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WCHA Seeding Scenarios for the Final Week

Fighting Sioux 23

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I think I have all of the scenarios possible, but if I missed something please add it...

North Dakota: Has clinched share of MacNaughton Cup, and #1 seed.
- Can clinch cup outright with 1 point @ Michigan Tech
- OR SCSU taking 1 or more points @ Denver

Denver: Has clinched home ice, and at least #4 seed.
- Can clinch share of MacNaughton Cup with 4 points vs SCSU, and Michigan Tech taking 4 points vs North Dakota
- Can clinch #2 seed with 4 points vs SCSU
- OR 3 points vs SCSU AND Duluth taking 1 point or more vs UNO
- OR 2 points vs SCSU AND Duluth taking 2 points or more vs UNO
- OR 1 point vs SCSU AND Duluth taking 3 points vs UNO

UNO: Has clinched home ice, and at least #4 seed.
- Can clinch #2 seed with 4 points @ UMD AND SCSU taking 1 point or more @ Denver
- OR 3 points @ UMD AND SCSU taking 2 points or more @ Denver
- OR 2 points @ UMD AND SCSU taking 3 points or more @ Denver
- Can Clinch #3 seed with 2 points @ UMD
- OR 1 point @ UMD AND SCSU takes 4 points @ Denver

UMD: Has clinched home ice, and at least #4 seed.
- Can Clinch #2 seed with 4 points vs UNO AND SCSU taking 3 points or more @ Denver
- OR 4 points vs UNO AND SCSU and Denver tie both games
- OR 3 points vs UNO AND SCSU taking 4 points @ Denver
- Can Clinch #3 seed with 3 points vs UNO

Minnesota: Has clinched at least #7 seed.
- Can Clinch #5 seed and home ice with 2 points @ Bemidji
- OR 1 point @ Bemidji AND Wisconsin taking 1-3 points vs CC
- OR Wisconsin taking 2 points vs CC
- Can Clinch #6 seed and home ice with 1 point @ Bemidji
- OR Denver taking 1 point or more vs SCSU

CC: Has clinched at least #9 seed.
- Can Clinch #5 seed and home ice with 4 points @ Wisconsin AND Bemidji taking 2 points or more vs Minnesota
- OR 3 points @ Wisconsin AND Bemidji taking 3 or more points vs Minnesota
- OR 2 points @ Wisconsin AND Bemidji taking 4 points vs Minnesota AND Denver takes 1 point or more vs SCSU
- Can Clinch #6 seed and home ice with 2 points @ Wisconsin
- Can Clinch #7 seed with 1 point @ Wisconsin AND Denver takes 1 point or more vs SCSU
- OR Denver takes 2 points or more vs SCSU AND Mankato takes 1 point or more vs UAA
- Can Clinch #8 seed with Mankato taking 1 point or more vs UAA

Wisconsin: Has Clinched at least #9 seed.
- Can Clinch #5 seed and home ice with 4 points vs CC AND Bemidji taking 3 points or more vs Minnesota
- OR 3 points vs CC AND Bemidji taking 4 points vs Minnesota
- Can Clinch #6 seed and home ice with 4 points vs CC
- OR 3 points vs CC AND Denver taking 1 point or more vs SCSU
- Can Clinch #7 seed with 2 points vs CC AND Denver taking 2 points or more vs SCSU
- OR 1 point vs CC AND Denver taking 3 points or more vs SCSU AND Mankato taking 1 point or more vs UAA
- OR Denver takes 4 points vs SCSU AND Mankato takes 2 points or more vs UAA
- Can Clinch #8 seed with Mankato taking 2 points or more vs UAA

SCSU: Has Clinched at least #9 seed.
- Can Clinch #5 seed and home ice with 4 points @ Denver AND Bemidji taking 4 points vs Minnesota AND Wisconsin taking 3 points vs CC
- Can Clinch #6 seed and home ice with 4 points @ Denver AND Wisconsin taking 3 points vs CC
- OR 4 points @ Denver AND Bemidji taking 4 points vs Minnesota AND CC taking 3 points or more @ Wisconsin AND SCSU making up the current goal differential between themselves and Minnesota
- OR 4 points @ Denver AND Bemidji taking 4 points vs Minnesota AND Wisconsin taking 4 points vs CC AND SCSU making up the current goal differential between themselves and Minnesota
- Can Clinch #7 seed with 4 points @ Denver
- OR 3 points @ Denver AND CC taking 2 points or more @ Wisconsin
- OR 3 points @ Denver AND Wisconsin taking 4 points vs CC
- OR 2 points @ Denver AND CC taking 3 points @ Wisconsin
- OR 2 points @ Denver AND CC taking 4 points @ Wisconsin AND Mankato taking 1 point or more vs UAA
- Can Clinch #8 seed with 3 points @ Denver
- OR 2 points @ Denver AND Mankato taking 1 point or more vs UAA
- OR 1 point @ Denver AND Mankato taking 2 points or more vs UAA
- OR Mankato taking 3 points vs UAA
- OR Mankato taking 4 points vs UAA AND Bemidji taking 4 points vs Minnesota

UAA: Has clinched at least #11 seed
- Can Clinch #7 seed with 4 points @ Mankato AND Wisconsin taking 4 points vs CC AND Denver taking 2 points or more vs SCSU
- OR 4 points @ Mankato AND CC taking 3 points or more @ Wisconsin AND Denver taking 2 points or more vs SCSU
- Can Clinch #8 seed with 4 points @ Mankato AND Denver taking 2 points or more vs SCSU
- OR 3 points @ Mankato AND Denver taking 3 points or more vs SCSU
- OR 2 points @ Mankato AND Denver taking 4 points vs SCSU AND Minnesota taking 1 point or more @ Bemidji
- Can Clinch #9 seed with 1 win @ Mankato
- OR 2 ties @ Mankato AND Minnesota taking 1 point or more @ Bemidji
- Can Clinch #10 seed with 1 point AND Minnesota taking 1 point or more @ Bemidji
- OR Minnesota taking 2 points or more @ Bemidji

Bemidji: Has clinched at least #11 seed
- Can Clinch #9 seed with 4 points vs Minnesota AND Mankato taking 4 points vs UAA AND Bemidji maintaining current lead in Goal Differential between themselves and Mankato
- OR 4 points vs Minnesota AND Mankato taking 3 points vs UAA
- OR 3 points vs Minnesota AND Mankato taking 3 points vs UAA AND Bemidji maintaining current lead in goal differential between themselves and Mankato
- Can Clinch #10 seed by matching Mankato's performance (2 points or less) AND maintaining current lead in goal differential between themselves and Mankato

Mankato: Has clinched at least #11 seed.
- Can Clinch #8 seed with 4 points vs UAA AND Denver taking 4 points vs SCSU AND Minnesota taking 1 point or more @ Bemidji
- Can Clinch #9 seed with 4 points vs UAA AND Minnesota taking 1 point or more @ Bemidji
- OR 3 points vs UAA AND Minnesota taking 2 points or more @ Bemidji
- Can Clinch #10 seed with 2 points vs UAA AND Minnesota taking 2 points or more @ Bemidji AND making up goal differential between themselves and Bemidji
- OR 2 points vs UAA AND Minnesota taking 3 points or more @ Bemidji
- OR 1 point vs UAA AND Minnesota taking 3 points @ Bemidji AND making up goal differential between themselves and Bemidji
- OR 1 point vs UAA AND Minnesota taking 4 points @ Bemidji

Michigan Tech: Has clinched #12 seed.

That gives us Potential First Round matchups of:
#12 Michigan Tech @ #1 North Dakota
#11 Mankato/Bemidji/UAA @ #2 Denver/UNO/UMD
#10 Mankato/Bemidji/UAA @ #3 Denver/UNO/UMD
#9 CC/Wisconsin/SCSU/UAA/Bemidji/Mankato @ #4 Denver/UNO/UMD
#8 Mankato/UAA/SCSU/Wisconsin/CC @ #5 Minnesota/CC/Wisconsin/SCSU
#7 UAA/SCSU/Wisconsin/CC/Minnesota @ #6 Minnesota/CC/Wisconsin/SCSU

How do I see it?
#12 Michigan Tech @ #1 North Dakota
#11 Bemidji State @ #2 Denver
#10 Alaska-Anchorage @ #3 UNO
#9 Mankato @ #4 UMD
#8 SCSU @ #5 Minnesota
#7 Wisconsin @ #6 CC
 
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Re: WCHA Seeding Scenarios for the Final Week

My head just asploded. :D

It looks like this to me:
MTU @ UND
MSUM @ DU
BSU @ UNO
AA @ UMD
SCSU @ MN
UW @ CC
 
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