It's Mon Feb 23,, 2026, and the Predictor Matrix is fascinating from 15-20 right now:
UST, Augie, Mn St, Mich Tech, (UMass), BGSU
The CCHA tourney is effectively an NCAA elimination round..
https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/probabilityMatrix.php
Meanwhile, NCHC has effectively four locks: UND, WMU, UMD, DU.
UND's magic number for outright title against DU is 2.
UND's magic number for outright title against WMU is 2.
The difference?
Take a point against WMU it's worth double (earned by UND and not earned by WMU).
Against DU it's earn two or them lose two (or some one and one combo thereof).
Simple solution is best stated by Al Davis (RIP): Just win baby.
https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=31e89fb06c6c6e55&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS929US929&udm=2&fbs=ADc_l-aN0CWEZBOHjofHoaMMDiKpaEWjvZ2Py1XXV8d8KvlI3vMboekt2cKC3pTSxvmRKdBH1tOmdyHeywNECeu_1ugRhkAtIkb-H90aQ8XzPj9jTvWexHCw_VBH9ybMi89fQHjE1xz6uu89DprcAtxzODkWuEnWy9bwfrBnMQxBo4dgKt9Z0-AP4Pr5wLLpHtKS_8VhIo0AIFbUITHLzA1uPIISkylGcw&q=cusa+commissioner&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjM9Mivm-iSAxVf1fACHdJwOOsQtKgLegQIGRAB&biw=1920&bih=953&dpr=1
or
https://www.google.com/search?q=MWC+commissioner&sca_esv=31e89fb06c6c6e55&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS929US929&udm=2&biw=1920&bih=953&ei=x2aYadCDNr_Jp84P8_nSyAk&ved=0ahUKEwiQg76ym-iSAxW_5MkDHfO8FJkQ4dUDCBQ&uact=5&oq=MWC+commissioner&gs_lp=Egtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZyIQTVdDIGNvbW1pc3Npb25lcjIFEAAYgAQyBBAAGB5Izx5QtxBY-BlwAngAkAEAmAFHoAGMAqoBATS4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgagAqsCwgIGEAAYBxgewgIIEAAYBxgKGB6YAwCIBgGSBwE2oAePDbIHATS4B6YCwgcHMS4yLjIuMcgHFoAIAA&sclient=gws-wiz-img
or just
https://www.google.com/search?q=NCHC+commissioner&sca_esv=31e89fb06c6c6e55&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS929US929&udm=2&biw=1920&bih=953&ei=9GaYaZKcFN_UwN4Pneur-AQ&ved=0ahUKEwiS5tbHm-iSAxVfKtAFHZ31Ck8Q4dUDCBQ&uact=5&oq=NCHC+commissioner&gs_lp=Egtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZyIRTkNIQyBjb21taXNzaW9uZXIyBRAAGIAEMgQQABgeSLMhUIwRWNwacAJ4AJABAJgBRaABxgKqAQE1uAEDyAEA-AEBmAIHoALZAsICBhAAGAcYHpgDAIgGAZIHATegB4YQsgcBNbgH1QLCBwUxLjUuMcgHDYAIAA&sclient=gws-wiz-img
IIHF Wonk #1: What if the game is tied after regulation?
IIHF Wonk #2: Well, how about we play a completely new game? Different strategies and different number of players to decide the original game?
IIHF Wonk #1: So we play futbol to decide hockey?
IIHF Wonk #2: No, instead of 5x5 we play 3x3!
IIHF Wonk #1: BRILLIANT!