NCAA seeding

[Dustin]

5 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

When are the seedlings announced?

Sunday, March 22. After the conference championship games. 

[Dustin]

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?

[brianvf]

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.

[Wilbur]

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. 

[brianvf]

Just now, Wilbur said:

Could be Minnesota State as well. 

Or BC. 

[Dustin]

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.

[Dustin]

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.

[cberkas]

The only integrity the committee cares about is 1 vs 16. 

[jk]

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.

[Dustin]

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.

[atxsioux]

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 

[ND_Texan]

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.

[ND_Texan]

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.