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Depends on what UM does. UND will be the 2 or 3 seed, but I would guess 3 after tonight. No real difference other than who ends up getting the 6/7 seeds and that is far from being decided. Flat out embarrassing loss. Remember that it and win the next 3, all will be forgotten.

2 point game. 24 seconds remain.

Dustin Hobaugh appearance? Looks like Jones got fed up and benched some guys for the stretch? Making a point before the conference tournament I guess. 5 point game with 34 seconds left. UND with 1 free throw to shoot. Free throw made. UND down 4 with 30 seconds to go.

UND favored by 9.5 on the road. Seems like a fair asessment. I'd like to see them put the game away early and not let SUU back into it.

You clearly have better sources than gfhockey then.

Completely agree, just didn't want people to overreact if UND doesn't win tomorrow against another very good team. Though judging from past threads, probably isn't anything to worry about...

I believe that UND clinches the tournament at the Betty in any of the following scenarios occur: -UND beats SUU on 3/6 -UNC beats SUU on 3/8 -EWU beats either ISU or WSU -SAC loses to either MON or MSU There are a few other more complicated ones that involve more tie-breakers, but those are the simplest ones. For them not to host, I believe all of the following would have to occur: -SUU beats both UND and UNC to bring their record to 15-5 -EWU loses to ISU and WSU -SAC beats both MON and MUS That would move SAC into 3rd or 4th place and the tiebreaker would be in SUU's favor (MON does not fall in UND or SUU's favor so whether they finish 3rd or 4th doesn't matter).

Midco announced it earlier this morning on their Facebook page and Twitter. Starting at 11am today going through Saturday night.

In a nutshell, RPI is made up of (1) 25% - your win/loss record directly, (2) 50% - your Opponent's Win/Loss and (3) 25% - your Opponent's Opponent's Win/Loss. The team being looked at also falls into the Opponent's Opponent's Win/Loss as well, so that compounds the problem when you aren't doing well. There are adjusters for home/road/neutral games. Due to a lot of variables not relying on the team being measured, you can help inflate it by playing higher ranked teams, especially those in power conferences, whether you win or lose (you are better off losing on the road though). Southern Utah has played some higher ranked teams than Presbyterian, so it helps move up their RPI, even though they don't have a win. It is also why people who point to it as how good a team is are only partially correct. The selection committee takes a good look at actual records against top 50 and top 100 teams, not just whether or not you've played them. The biggest dings against UND this year are losing to Cal Poly on a neutral floor, PSU and Sac on the road and MSU and SDSU at home.

In terms of actual people in attenance, I would guess it is pretty close to that. If the girls lock up the tournament at the Betty and make some noise, I think it will carry over nicely into next year.

Some interesting numbers from the game last night: In the first half, UND shoots better from the field (79%, 19-24) than the the free throw line (78%, 14-18) UNC shoots 60% for the game slightly outpacing UND's 58% UND doubled up UNC on both the offensive glass (13-6) and overall (33-16) UND outscore UNC in the paint 42-38 Three pointers didn't fall in the second half for UND (0-5) after looking good in the first half (4-6) As the end of February turns into the beginning of March, Brian Jones has his team playing its best basketball of the season. Again. That is 4 wins in a row. Just need 4 more...

Look at post #10 that darrell put up, apparently it is 833 fans, more than double. And I would guess those numbers are tickets sold, not actual attendance, which makes a big difference.

Interesting they are pumping the tires so much on this one. Coincidence that they offered a 2015 class DE who was a teammate of Hines and already has offers from WMU, NIU along with serious interest from some B1G schools the same day this kid commits?

Oshie at #7 and Zajac at #3 on Sportscenter's top ten tonight.

It has been confirmed the new staff had no interest in him. Your site also confirmed his only remaining offer as of signing day was Army. Not sure what point you are trying to make?

Correct. UND guaranteed the 2 or 3 seed depending on what UM does.

Some questionable calls both ways. Huff and the boys filling it up tonight.

Weird to see how many schools cooled on him and moved on. Seemed like he was getting a fair amount of attention at one point. Regardless, best of luck to the kid.

Classic. Bison fans lecturing UND fans on support for other teams. How long did the BSA facelift take to fundraise? Is there anyone who even shows up to the women's events in Fargo anymore?

I knew they had struggled after a good start, but didn't realize it was that bad.

Incredibly talented and entertaining and always left you guessing on what they were going to do next, good or bad. I know Saturday was technically Senior Night, but hopefully there is a good crowd there tonight for their last home game.

UND currently favored by 4.5 points. A little surprising considering the results from 2 months ago. I think they pull out a tight one by 4 points.

Current standings: WSU 13-5 (clinched regular season title) UM 11-7 UND 11-7 UNC 10-8 NAU 10-8 PSU 9-9 EWU 9-9 MSU 9-9 SSU 9-9 ISU 8-10 SUU 0-18 UM has Sac St and NAU left UND has UNC ans SUU left UNC has UND and SUU NAU has UM and MSU Still alot to be figured out. UND and UNC both have the easiest schedule with a game against SUU remaining. If UNC wins tonight, they will likely get the 3 seed and UND will end up 4th (UNC will hold tie-breaker over UND and I believe UM will as well as they have a win over Weber and UND does not). If UND wins tonight, I believe would be guaranteed a 3 seed regardless of what happens against SUU and still have a decent shot at the 2 seed. Though the way it is shaping up, there is no way to know if the 2 or 3 seed will end up with a tougher first round match-up. EWU is the team I would prefer not to see again out of the jumbled mess on the cut line for the tournament.

I think he's the kind of slasher/wing type player who can fill an immediate role next year. That last guy we got from Milwaukee seems to have worked out pretty good as well. I'd assume he'd have 2 years of eligibility left?

Jackson, Guldseth, Vonesh are the three that come to mind immediately. Not sure on the 4th one: -Haaven if you go back to the 50's but -I'm guessing there are a few older ones than that worth considering -Could throw a coach on there (Gunther/Fitch) -Huff is definitely making a case for the level of competition he plays against -Chad Mustard was a standout player -Beasley only played two years but his impact was huge. Guessing I missed a few obvious ones as well.