U-M Pairwise update (through 2/25 games)
I'm letting mfan_in_ohio create the diary at the end of the weekend but here is a quick update on what the brackets could look like after tonight. Two different brackets (the first with Merrimack/Michigan and CC/BU ties broken by comparision winner and then with the ties broken by higher RPI)
Scenario A - Comparisions as tie-breaker
1. Yale (EC)
2. North Dakota (WC)
3. Boston Coll (HE)
4. Merrimack (HE)
5. Michigan (CC)
6. Notre Dame (CC)
7. Denver U (WC)
8. NE-Omaha (WC)
9. Miami (CC)
10. Union (EC)
11. Minn-Duluth (WC)
12. New Hampshire (HE)
13. Dartmouth (EC)
14. RPI (EC)
15. Colorado College (WC)
16. Atlantic Hockey (AH)
Bridgeport:
1. Yale (EC)
8. Nebraska-Omaha (WC)
10. Union (EC)
16. Atlantic Hockey (AH)
St. Louis:
2. North Dakota (WC)
7. Denver (WC)
9. Miami (CC)
14. RPI (EC)
Manchester:
3. Boston College (HE)
5. Michigan (CC)
12. New Hampshire (HE)
13. Dartmouth (EC)
Green Bay:
4. Merrimack (HE)
6. Notre Dame (CC)
11. Minnesota-Duluth (WC)
15. Colorado College (WC)
1 seeds: #1 Yale to Bridgeport (Host), #2 North Dakota to St. Louis, #3 Boston College to Manchester, #4 Merrimack to Green Bay.
2 and 3 seeds: Teams that can bus and hosts are placed first. These are #12 New Hampshire to Manchester, #6 Notre Dame to Green Bay, #11 Minnesota-Duluth to Green Bay, #9 Miami to St. Louis, and #10 Union to Bridgeport. Now we have the following teams to place:
#5 Michigan and # 8Nebraska-Omaha with Bridgeport and Manchester as possible sites. To keep bracket integrity, #5 Michigan to Manchester and #8 Nebraska-Omaha to Bridgeport.
4 seeds: #13 Dartmouth to Manchester, #14 RPI to St. Louis. #15 Colorado College to Green Bay and #16 AHA Champ to Bridgeport.
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Scenario B: - RPI as tiebreaker
1. Yale (EC)
2. North Dakota (WC)
3. Boston Coll (HE)
4. Michigan (CC)
5. Merrimack (HE)
6. Notre Dame (CC)
7. Denver U (WC)
8. NE-Omaha (WC)
9. Miami (CC)
10. Union (EC)
11. Minn-Duluth (WC)
12. New Hampshire (HE)
13. Dartmouth (EC)
14. RPI (EC)
15. Boston University (HE)
16. Atlantic Hockey (AH)
Bridgeport:
1. Yale (EC)
8. Nebraska-Omaha (WC)
10. Union (EC)
16. Atlantic Hockey (AH)
Green Bay:
2. North Dakota (WC)
6. Notre Dame (CC)
11. Minnesota-Duluth (WC)
15. Boston University (HE)
Manchester:
3. Boston College (HE)
7. Denver (WC)
12. New Hampshire (HE)
13. Dartmouth (HE)
St. Louis:
4. Michigan (CC)
5. Merrimack (HE)
9. Miami (CC)
14. RPI (EC)
1 seeds: #1 Yale to Bridgeport (Host), #2 North Dakota to Green Bay, #3 Boston College to Manchester, #4 Michigan to St. Louis. I've heard so much that St. Louis wants U-M and think the committee would send us there over North Dakota if given the chance.
2 seeds: #5 Merrimack to St. Louis, #6 Notre Dame to Green Bay, #7 Denver to Manchester, #8 Nebraska-Omaha to Bridgeport.
3 seeds: #9 Miami to St. Louis (bus), #11 Minnesota-Duluth to Green Bay (bus), #12 New Hampshire to Manchester (host), leaving #10 Union to Bridgeport.
4 seeds: #13 Dartmouth to Manchester, #14 RPI to St. Louis. #15 Colorado College to Green Bay and #16 AHA Champ to Bridgeport. If Air Force wins Atlantic Hockey, they go to St. Louis, RPI goes to Green Bay, and Boston University goes to Bridgeport.