SiouxFanatic Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 And if memory serves me right, BC hasn’t fared well when they’ve been shipped west for a regional, which seems to be super rare. I remember one season though when they were whipped by Colorado College that was in a west-based regional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 1 seeds: North Dakota, Minnesota, BC, Wisconsin 2 seeds: St. Cloud, Duluth, Mankato, Michigan 3 seeds: UMass, Quinnipiac, BU, LSSU 4 seeds: Omaha, AIC, Providence, St. Lawrence Really ECAC should get only St. Lawrence in, but they'll put Quinnipiac in. For me its a toss-up between Providence, Bemidji, and BGSU. Mankato lost a 1 seed with their loss to Northern Michigan, the last 1 seed was between Wisconsin and St. Cloud. There is no reason any of these teams can't take a flight, they did flights for all the other tournaments. Fargo: North Dakota - St. Lawrence Mankato - UMass Loveland: Minnesota - Providence Duluth - LSSU Bridgeport: BC - AIC Michigan - Quinnipiac Albany: Wisconsin - Omaha St. Cloud - BU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 cberkas, I love that each of your regions include teams from four different conferences, except that Omaha and SC appear together. I wish the committee assembled them like that all the time, to make it a more national tournament. Unfortunately, they actually came out and said they have been instructed to limit flights, so I expect it to end up pretty local. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnWinterSportsEngelstad Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 #1 seeds: North Dakota Minnesota Mankato Boston C Final Dozen: Duluth Wisconsin St. Cloud Boston U Quinnipiac U Mass AIC Michigan Providence St. Lawrence Lake Superior Omaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzerman19 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I of course jacked up my placement last night by not putting Quinnipiac in Bridgeport. They will be there. I’m going to give a different approach here in a minute...I’m sure you are all on baited breath hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, yzerman19 said: I of course jacked up my placement last night by not putting Quinnipiac in Bridgeport. They will be there. I’m going to give a different approach here in a minute...I’m sure you are all on baited breath hahaha HUSTLE!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxweet Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 When it comes to some of these bubble teams, I thought there was a rule you had to have a winning record? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboys5xsbs Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 29 minutes ago, siouxweet said: When it comes to some of these bubble teams, I thought there was a rule you had to have a winning record? They changed it for this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzerman19 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 So here it goes....start with quality win adjusted RPI and then add or subtract bonuses based on strength of conference. NCHC gets +.03, Hockey East and Big10 gets +.02, ECAC and WCHA get no adjustment, Atlantic get -.03. your top 16 teams in order: UND, Mankato, Minny, BC, UMass, WI, SCSU, LSSU, BU, UMD, Michigan, BGSU, AIC, BSU, Quinnipiac, Omaha. so, pressure test the conference factors. I think we’ve been too generous with the WCHA with them getting 4 into the top 16. So let’s go to PWR to compare teams in same conference. This gets really hairy between BGSU and BSU. BGSU has the better PWR, but BSU won the season series head to head. BGSU also never beat Mankato nor LSSU. Therefore Bemidji is in, BGSU is out. St Lawrence is the 16 seed with a losing record, but an autobid out of a decimated conference. so now I have: UND, Mankato, Minny, BC, UMass, WI, SCSU, LSSU, BU, UMD, Michigan,AIC, BSU, Quinnipiac, Omaha, St Lawrence ive got 4 NCHC, 3 Hockey East, 3 Big 10, 3 WCHA, 2 ECAC, and 1 Atlantic. that corresponds pretty well with my conference point adjuster, the only real argument here is does CT or Providence bounce Bemidji? CT has a losing record. They are out. Providence went 11-9-5, BSU went 15-9-3. I’m giving it to the Beavers. Again pressure testing my adjusters, I think you swap positions of AIC and Quinnipiac. I also think Minnesota’s BiG10 title boosts them ahead of Mankato. Therefore my 16 seeds in order: UND, Minny, Mankato, BC, UMass, WI, SCSU, LSSU, BU, UMD, Michigan, Quinnipiac, BSU, AIC, Omaha, St Lawrence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzerman19 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Now let’s place- fargo: UND/St Lawrence LSSU/BU loveland: Minny/Omaha SCSU/UMD albany: Mankato/AiC WI/MI Bridgeport: BC/BSU uMass/Quinnipiac swap UMD and MI and you are done! fargo: UND/St Lawrence LSSU/BU loveland: Minny/Omaha SCSU/MI albany: Mankato/AiC WI/UMD Bridgeport: BC/BSU uMass/Quinnipiac now will the committee Jack around with this bracket due to travel, etc...once the smoke clears from the back room and you can see the red leather chairs, we will know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 29 minutes ago, yzerman19 said: Now let’s place- fargo: UND/St Lawrence LSSU/BU loveland: Minny/Omaha SCSU/UMD albany: Mankato/AiC WI/MI Bridgeport: BC/BSU uMass/Quinnipiac swap UMD and MI and you are done! fargo: UND/St Lawrence LSSU/BU loveland: Minny/Omaha SCSU/MI albany: Mankato/AiC WI/UMD Bridgeport: BC/BSU uMass/Quinnipiac now will the committee Jack around with this bracket due to travel, etc...once the smoke clears from the back room and you can see the red leather chairs, we will know! Like what I see here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodakgirl93 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Some think Bemidji will get in and get placed against UND. If the Sioux are the overall 1 seed they should play against the Saints. So we will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxScore Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Chris Dilks bracketology. Definitely agree that UND has earned the right to face the weakest team in the field which is St. Lawrence. Loveland Regional #1 Minnesota vs. #4 Lake Superior State #2 St. Cloud State vs. #3 Boston University Fargo Regional #1 North Dakota vs. #4 St. Lawrence #2 Minnesota State vs. #3 Minnesota Duluth Bridgeport Regional #1 Boston College vs. #4 American International #2 Michigan vs. #3 Quinnipiac Albany Regional #1 Wisconsin vs. #4 Providence #2 UMass vs. #3 Omaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiSioux Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I'm already feeling angry because I don't anticipate us actually getting to play St. Lawrence... I doubt the committee will maintain bracket integrity and use covid as an excuse. The west regional will be stacked and the east regioanls will be wimpy is my prediction. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90siouxfan Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Seems like several versions have Mankota & Wisconson as 4/5 ranked. i would think they should be in the same regional, thoughts? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND_Texan Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 1 hour ago, yzerman19 said: So here it goes....start with quality win adjusted RPI and then add or subtract bonuses based on strength of conference. NCHC gets +.03, Hockey East and Big10 gets +.02, ECAC and WCHA get no adjustment, Atlantic get -.03. your top 16 teams in order: UND, Mankato, Minny, BC, UMass, WI, SCSU, LSSU, BU, UMD, Michigan, BGSU, AIC, BSU, Quinnipiac, Omaha. so, pressure test the conference factors. I think we’ve been too generous with the WCHA with them getting 4 into the top 16. So let’s go to PWR to compare teams in same conference. This gets really hairy between BGSU and BSU. BGSU has the better PWR, but BSU won the season series head to head. BGSU also never beat Mankato nor LSSU. Therefore Bemidji is in, BGSU is out. St Lawrence is the 16 seed with a losing record, but an autobid out of a decimated conference. so now I have: UND, Mankato, Minny, BC, UMass, WI, SCSU, LSSU, BU, UMD, Michigan,AIC, BSU, Quinnipiac, Omaha, St Lawrence ive got 4 NCHC, 3 Hockey East, 3 Big 10, 3 WCHA, 2 ECAC, and 1 Atlantic. that corresponds pretty well with my conference point adjuster, the only real argument here is does CT or Providence bounce Bemidji? CT has a losing record. They are out. Providence went 11-9-5, BSU went 15-9-3. I’m giving it to the Beavers. Again pressure testing my adjusters, I think you swap positions of AIC and Quinnipiac. I also think Minnesota’s BiG10 title boosts them ahead of Mankato. Therefore my 16 seeds in order: UND, Minny, Mankato, BC, UMass, WI, SCSU, LSSU, BU, UMD, Michigan, Quinnipiac, BSU, AIC, Omaha, St Lawrence. Exactly as I predicted them. Bemidji in, Providence out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Mankato should be a 1 seed over Wisconsin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 They should’ve gone twelve team field this year. Six autos and six at large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxweet Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I am fully expecting the Fargo regional to be UND, Wisconsin, Minnesota and BC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, siouxweet said: I am fully expecting the Fargo regional to be UND, Wisconsin, Minnesota and BC They wouldn’t do that to BC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzerman19 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 56 minutes ago, SiouxScore said: Chris Dilks bracketology. Definitely agree that UND has earned the right to face the weakest team in the field which is St. Lawrence. Loveland Regional #1 Minnesota vs. #4 Lake Superior State #2 St. Cloud State vs. #3 Boston University Fargo Regional #1 North Dakota vs. #4 St. Lawrence #2 Minnesota State vs. #3 Minnesota Duluth Bridgeport Regional #1 Boston College vs. #4 American International #2 Michigan vs. #3 Quinnipiac Albany Regional #1 Wisconsin vs. #4 Providence #2 UMass vs. #3 Omaha So if there is an ounce of bracket integrity, he has moved Mankato to the overall 8th seed...for the team that is #1 in the PWR, won the regular season in their conference, and had 20+ wins.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I'm thinking bracket integrity out the window this year. Cuzz Covid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxweet Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 13 minutes ago, yzerman19 said: So if there is an ounce of bracket integrity, he has moved Mankato to the overall 8th seed...for the team that is #1 in the PWR, won the regular season in their conference, and had 20+ wins.... Bracket integrity is out the window this year as some how a 3 hour bus ride is deemed safer than a 3 hour flight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzerman19 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, siouxweet said: Bracket integrity is out the window this year as some how a 3 hour bus ride is deemed safer than a 3 hour flight. It’s the science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboys5xsbs Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 If we get shafted and get Mankato in our bracket when they should be a 1 seed I won't be too happy about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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