Dustin Posted 17 hours ago Posted 17 hours ago 5 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said: When are the seedlings announced? Sunday, March 22. After the conference championship games. 1 Quote
Dustin Posted 17 hours ago Posted 17 hours ago 21 minutes ago, RedFrog said: Probability Matrix is updated: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/probabilityMatrix.php Winner of St. Thomas and Mankato is in, the loser is out. Augustana can still sneak in. So if I am understanding this correctly, with perfect bracket integrity, UND's first round opponent will be either St. Thomas, UMass, UConn, or Augustana? Quote
brianvf Posted 17 hours ago Posted 17 hours ago 21 minutes ago, thUNDer said: Thinking NC$$ will put us in SF with Duluth & Western in Loveland right. Looks like there's a 21% chance UMD is in SF with us. 44% chance they end up #5 and get paired with WMU. 35% chance they end up #8 and get paired with Mich. Quote
Wilbur Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago 12 minutes ago, Dustin said: So if I am understanding this correctly, with perfect bracket integrity, UND's first round opponent will be either St. Thomas, UMass, UConn, or Augustana? Could be Minnesota State as well. Quote
brianvf Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago Just now, Wilbur said: Could be Minnesota State as well. Or BC. Quote
Dustin Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago 16 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Could be Minnesota State as well. 15 minutes ago, brianvf said: Or BC. Because they could steal the #15 pairwise spot, is that what you're saying? Otherwise, they are not in the #15 column. 1 Quote
Dustin Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago Just now, Dustin said: Because they could steal the #15 pairwise spot, is that what you're saying? Otherwise, they are not in the #15 column. Could be Ohio St., Princeton, or Merrimack, for that matter then, too. Quote
cberkas Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago The only integrity the committee cares about is 1 vs 16. 1 Quote
jk Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago Not sure on this, but I think Mankato and BC only get in if they win their league, but if they do that they also move up to 13 or 14, so UND wouldn't play them in any event. Quote
Dustin Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago 4 minutes ago, Dustin said: Could be Ohio St., Princeton, or Merrimack, for that matter then, too. Or Bentley, if Harvard or Clarkson win their conferences. Quote
atxsioux Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago 8 hours ago, cberkas said: The only integrity the committee cares about is 1 vs 16. If the team we end up getting paired with is hovering around 20 in the NPI compared to the next team above being 14 in the NPI I would think they’re more likely to keep us paired. Should increase the odds of it at least 1 Quote
ND_Texan Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago 9 hours ago, cberkas said: The only integrity the committee cares about is 1 vs 16. 100%. No chance the committee does it differently, regardless of regional location. 1 Quote
ND_Texan Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago Well we are locked into #2 ranking. Now just a question of who we play at #15. (Yes, it will be #15, and #1 will play #16) Also, means #7 will be in our regional, most likely Providence. I disagree with those who think the brackets will be rearranged for attendance and travel considerations. The committee should and will honor bracket/NPI rating integrity, otherwise why bother doing it. 3 Quote
ND_Texan Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago 13 hours ago, Scratch said: Looks like we are very likely to be in Duluth’s bracket. God help our defensemen discover how to keep themselves between the puck carrier and the goal I doubt it, unless they land at #7. But most likely they land at #5 or #6 and are out of the SF region. 3 Quote
ND_Texan Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 30 minutes ago, ND_Texan said: Well we are locked into #2 ranking. Now just a question of who we play at #15. (Yes, it will be #15, and #1 will play #16) Also, means #7 will be in our regional, most likely Providence. I disagree with those who think the brackets will be rearranged for attendance and travel considerations. The committee should and will honor bracket/NPI rating integrity, otherwise why bother doing it. From the NPI site: The NPI, represented here, is the official system for selecting AND SEEDING teams for the NCAA Tournament. Quote
petey23 Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 26 minutes ago, ND_Texan said: I doubt it, unless they land at #7. But most likely they land at #5 or #6 and are out of the SF region. UMD has zero chance of ending up 6th. If they beat Denver they will be #5, if they lose and Providence loses they will be #7 and if Providence wins they will likely be #8. So if we don't want them in our region they need to beat Denver 1 Quote
brucespook Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 14 minutes ago, ND_Texan said: From the NPI site: The NPI, represented here, is the official system for selecting AND SEEDING teams for the NCAA Tournament. Right so we play 15 in Sioux Falls. No brainer 2 Quote
ND_Texan Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 6 minutes ago, petey23 said: UMD has zero chance of ending up 6th. If they beat Denver they will be #5, if they lose and Providence loses they will be #7 and if Providence wins they will likely be #8. So if we don't want them in our region they need to beat Denver Wrong. Providence isn't playing, they're done. UMD stays at #6 with a loss and moves to #5 with a win. Quote
jk Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 7 minutes ago, ND_Texan said: Wrong. Providence isn't playing, they're done. UMD stays at #6 with a loss and moves to #5 with a win. If you believe the NPI probability matrix, this is incorrect. Duluth is 5 if they win, and 7 or 8 if they lose. I don't know what results trigger the move between 7 and 8. Quote
brianvf Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 9 minutes ago, ND_Texan said: Wrong. Providence isn't playing, they're done. UMD stays at #6 with a loss and moves to #5 with a win. According to Prob Matrix, UMD can only finish 5, 7, or 8. 1 Quote
ND_Texan Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 22 minutes ago, brianvf said: According to Prob Matrix, UMD can only finish 5, 7, or 8. Okay, I was zeroed in on Providence, who still is most likely to land at #7 (over 50% chance). Denver is at 0.5% chance of #7 and UMD is at 23% chance of #7. Got it. Quote
brianvf Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 6 minutes ago, ND_Texan said: Okay, I was zeroed in on Providence, who still is most likely to land at #7 (over 50% chance). Denver is at 0.5% chance of #7 and UMD is at 23% chance of #7. Got it. Slight chance of Dartmouth or Cornell at #7 too. We'll see what happens next weekend! Quote
fargosioux Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago We need to hope one of the lower-ranked ECAC or Hockey East teams (Clarkson, Princeton, Harvard, Merrimack) pulls off an upset and wins their conference tournament. If one of them do, that should be our opponent in Sioux Falls. Quote
franchise Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago When debating on buying Saturday SF tickets...there is so much first round PTSD in play Quote
burd Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago So, we’ll get second change in the regional and against everyone except UMich if we get to the FF? Quote
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