Frozen4sioux Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Let's see your picks.... True seedings place BC and BU in St. Paul with Minnesota..... No way NC$$ lets that happen Is think UMtc and UMduluth will be flipped. Quote
Sioux17 Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 is the pairwise up to date and if so how did michigan not drop after thier loss tonight Quote
Smoggy Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) Yeah I don't see NCAA telling the #1 overall east coast school that they have to travel half way across the country to end up possibly facing the Gophers on home ice. Therefore Michigan gets screwed in that scenario because we will go to Green Bay where they know we've sent fans. Unless that bus rule comes in for Michigan. Edited March 18, 2012 by Smoggy Quote
RedFrog Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 This thing is a mess. Trying to keep bracket integrity is going to be VERY hard if you want to maintain some sort of geographical relevance. I'm going to give it a try and see what I come up with. Also, there is no more 'bus rule' in NCAA Mens Hockey. Edit: Who are the host schools? Is Minnesota the only host school in the tourney field? Quote
Frozen4sioux Posted March 18, 2012 Author Posted March 18, 2012 True Bracketology sends BC and BU to st paul.....never will happen I see UM and UMD being switchedabout My first try....i see a trip east although GB is a possibility Northeast Worcester Mass 1 BC vs 16 AF 7UMDuluth vs 9 BU West St. Paul 2 Michigan vs 15 Mich State 8 UMtc vs 10 Maine Midwest Green Bay 3 Union vs 14 Western Michigan 6 Ferris vs 11 Denver East -bridgeport 4 UND vs 13 Cornell 5 Miami vs 12 Mass-Lowell Quote
RedFrog Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 is the pairwise up to date and if so how did michigan not drop after thier loss tonight Both BC and Michigan were locked in to #1 and #2 before today's action. Quote
Smoggy Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 So I'm doing this off my head but it should be #4 us vs. #13 Cornell and #5 Miami playing #12 Umass-Lowell. Put that in Green Bay. Keep BC out east and send Michigan to St. Paul to try and keep seeds. Quote
RedFrog Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Worcester Regional BC Air Force UMD BU Bridgeport Regional UND Western Michigan Miami UMass-Lowell St. Paul Regional Michigan Cornell Minnesota Maine Green Bay Regional Union Michigan State Denver Ferris State LOCK IT IN!! Quote
Clark17 Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Here's mine. NE 1 BC 15 MSU 7 UMD 10 Maine Mid West 2 Mich 16 AF 6 Ferris 11 Denver East 3 Union 14 WMU 5 Miami 12 UML West 4 UND 13 Cornell 8 Minn 9 BU Quote
Wilbur Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Regional top seeds, Northeast: BC East: Union Midwest: UND West: Michigan Quote
GoalieMask Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 True Bracketology sends BC and BU to st paul.....never will happen I see UM and UMD being switchedabout My first try....i see a trip east although GB is a possibility Northeast Worcester Mass 1 BC vs 16 AF 7UMDuluth vs 9 BU West St. Paul 2 Michigan vs 15 Mich State 8 UMtc vs 10 Maine Midwest Green Bay 3 Union vs 14 Western Michigan 6 Ferris vs 11 Denver East -bridgeport 4 UND vs 13 Cornell 5 Miami vs 12 Mass-Lowell I agree with all but could see your entire Bridgeport and Titletown brackets swapped out. Michigan is likely going to St Paul and I can see UND-Miami both in Green Bay. Waiting pensively for Jason Moy to post his blog on uscho.com Quote
Wilbur Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 This thing is an absolute mess. They try to stay away from interconference first round games, but thats almost impossible with Western and Michigan State being where they're at. BC, love them or hate them, deserves to play the lowest seeded team (Air Force) as the number one seed. You can't skip three seeds down for Michigan to play Cornell. The NC$$ has some splainin to do tomorrow after they make their selections. Quote
Clark17 Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 why wouldnt und go to st paul They should based on the protocol. Quote
Wilbur Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 why wouldnt und go to st paul Bracket integrity. Although $$ integrity could come into play.... Quote
SiouxTupa Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 I thought they placed the top seeds first. Which would put Mich in GB and UND likely in St Paul. Quote
Smoggy Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 why wouldnt und go to st paul Messes up bracket integrity. UMN is #8 and should be placed in the #1 overall's regional. We are a #4 so by us being placed with umtc it would be punishing other schools by them having to be placed with "tougher" competition. Quote
Smoggy Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 I thought they placed the top seeds first. Which would put Mich in GB and UND likely in St Paul. nope. Host schools first. Quote
Wilbur Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 nope. Host schools first. Yeah, Miami learned that the hard way last year...... Quote
nodakvindy Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 I don't really see it going this way, but I think this bracket would be the best attendance wise and still maintain the best bracket integrity. Unless you literally put people in their own backyard (think BC and BU in Worcester), the only legit travelling fan base is the Green and White. UND still makes Green Bay a winner with no Bucky in the field. With all the flights between Minneapolis and Detroit, Michigan's fans probably turn out better at St. Paul than Green Bay. What Should Happen Worcester 1 Boston College 4 Michigan State 2 Minnesota-Duluth 3 Boston University St. Paul 1 Michigan 4 Air Force 2 Minnesota vs 3 Maine Bridgeport 1 Union 4 Western Michigan 2 Ferris State 3 Massachusetts-Lowell Green Bay 1 North Dakota 4 Cornell 2 Miami 3 Denver What probably will happen Worcester 1 Boston College 4 Air Force 2 Minnesota-Duluth 3 Boston University St. Paul 1 North Dakota 4 Western Michigan 2 Minnesota vs 3 Maine Bridgeport 1 Union 4 Michigan State 2 Miami 3 Massachusetts-Lowell Green Bay 1 Michigan 4 Cornell 2 Ferris State 3 Denver Quote
Clark17 Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 nope. Host schools first. That doesn't appear to be the case when Moy does his weekly blog. He places the number one seeds first at thier respective regionals. Am I missing something? This bracket looks straight forward to me. The Mich./MSU first rounder is a bit of a curveball, not sure if they'll swap a 15 and 13, but it may be more fair than the 15/16 swap. Quote
Smoggy Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 That doesn't appear to be the case when Moy does his weekly blog. He places the number one seeds first at thier respective regionals. Am I missing something? This bracket looks straight forward to me. The Mich./MSU first rounder is a bit of a curveball, not sure if they'll swap a 15 and 13, but it may be more fair than the 15/16 swap. But he would still make any changes due to host schools. Host schools have to play at their site so you might as well place them and then figure out where to put #1's accordingly. Then after make any changes you feel necessary. Quote
sagard Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Placing the #1s. BC - Somewhere out East. Mich - Closest is GB. Union - Somewhere else out East. UND - St. Paul Gophers - St. Paul Host. Let's hope the boys can take care of business and have one more game for the ages! I just don't seen any scenerio where the Gophers and UND aren't in St. Paul. Quote
mezzy05 Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Xcel UND vs Mich St Goofs vs Maine or Jack Paaaker Quote
Stinger_UND Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 My attempt WORCESTER (northeast) 1 BC/16 Air Force 7 Duluth/9 BU ST. PAUL (west) 2 Michigan/13 Cornell 8 Minnesota/12 Lowell WORCESTER (east) 3 Union/14 Western Michigan 6 Ferris State/10 Maine GREEN BAY (midwest) 4 North Dakota/15 Michigan State 5 Miami/11 Denver Quote
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