Goon Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 Here's a take on the current bracketology courtesy of Tim Rosenthal at insidehockey.com East (Bridgeport, CT) #1 Boston University vs. #16 Bemidji State #6 Vermont vs. #9 Yale Midwest (Grand Rapids, MI) #2 Notre Dame vs. #15 Air Force #8 North Dakota vs. #11 Miami West (Minneapolis) #3 Michigan vs. #13 Minnesota #5 Northeastern vs. #12 Princeton Northeast (Manchester, NH) #4 Denver vs. #14 Ohio State #7 New Hampshire vs. #10 Cornell INCH also has a new 4 x 4 that takes a dig at the "State of Hockey" Is this one the one where they refered to the John as a lake? Quote
gopherz Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 so does michigan Doubtful. No one wants to play the Gophers @ home, there's much easier 4 seeds they could play, at much better locations. Quote
Goon Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 Doubtful. No one wants to play the Gophers @ home, there's much easier 4 seeds they could play, at much better locations. huh, have you seen your team play lately? Quote
gopherz Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 huh, have you seen your team play lately? Yes. Much better than the other 4 seeds in the tournament, and much more dangerous because we would be at home. We are a better team at home, that's why I wouldn't be surprised at making the frozen four as long as we make it to the tournament, which I kind of doubt is going to happen. Quote
AZSIOUX Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 Doubtful. No one wants to play the Gophers @ home, there's much easier 4 seeds they could play, at much better locations. of course nobody wants to play anyone at home but if any unbias college hockey fan has watched the gophers play over the last 3 months i highly doubt anyone is that afraid of your team. sorry but they arent and i called a spade a spade. the gophers are a 4 seed right now and have deserved that 4 seed with their crappy play. just because they have a big M on their jersey doesnt mean they arent a true 4 seed which they are. lose 2 to scsu and they are done and done as you know any team that is 3-6-3 in their last 12 with 7 of those 12 at home doesnt exactly stick out as a feared team. there are gapping holes in that D and kangas as well only a little over 2 weeks when we can see the real tourney seedings and brackets. cant wait as a wcha fan !! Quote
01grad Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 There is another take on the brackets and rankings at collegehockeynews.com Interesting how there are so many takes on who will be in and is out. Why doesn't Michigan play in Michigan if the gophers are supposed to be home? Quote
AZSIOUX Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 There is another take on the brackets and rankings at collegehockeynews.com Interesting how there are so many takes on who will be in and is out. Why doesn't Michigan play in Michigan if the gophers are supposed to be home? because the gophers are a host team. who ever is a host team fo the 4 regionals gets to play their if they earn a ncaa spot each of the 4 regionals every year have hosts as a example when the sioux had their regional a few years back no mateer if they made it as a 1,2,3 or 4 seed they get to play in their own regional as the host Quote
AZSIOUX Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 new inch 4x4 remember INCH does it by projections and how teams are playing and how they think things will play out unlike uscho which does it by the pairwise rankings if it ended today http://insidecollegehockey.com/5Polls/0809/44_0724.htm this is dead on as well as teams like um and cc and duluth have to make a nice run into the semis of the final 5 to get in. the gophs should hold on if they beat scsu in the series unless a few upsets happen but the others have to win their series and probably a game in the final 5 to even have a chane to get in Quote
Goon Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 Yes. Much better than the other 4 seeds in the tournament, and much more dangerous because we would be at home. We are a better team at home, that's why I wouldn't be surprised at making the frozen four as long as we make it to the tournament, which I kind of doubt is going to happen. I think the Goofs would be hard pressed to beat BSU or AFA they way they are playing. BSU gave the Sioux a tougher battle than the Goofs as well. Quote
Goon Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 new inch 4x4 remember INCH does it by projections and how teams are playing and how they think things will play out unlike uscho which does it by the pairwise rankings if it ended today http://insidecollegehockey.com/5Polls/0809/44_0724.htm Hum interesting I don't see the Gophers in that projection. Quote
AZSIOUX Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 Hum interesting I don't see the Gophers in that projection. thats because they are on the bubble and pretty much assuming they may lose to scsu in their playoff series. if they do beat them they should be in the tourney and grab a 4 seed unless they can make a run in the final 5 if the season ended today which is doesnnt they would be in cc and scsu have a lot more to worry about than winning their best of 3 series. the wcha could end up with just 2 teams in du and und if these other 3 dont win their series and we know if scsu beats minny then they would still have to win maybe 2 games in the final 5 to jump up. down year for the wcha as a whole. 2 teams making it top heavy then very mediocre Quote
Goon Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 thats because they are on the bubble and pretty much assuming they may lose to scsu in their playoff series. if they do beat them they should be in the tourney and grab a 4 seed unless they can make a run in the final 5 if the season ended today which is doesnnt they would be in cc and scsu have a lot more to worry about than winning their best of 3 series. the wcha could end up with just 2 teams in du and und if these other 3 dont win their series and we know if scsu beats minny then they would still have to win maybe 2 games in the final 5 to jump up. down year for the wcha as a whole. 2 teams making it top heavy then very mediocre I am thinking that there will be three teams from the WCHA in the tourney max and you're right it may only be two. Quote
siouxweet Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 I am thinking that there will be three teams from the WCHA in the tourney max and you're right it may only be two. I think three for sure will get in(either cc or duluth) and if the goophs make it to the final 5 they will get in as well. I'm not sure why everyone is on board the scsu bandwagon right now to beat the gophs. they didn't play very well this last weekend against msum and are 0-4 against the gophs onthe season. yes I know it huskies are due but it could just be for one game. Quote
Goon Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 I think three for sure will get in(either cc or duluth) and if the goophs make it to the final 5 they will get in as well. I'm not sure why everyone is on board the scsu bandwagon right now to beat the gophs. they didn't play very well this last weekend against msum and are 0-4 against the gophs onthe season. yes I know it huskies are due but it could just be for one game. Ah, I forgot about one of those teams C.C. and UMD can flip if they win their series and probably a game or two at the final five. Quote
brianvf Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 new inch 4x4 http://insidecollegehockey.com/5Polls/0809/44_0724.htm I like their First Two Teams out. That would be nice. Quote
Goon Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 I like their First Two Teams out. That would be nice. Yeah oh darn eh? Quote
stickboy1956 Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 thats because they are on the bubble and pretty much assuming they may lose to scsu in their playoff series. if they do beat them they should be in the tourney and grab a 4 seed unless they can make a run in the final 5 if the season ended today which is doesnnt they would be in cc and scsu have a lot more to worry about than winning their best of 3 series. the wcha could end up with just 2 teams in du and und if these other 3 dont win their series and we know if scsu beats minny then they would still have to win maybe 2 games in the final 5 to jump up. down year for the wcha as a whole. 2 teams making it top heavy then very mediocre I don't think the bubble teams can afford to go 2-1 in their playoff series. I think it would better for CC to play in the playin game and beat MN than have wisco or den upset so they jump to #3 seed. It would give them 1 more game with a TUC. I predict if they win the play-in game vs the Gophs they make the tourny, unless they drop a game to UMD in their playoff series. Quote
LeftyZL Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Bracketology 3/11/09: Bracketology I'd rather face Cornell on the big sheet of ice where they have to cover more area and have less of a chance of clogging it up. Quote
fargosioux Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Not sure if this has already been posted, but here is a pretty interesting look at the pairwise probabilities from the perspective of Adam Wodon: College Hockey News Quote
AZSIOUX Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Bracketology 3/11/09: Bracketology I'd rather face Cornell on the big sheet of ice where they have to cover more area and have less of a chance of clogging it up. good point. i like those brackets. only about 10 days til the real brackets come out!! Quote
gopherz Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Looks like one Gopher team locked up their spot in the NCAA tournament today, hopefully we can make that 2 here soon. Quote
AZSIOUX Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Looks like one Gopher team locked up their spot in the NCAA tournament today, hopefully we can make that 2 here soon. cool, if this was a basketball thread maybe some would care Quote
Sioux_Hab-it Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Looks like one Gopher team locked up their spot in the NCAA tournament today, hopefully we can make that 2 here soon. With respect to the NCAAs, do they typically fold like the hockey team? Quote
Big A HG Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 With respect to the NCAAs, do they typically fold like the hockey team? It's been too long to tell... Quote
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