NCAA seeding

[Dustin]

7 minutes ago, burd said:

So, we’ll get second change in the regional and against everyone except UMich if we get to the FF?

Correct.

[Dustin]

10 minutes ago, burd said:

So, we’ll get second change in the regional and against everyone except UMich if we get to the FF?

 

3 minutes ago, Dustin said:

Correct.

The only potential game without last change is the national championship if we play Michigan.

[108498]

It didn't help yesterday.

[SIOUXELEVENS]

May have last change but you still need to pay D. 

[petey23]

3 hours 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.

My bad on Providence...but UMD has zero chance of being #6.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/probabilityMatrix.php

[siouxweet]

This last change thing is overrated.   Just look at all the lower seeds that have won games over the years.

[Dustin]

7 minutes ago, siouxweet said:

This last change thing is overrated.   Just look at all the lower seeds that have won games over the years.

Agreed. Just play the game.  

[burd]

11 minutes ago, Dustin said:

Agreed. Just play the game.  

Also agree.   That said, it can be an advantage for important faceoffs and against teams with a dominant line.  Didn’t help against the Plantes last night, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a good tool to use, and I’m sure good game coaches utilize it when they can.  And because it’s the coach’s responsibility not the players’, it is not something they even need to think of.  

[hockeytherapy13]

5 hours 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. 

I like your optimism but to believe this is a 100% guarantee is incorrect. Once they have their 1v16 matchup, The committee treats the seeing in groups. For example: they are willing to swap around 14/15 13/14 because they are all 4 seeds

Same goes for 9/10 10/11 11/12 since those are all 3 seeds. They will absolutely swap 1-2 spots for sake of attendance as long as they keep the teams in their banded seeds. They’ve done it before and they’ll do it again to get 1/4 full rinks up to 1/3 full haha 

[ND_Texan]

25 minutes ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

I like your optimism but to believe this is a 100% guarantee is incorrect. Once they have their 1v16 matchup, The committee treats the seeing in groups. For example: they are willing to swap around 14/15 13/14 because they are all 4 seeds

Same goes for 9/10 10/11 11/12 since those are all 3 seeds. They will absolutely swap 1-2 spots for sake of attendance as long as they keep the teams in their banded seeds. They’ve done it before and they’ll do it again to get 1/4 full rinks up to 1/3 full haha 

The stated purpose of the NPI is for rating and NCAA tournament seeding. I think they will honor that purpose UNLESS it results in a repeat of a first-round conference matchup. I'm good with that.

Placing a host school at their regional site is pure bullsh*t and the best reason to do away with regional sites and go to home schools based on NPI rating (hopefully next year). I hope we avoid that bullsh*t this time around. 

[Dustin]

If these are the teams in consideration for the 4 seeds, you can't tell me that there's enough NPI difference to not swap St. Thomas (over UConn) to Sioux Falls for attendance purposes.

[Dustin]

To expand my point, switching around any of the teams encircled in black for attendance purposes would be acceptable.

[jk]

No data to back this up, but I feel like they've been sticking to bracket integrity more in recent years, with the exception of first round conference matchups.  Those look to not be much of an issue this year, with just an 8-9 ECAC match to deal with, and the NPI still has some wiggles left.

[Kab]

Watched the basketball selection show

there is no sending a school to the closest site, they send them all over the country , pretty much based on the power rating