sioux7>5 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Albany 16) Army vs. 1) UND 9) BC vs. 8) Michigan St Colorado Springs 14) UMD vs. 4) CC 12) UMTC vs. 5) Miami OH Madison 13) Wisconsin vs. 2) Michigan 10) St. Cloud St. vs. 7) Clarkson Worchester 15) Bemidji St vs. 3) New Hampshire 11) Minn St. vs. 6) Denver The only variation would be Mich in Worchester and UNH in Madison. This setup would be closer to the "true bracket' but I don't think it would make sense to have Mich and UNH criss-cross the country. The reason UND is in Albany is to protect the #1 overall seed. If Wisco falls out of the tournament, UND would go to Madison, if they stay #1 overall. I do not know if I want the Sioux to be in the same regional as BC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxSioux Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 I do not know if I want the Sioux to be in the same regional as BC. That would put 3 of last years Frozen Four in one regional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeidiSioux62 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 That would put 3 of last years Frozen Four in one regional. It's getting real old playing both BC and Mich in the tourney. Let's get some new meat to chew on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxTupa Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Albany 16) Army vs. 1) UND 9) BC vs. 8) Michigan St Colorado Springs 14) UMD vs. 4) CC 12) UMTC vs. 5) Miami OH Madison 13) Wisconsin vs. 2) Michigan 10) St. Cloud St. vs. 7) Clarkson Worchester 15) Bemidji St vs. 3) New Hampshire 11) Minn St. vs. 6) Denver The only variation would be Mich in Worchester and UNH in Madison. This setup would be closer to the "true bracket' but I don't think it would make sense to have Mich and UNH criss-cross the country. The reason UND is in Albany is to protect the #1 overall seed. If Wisco falls out of the tournament, UND would go to Madison, if they stay #1 overall. Probably fairly accurate except for one big caveat. There is no way 8 WCHA teams will be getting in. As soon as teams start beating each other in the F5, the losers will probaly drop out. 5 or 6 is more realistic. Either way, I think CC will get screwed with some good teams at their regional. Hopefully UND gets a break from MI/BC/UMinn for once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxweet Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Albany 16) Army vs. 1) UND 9) BC vs. 8) Michigan St Colorado Springs 14) UMD vs. 4) CC 12) UMTC vs. 5) Miami OH Madison 13) Wisconsin vs. 2) Michigan 10) St. Cloud St. vs. 7) Clarkson Worchester 15) Bemidji St vs. 3) New Hampshire 11) Minn St. vs. 6) Denver The only variation would be Mich in Worchester and UNH in Madison. This setup would be closer to the "true bracket' but I don't think it would make sense to have Mich and UNH criss-cross the country. The reason UND is in Albany is to protect the #1 overall seed. If Wisco falls out of the tournament, UND would go to Madison, if they stay #1 overall. swap clarkson and mich state for attendance purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxTupa Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 What's insane is that one more tie for UMN (likely against UMD) would give them 10 on the season. DOUBLE DIGIT TIES!! How frustrating is that for a gopher fan?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopherz Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 What's insane is that one more tie for UMN (likely against UMD) would give them 10 on the season. DOUBLE DIGIT TIES!! How frustrating is that for a gopher fan?! Let me answer that for you....very frustrating In our last 16 games, only 4 losses....too bad that record is 5-4-7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejm Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 In our last 16 games, only 4 losses....too bad that record is 5-4-7 Wow. Talk about putting things in perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxnami Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Wow. Talk about putting things in perspective. I heard that they have 12 OT games and they led in 11 of them, ouch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZSIOUX Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I heard that they have 12 OT games and they led in 11 of them, ouch... wow, make you wana do this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickboy1956 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 If your looking for another team to root for besides the Sioux this weekend, it would be Northeastern. Their RPI is currently 24, and it would be good for us if they could stay a TUC (+25 RPI). They play BC this weekend - a split with top 10 team would move them up the RPI for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeidiSioux62 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 If your looking for another team to root for besides the Sioux this weekend, it would be Northeastern. Their RPI is currently 24, and it would be good for us if they could stay a TUC (+25 RPI). They play BC this weekend - a split with top 10 team would move them up the RPI for sure. And the cherry to top off rooting for Northeastern is that you can root against BC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopherz Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 wow, make you wana do this Yes, the 11 of 12 thing is also true. And yes, it does very much so put things into perspective, put half of our ties into wins this year and you have a WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZSIOUX Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Yes, the 11 of 12 thing is also true. And yes, it does very much so put things into perspective, put half of our ties into wins this year and you have a WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY. very true, the gophers dont have the ability to close good teams out or average teams at that. thats the problem. a 4 points is a must for your squad this coming weekend to keep it all alive for now with how crazy the pairwise has been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetch Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 gopherz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest federal employee Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 What really stands out there is that only 3 WCHA teams make the tournament. Of course that's a failure of the PWR, not the bracketology. Still considering that we are the strongest conference in strength of schedule there's something amiss. Cancle the National and just call the final 5. The national champ. game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopherz Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 very true, the gophers dont have the ability to close good teams out or average teams at that. thats the problem. a 4 points is a must for your squad this coming weekend to keep it all alive for now with how crazy the pairwise has been Wait I actually said something that you agreed with or was very true? Nice. I think a lot of it comes down to ability, some if it to bad luck, I don't know what it is. You'd just think that with that many overtime games, you'd actually be able to win a few of them. I don't know about it being a "must" but it would be huge. If we get 4 we could MAYBE skimp by without winning our first round matchup in the WCHA but I doubt it. I think the WCHA Playoffs first round is whats going to make or break it, win that first series and get 2/3/4 points this weekend and I think its looking positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LeftyZL Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Eeeesh...Here's This Weeks: March 4th Bracket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead_rabbit Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 wow, make you wana do this I would have bet money that I was opening up the video of Hirsch taking a run at the goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZSIOUX Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Eeeesh...Here's This Weeks: March 4th Bracket bring it on, not worried about bc in regionals, only f-4's This Week's Brackets Colorado Springs Providence vs. Colorado College Minnesota vs. Miami Madison Wisconsin vs. New Hampshire Minnesota State vs. Michigan State Albany Army vs. Michigan St. Cloud State vs. Clarkson Worcester Bemidji State vs. North Dakota Boston College vs. Denver Conference Breakdown WCHA - 7 CCHA - 3 HEA - 3 ECAC - 1 CHA - 1 AHA - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Whistler Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Obviously the other leagues are over represented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxTupa Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 ...a provision added for 2008 that requires a team to have at least a .500 overall record to qualify for an at-large bid. For now, at least, that leaves out Minnesota Duluth, currently tied for 13th in the PWR... That's from the front page at USCHO... If the Gophers lose ~3 more games, which is likely unless they win the F5, their PWR will not matter. And for that matter, neither will a few WCHA teams with near .500 records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaksHomey Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 7 WCHA teams making the Dance, but CCHA is the best conference in the country... somebody explain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stromer Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 That's from the front page at USCHO... If the Gophers lose ~3 more games, which is likely unless they win the F5, their PWR will not matter. And for that matter, neither will a few WCHA teams with near .500 records. I guess I am not seeing it. They are 1 game over as of now. As long as they get 1 win this weekend and avoid a sweep in the playoffs, they can't finish any worse than .500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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