Champion (Denver) vs West Regional Champion (Boston College) - Denver

Final - Denver vs. Union - Denver 6-5
Total goals: Denver 21, Union 18
 
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Re: The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

East Regional: Bridgeport, CT
#1 Yale vs #16 Air Force
#8 Union vs # 9 Minnesota Duluth

Duluth over Yale

Midwest Regional: Green Bay, WI
#2 North Dakota vs #15 RPI
#7 Denver vs #10 Western Michigan

Denver over NoDak

West Regional: St. Louis, MO
#3 Boston College vs #14 Colorado College
#5 Michigan vs #12 Nebraska Omaha

BC over Michigan

Northeast Regional: Manchester, NH
#4 Miami vs #13 New Hampshire
#6 Merrimack vs #11 Notre Dame

Miami over Notre Dame

Frozen Four: St. Paul, MN
Miami over Duluth
Denver over BC

Denver over Miami 4-3

First Tiebreaker: 4-3
Second Tiebreaker: 17
Third Tiebreaker: Goals scored by National Runner Up: 16
 
Re: The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

J.D. said:
wait, why is an RPI fan cheering for BU? Is there a college hockey NIT?
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As a semi-BU fan, I hate that I'm picking BC to win it all. PS My allegiances (in order) are RPI, RIT, and BU.
 
Re: The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

2011 NCAA TOURNAMENT!

East Regional: Bridgeport, CT
#1 Yale vs #16 Air Force
#8 Union vs # 9 Minnesota Duluth
Yale over Duluth

Midwest Regional: Green Bay, WI
#2 North Dakota vs #15 RPI
#7 Denver vs #10 Western Michigan
North Dakota over Denver

West Regional: St. Louis, MO
#3 Boston College vs #14 Colorado College
#5 Michigan vs #12 Nebraska Omaha
BC over Michigan

Northeast Regional: Manchester, NH
#4 Miami vs #13 New Hampshire
#6 Merrimack vs #11 Notre Dame
Merrimack over Miami

Frozen Four: St. Paul, MN
Merrimack over Yale
North Dakota over BC
North Dakota over Merrimack

First Tiebreaker: Score of National Championship: 7-3
Second Tiebreaker: Goals scored by National Champion: 16
Third Tiebreaker: Goals scored by National Runner Up: 15
 
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East Regional: Bridgeport, CT
#1 Yale vs #16 Air Force - Yale
#8 Union vs # 9 Minnesota Duluth - UMD
Yale vs UMD - UMD

Midwest Regional: Green Bay, WI
#2 North Dakota vs #15 RPI - UND
#7 Denver vs #10 Western Michigan - Denver
UND vs Denver - UND

West Regional: St. Louis, MO
#3 Boston College vs #14 Colorado College - CC
#5 Michigan vs #12 Nebraska Omaha - UNO
CC vs UNO - UNO

Northeast Regional: Manchester, NH
#4 Miami vs #13 New Hampshire - Miami
#6 Merrimack vs #11 Notre Dame - Merrimack
Miami vs Merrimack - Merrimack

Frozen Four: St. Paul, MN
UMD vs Merrimack - UMD
UND vs UNO - UND

Final
UND vs UMD - UND

First Tiebreaker: Score of National Championship 5-2
Second Tiebreaker: Goals scored by National Champion 18
Third Tiebreaker: Goals scored by National Runner Up 9
 
Re: The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

First Tiebreaker: Score of National Championship 5-4
Second Tiebreaker: Goals scored by National Champion 9
Third Tiebreaker: Goals scored by National Runner Up 9

East Regional: Bridgeport, CT
#1 Yale vs #16 Air Force
#8 Union vs # 9 Minnesota Duluth

Midwest Regional: Green Bay, WI
#2 North Dakota vs #15 RPI
#7 Denver vs #10 Western Michigan

West Regional: St. Louis, MO
#3 Boston College vs #14 Colorado College
#5 Michigan vs #12 Nebraska Omaha

Northeast Regional: Manchester, NH
#4 Miami vs #13 New Hampshire
#6 Merrimack vs #11 Notre Dame

Frozen Four: St. Paul, MN
East Regional Champion vs Northeast Regional Champion Duluth vs Miami
Midwest Regional Champion vs West Regional Champion North Dakota vs B.C.

North Dakota vs. Miami
 
Re: The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

Yale over Air Force
UMD over Union
UMD over Yale

Notre Dame over Merrimack
New Hampshire over Miami
New Hampshire over Notre Dame

North Dakota over RPI
Western Michigan over Denver
North Dakota over Western Michigan

Nebraska over Michigan
Boston over Colorado
Boston over Nebraska

FROZEN FOUR
UMD over New Hampshire
North Dakota over Boston
UMD over North Dakota

Score 4-3
16 goals champions
18 goals runner up
 
Re: The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

FiveHole12 said:
:eek: :eek: :eek: There could be loss of life in this match up. ;) :D

Bigos could take out any 5 Sioux at the same time. :p
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Well he sure didn't come even close to that in October of 2009 when we played Merrimack.

The Sioux get penalties for looking scary. Thanks for playing. Nice try.
 
Re: The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

FiveHole12 said:
:eek: :eek: :eek: There could be loss of life in this match up. ;) :D

Bigos could take out any 5 Sioux at the same time. :p
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HA! That could become a WWE type event. I can see Matt Frattin throwing a lawn mower at Bigos to retaliate for Merrimack goonery. ESPN would have to need to replace Thorne and Melrose with Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby the Brain Heenan, though.
 
Re: The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

Nick Papagiorgio said:
HA! That could become a WWE type event. I can see Matt Frattin throwing a lawn mower at Bigos to retaliate for Merrimack goonery. ESPN would have to need to replace Thorne and Melrose with Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby the Brain Heenan, though.
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Ehhh, if you replace Melrose with Monsoon or Heenan, you might get better college hockey analysis. :p:D:D
 
Re: The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

East Regional: Bridgeport, CT
#1 Yale vs #16 Air Force
#8 Union vs # 9 Minnesota Duluth
UMD Over Yale

Midwest Regional: Green Bay, WI
#2 North Dakota vs #15 RPI
#7 Denver vs #10 Western Michigan
North Dakota over Denver

West Regional: St. Louis, MO
#3 Boston College vs #14 Colorado College
#5 Michigan vs #12 Nebraska Omaha
CC over UM

Northeast Regional: Manchester, NH
#4 Miami vs #13 New Hampshire
#6 Merrimack vs #11 Notre Dame
Merrimack over UNH

Frozen Four: St. Paul, MN
Merrimack over UMD
UND over CC
UND over Merrimack

First Tiebreaker: 5-2
Second Tiebreaker: 18
Third Tiebreaker: 12
 
Re: The Official NCAA Tournament Predictions Thread

East Regional: Bridgeport, CT
#1 Yale vs #16 Air Force
#8 Union vs # 9 Minnesota Duluth
Yale over UMD

Midwest Regional: Green Bay, WI
#2 North Dakota vs #15 RPI
#7 Denver vs #10 Western Michigan
North Dakota over Denver

West Regional: St. Louis, MO
#3 Boston College vs #14 Colorado College
#5 Michigan vs #12 Nebraska Omaha
BC over UNO

Northeast Regional: Manchester, NH
#4 Miami vs #13 New Hampshire
#6 Merrimack vs #11 Notre Dame
Merrimack over Miami

Frozen Four: St. Paul, MN
Yale over Merrimack
BC over UND
BC over Yale

First Tiebreaker: 5-3
Second Tiebreaker: 18
Third Tiebreaker: 15
 
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