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CHN (Wodon) prediction:

 

Midwest Region, South Bend, Ind.
1. Minnesota State vs. 16. RIT
8. UNO vs. 10. Minnesota

West Region, Fargo, N.D.
2. North Dakota vs. 15. Providence
7. Michigan Tech vs. 12. St. Cloud State

Northeast Region, Manchester, N.H.
3. Boston University vs. 14. Quinnipiac
6. Duluth vs. 11. Boston College

East Region, Providence, R.I.
4. Miami vs. 13. Yale
5. Denver vs. 9. Harvard

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My predictions:

Fargo

North Dakota vs. Providence

Michigan Tech vs. St. Cloud

South Bend

Mankato vs. RIT

Omaha vs. Minnesota

Manchester

BU vs. Quinnipiac

Duluth vs. BC

Providence

Miami vs. Yale

Denver vs. Harvard

I've got the same except Harvard and BC swapped since Denver is the 5 seed.

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CHN (Wodon) prediction:

Midwest Region, South Bend, Ind.

1. Minnesota State vs. 16. RIT

8. UNO vs. 10. Minnesota

West Region, Fargo, N.D.

2. North Dakota vs. 15. Providence

7. Michigan Tech vs. 12. St. Cloud State

Northeast Region, Manchester, N.H.

3. Boston University vs. 14. Quinnipiac

6. Duluth vs. 11. Boston College

East Region, Providence, R.I.

4. Miami vs. 13. Yale

5. Denver vs. 9. Harvard

Wodon needs to be quicker! :)

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I believe the host school is actually Brown, that's why.

This will be interesting to see. I realize providence isn't the host but it seems like a pretty clear choice to maximize attendance. Plus UND played providence already this year. I'm not sure if that's a factor the way it is in, say, football bowl season. I wouldn't be surprised if providence played out east though.

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Apparently people think Providence won't be there because it would be unfair to the #1 seed to have to play a #4 in their territory.

I could see that. At the same time if you're the #4 overall, like Miami, they're less likely to protect you from that scenario. It would be sound logic though.

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Apparently people think Providence won't be there because it would be unfair to the #1 seed to have to play a #4 in their territory.

Denver vs Michigan at Yost...North Dakota vs Michigan at Yost...North Dakota vs Minnesota at the X...if they won't put PC in Providence because of "fairness," we'll be entering NCAA uncharted territory.

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Denver vs Michigan at Yost...North Dakota vs Michigan at Yost...North Dakota vs Minnesota at the X...if they won't put PC in Providence because of "fairness," we'll be entering NCAA uncharted territory.

Those were the host schools in your examples, correct? Similar to when UND was a one seed and had to play Wisconsin in Madison.

This is a little different since providence isn't the host so they aren't required to play in the east regional.

I understand your point though. It'll be interesting to see what happens.

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I'll go a little outside the box and predict that they put the Miami bracket in South Bend for attendance reasons.  I think they will also try to avoid the Denver-St.Cloud matchup in the first round.

Ideally I would also flip Minnesota and BC to get the three Hockey East teams spread to different regions, but that isn't a priority of the committee unfortunately.

 
Fargo
 
North Dakota
Providence
 
Michigan Tech
St. Cloud State
 
Providence
 
Minnesota State
RIT
 
Nebraska Omaha
Harvard
 
 
South Bend
 
Miami
Yale
 
Denver
Minnesota
 
 
Manchester
 
Boston U
Quinnipiac
 
Minnesota Duluth
Boston College
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Denver vs Michigan at Yost...North Dakota vs Michigan at Yost...North Dakota vs Minnesota at the X...if they won't put PC in Providence because of "fairness," we'll be entering NCAA uncharted territory.

I'm not sure on these, but wasn't UND/Michigan in the super regional days, where everyone was in one Western regional?  In that case, they had no choice.  Also, UND/MN wasn't a first round #1/#4 matchup, it was a second round.  Which is different.

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Those were the host schools in your examples, correct? Similar to when UND was a one seed and had to play Wisconsin in Madison.

This is a little different since providence isn't the host so they aren't required to play in the east regional.

I understand your point though. It'll be interesting to see what happens.

Yes, those were host school #4 seeds. Wisconsin vs UND in Madison a few years ago was another good example. Wasn't being critical of your post - just pointing out the "logic" of the NCAA isn't always logical.
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Really? I don't see it. They are still not very good defensively. Stay out of the box and they are very, very beatable.

 

I think UMN is a lock for a NCAA title again this year as long as they continue to play B10 teams for the remainder of the season.

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Jayson Moy's bracket prediction is the same as most others have come up with:

East Regional (Providence):

13 Yale vs. 4 Miami

9 Harvard vs. 5 Denver

Northeast Regional (Manchester):

14 Quinnipiac vs. 3 Boston University

11 Boston College vs. 6 Minnesota-Duluth

Midwest Regional (South Bend):

16 RIT vs. 1 Minnesota State

10 Minnesota vs. 8 Omaha

West Regional (Fargo):

15 Providence vs. 2 North Dakota

12 St. Cloud State vs. 7 Michigan Tech

Link: http://www.uscho.com/bracketology/2015/03/22/heres-our-final-prediction-for-the-2015-ncaa-tournament-brackets/#ixzz3V64X8aQ7
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Here's how the match-ups shape up going by pure bracket rules:

East

(1) Miami vs. (4) Yale

(2) Denver vs. (3) St. Cloud State

 

Northeast

(1) Boston University vs. (4) Quinnipiac

(2) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (3) Boston College

 

Midwest

(1) Minnesota State vs. (4) RIT

(2) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (3) Harvard

 

West

(1) North Dakota vs. (4) Providence

(2) Michigan Tech vs. (3) Minnesota

 

It would seem the committee will swap Denver and Michigan Tech to avoid a first round intra-conference match-up between Denver and St. Cloud State. I think there's also a good chance they swap Yale and Providence to boost attendance in the East regional:

East

(1) Miami vs. (4) Providence

(2) Michigan Tech vs. (3) St. Cloud State

 

Northeast

(1) Boston University vs. (4) Quinnipiac

(2) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (3) Boston College

 

Midwest

(1) Minnesota State vs. (4) RIT

(2) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (3) Harvard

 

West

(1) North Dakota vs. (4) Yale

(2) Denver vs. (3) Minnesota

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