2022 Bracketology

[The Sicatoka]

I'm still interested in seeing how HEA performs this year given the change to all HEA playoffs being one-gamers (no best two-of-three rounds). 

[cberkas]

  On 3/15/2022 at 7:03 PM, The Sicatoka said:

I'm still interested in seeing how HEA performs this year given the change to all HEA playoffs being one-gamers (no best two-of-three rounds). 

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I think it hurt them as a whole

[The Sicatoka]

  On 3/15/2022 at 7:04 PM, cberkas said:

I think it hurt them as a whole

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I think what hurt the east is ... last season. 

Correlate "games played in 2020-21 season" to the PWR right now. Teams that took 2020-21 off are hurtin' right now. 

[The Sicatoka]

The NCHC Frozen Faceoff is current PWR 3, 5, 6, and 9. That's an average of 5.75. 

The average PWR of the four Frozen Four teams will be ... ? 

[petey23]

  On 3/15/2022 at 4:07 PM, ND_Texan said:

How about if Michigan loses game 1 of Big 10 and DU wins NCHC tourney title?

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There is a 98.5% chance that Michigan and Mankato will be the #1 and #2 overall.

There is a 91>5 chance that Minnesota, Denver, WMU, and UND will occupy the #3 through #6 overall spots.

[The Sicatoka]

  On 3/15/2022 at 7:43 PM, petey23 said:

There is a 98.5% chance that Michigan and Mankato will be the #1 and #2 overall.

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From what I can find, Mankato needs to lose their conference championship and DU has to win the Frozen Faceoff for DU to get into the top 2. 

[Clark17]

  On 3/15/2022 at 7:27 PM, The Sicatoka said:

I think what hurt the east is ... last season. 

Correlate "games played in 2020-21 season" to the PWR right now. Teams that took 2020-21 off are hurtin' right now. 

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Interesting, never thought of it like that.  

 

[Clark17]

  On 3/15/2022 at 7:37 PM, The Sicatoka said:

The NCHC Frozen Faceoff is current PWR 3, 5, 6, and 9. That's an average of 5.75. 

The average PWR of the four Frozen Four teams will be ... ? 

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4 

 

2 - 4 - 4 - 6 

[Clark17]

  On 3/15/2022 at 9:02 PM, Clark17 said:

4 

 

2 - 4 - 4 - 6 

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excuse me 5.25 

9 - 2 - 6 - 4 according to most current pairwise/RPI

[The Sicatoka]

  On 3/15/2022 at 7:27 PM, The Sicatoka said:

Correlate "games played in 2020-21 season" to the PWR right now. Teams that took 2020-21 off are hurtin' right now. 

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Current Top 20 of PWR (per CHN)

Team  2020-21 record GP 

MSUM 22-5-1 28
Mich 15-10-1 26
DU 10-13-1 24
UMn 24-7-0 31
WMU 10-12-3 25
UND 22-6-1 29
QU 17-8-4 29 
Notre Dame 14-13-2 29
UMD  15-11-2 28
SCSU 20-11-0 31
UMass 20-5-4 29
MTU 17-12-1 30
UMLowell 10-9-1 20
N'eastern 9-9-3 21
OSU 7-19-1 27
Clarkson 11-7-4 22
Prov 11-9-5 25
BU 10-5-1 16
UConn 10-11-2 23
Merrimack 5-11-2 18

No Ivys (DNP), no AHA (played < 20 games).
HEA played about 20 games (and are PWR13 or worse). 

[ND_Texan]

  On 3/15/2022 at 4:32 PM, The Sicatoka said:

I typed "stoneySIOUX" into my English -> Mandarin translator and it came back "Hung Wei Lo". 

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Any relation to Wang Hung Lo?

[Clark17]

Moy and Connelly have a new one out.  Thought it was a pretty straight forward week except for the final swap with 6 - 11 out to Worcester and 5 -12 to Loveland.  I thought swapping 11 UMASS with 12 MTU addressed the attendance in Worcester.   

[The Sicatoka]

Dear @Blackheart,

Is it wrong to be cheering for a scenario where Michigan has to play (AQ) Bemidji State so I can see "hard work beat talent when talent doesn't work hard"? 

[Blackheart]

  On 3/17/2022 at 8:14 PM, The Sicatoka said:

Dear @Blackheart,

Is it wrong to be cheering for a scenario where Michigan has to play (AQ) Bemidji State so I can see "hard work beat talent when talent doesn't work hard"? 

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I can't see a problem if it means Mel "No man up" Pearson gets taken to the woodshed by the Beavers.

[The Sicatoka]

  On 3/17/2022 at 8:26 PM, Blackheart said:

I can't see a problem if it means Mel "No man up" Pearson gets taken to the woodshed by the Beavers.

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A loss to the Beavs would really ... gnaw ... at Pearson all off season. 

[cberkas]

If Western Michigan would have beat Michigan at the GLI Duluth would be #4 in PWR

[cowboys5xsbs]

So we are a 2 seed in Michigan bracket?

[cberkas]

  On 3/20/2022 at 3:11 AM, cowboys5xsbs said:

So we are a 2 seed in Michigan bracket?

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Should be Mankao's bracket

[cowboys5xsbs]

  On 3/20/2022 at 3:13 AM, cberkas said:

Should be Mankao's bracket

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Michigan is #1 in pairwise right now

[brianvf]

Straight brackets:

1 Michigan vs 16 AIC
8 QU vs 9 Notre Dame

2 Mankato vs 15 Harvard
7 UND vs 10 SCSU

3 WMU vs 14 Northeastern
6 UMN vs 11 UMass

4 DU vs 13 UMass-Lowell
5 UMD vs 12 MTU

Only issue is UND vs SCSU, so I'd guess they'd swap UMass or Notre Dame with SCSU.

[cberkas]

  On 3/20/2022 at 3:15 AM, cowboys5xsbs said:

Michigan is #1 in pairwise right now

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UND is 7

[brianvf]

  On 3/20/2022 at 3:11 AM, cowboys5xsbs said:

So we are a 2 seed in Michigan bracket?

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If they go by bracket integrity, #1 overall would get the #8 overall 2-seed in their bracket, which is QU.

[SIOUXELEVENS]

8 would be Michigan 7 would be Mankato 

[Clark17]

Looks like a UND - SCSU first round matchup which won't happen.  What will the committee do to avoid that?  Can they swap 2 seeds, 8 and 7 specifically, to follow protocol?  Or will they look for a 3 seed swap?

 

 

[brianvf]

  On 3/20/2022 at 3:20 AM, Clark17 said:

Looks like a UND - SCSU first round matchup which won't happen.  What will the committee do to avoid that?  Can they swap 2 seeds, 8 and 7 specifically, to follow protocol?  Or will they look for a 3 seed swap?

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You'd think they'd swap the 3-seeds rather than the 2-seeds.  Otherwise you're hosing the #1 overall seed by putting a higher 2-seed in their regional.