Northern Michigan University Wildcats 2016-17 Season Thread: Gotta Get Up And Try

[potternmu]

Actually 95-96. The Cats went 7-30-2. 94-95 and 96-97 they went identical 13-24-3.

Five shutouts may be a team record. For a season. And we aren't at the half way point yet.

6 shutouts in 14-15
5 shutouts in 10-11
4 shutouts 3 times

[MissThundercat]

6 shutouts in 14-15
5 shutouts in 10-11
4 shutouts 3 times

Walt's seat has to be on fire by now.

[DonorRoomDrinker]

Re: Northern Michigan University Wildcats 2016-17 Season Thread: Gotta Get Up And Try

Current 2016-17 Pairwise Rankings For the 60 NCAA D1 Hockey Teams

#24 - MTU (9-6-3)
#39 - LSSU (7-7-0)
#57 - NMU (3-11-2)

NMU is (3) spots from being the lowest ranked D1 college hockey team in the country????

#57 NMU (3-11-2) @ #60 Alaska-Anchorage (1-11-2) this upcoming weekend....

[RapidsCity]

Re: Northern Michigan University Wildcats 2016-17 Season Thread: Gotta Get Up And Try

1229 & 1332 fans this weekend. Welcome to Hockeyville USA, home of the best fair weather fans in hockey.

[noremorse1]

1229 & 1332 fans this weekend. Welcome to Hockeyville USA, home of the best fair weather fans in hockey.

This weekend is usually pretty low with all of the students gone and families doing the holiday thang.

[davyd83]

This weekend is usually pretty low with all of the students gone and families doing the holiday thang.

There was only another 250 per game for Bowling Green two weeks ago.

[DonorRoomDrinker]

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Attendance is the least of NMU's worries right now.... How about scoring some goals and winning some games.... That mite be a good place to start.... NMU is currently (3-11-2) after 16 games (with 20 left to play) and ranked #57 out of 60 teams in The NCAA D1 Pairwise Rankings so something has to give this weekend up in Alaska.... Alaska-Anchorage is ranked #60 and is considered to be the worst team in D1 college hockey right now so if NMU loses up there it would be catastrophic for the team, the program, the University, the fans and for Walt and his staff....

[eye4talent]

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There was only another 250 per game for Bowling Green two weeks ago.

Apathy has set in. The locals have become indifferent to the hockey program.

[DonorRoomDrinker]

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If NMU gets "Broomed" up in Alaska this weekend they will be the worst team in NCAA D1 hockey by being the 60th ranked team in the country by Pairwise.... NMU is currently ranked #57 and Alaska-Anchorage is last at #60.... You can't get any lower than this!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gfmorris]

Re: Northern Michigan University Wildcats 2016-17 Season Thread: Gotta Get Up And Try

If NMU gets "Broomed" up in Alaska this weekend they will be the worst team in NCAA D1 hockey by being the 60th ranked team in the country by Pairwise.... NMU is currently ranked #57 and Alaska-Anchorage is last at #60.... You can't get any lower than this!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's not 100% how PWR works.

GFM

[DonorRoomDrinker]

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Here is today's USCHO.com Poll and the current D1 Pairwise Rankings.... Which one should we believe - The Poll or The Pairwise???? Which one is more accurate and more reliable????

USCHO.com D1 Top 20 Hockey Poll - (11/28/16)

1 Minnesota-Duluth 10-2-2
2 Denver 9-2-3
3 Boston College 11-4-1
4 Massachusetts-Lowell 8-4-2
5 Quinnipiac 9-4-2
6 Boston University 7-4-1
7 Penn State 11-1-1
8 Harvard 6-2-1
9 North Dakota 7-5-3
10 Ohio State 8-1-4
11 Minnesota 6-4-2
12 Notre Dame 7-5-2
13 Bemidji State 11-4-1
14 Vermont 9-3-2
15 Minnesota State 8-5-1
16 Western Michigan 7-3-2
17 St. Cloud State 6-6-0
18 Union 8-3-2
19 St. Lawrence 8-4-4
20 Michigan 6-5-1

NCAA D1 Pairwise Top 20 Rankings - (11/28/16)

1 Minnesota-Duluth 10-2-2
2 Denver 9-2-3
3 Penn State 11-1-1
4 Western Michigan 7-3-2
5 Massachusetts-Lowell 8-4-2
6 Vermont 9-3-2
7 Ohio State 8-1-4
8 Boston University 7-4-1
9 Boston College 11-4-1
10 Quinnipiac 9-4-2
11 Harvard 6-2-1
12 Minnesota 6-4-2
13t Notre Dame 7-5-2
13t North Dakota 7-5-3
15t Bemidji State 11-4-1
15t Omaha 7-5-2
17t St. Lawrence 8-4-4
17t Clarkson 8-5-3
19 Air Force 7-5-2
20 Dartmouth 3-3-2

[davyd83]

Here is today's USCHO.com Poll and the current D1 Pairwise Rankings.... Which one should we believe - The Poll or The Pairwise???? Which one is more accurate and more reliable????

USCHO.com D1 Top 20 Hockey Poll - (11/28/16)

1 Minnesota-Duluth 10-2-2
2 Denver 9-2-3
3 Boston College 11-4-1
4 Massachusetts-Lowell 8-4-2
5 Quinnipiac 9-4-2
6 Boston University 7-4-1
7 Penn State 11-1-1
8 Harvard 6-2-1
9 North Dakota 7-5-3
10 Ohio State 8-1-4
11 Minnesota 6-4-2
12 Notre Dame 7-5-2
13 Bemidji State 11-4-1
14 Vermont 9-3-2
15 Minnesota State 8-5-1
16 Western Michigan 7-3-2
17 St. Cloud State 6-6-0
18 Union 8-3-2
19 St. Lawrence 8-4-4
20 Michigan 6-5-1

NCAA D1 Pairwise Top 20 Rankings - (11/28/16)

1 Minnesota-Duluth 10-2-2
2 Denver 9-2-3
3 Penn State 11-1-1
4 Western Michigan 7-3-2
5 Massachusetts-Lowell 8-4-2
6 Vermont 9-3-2
7 Ohio State 8-1-4
8 Boston University 7-4-1
9 Boston College 11-4-1
10 Quinnipiac 9-4-2
11 Harvard 6-2-1
12 Minnesota 6-4-2
13t Notre Dame 7-5-2
13t North Dakota 7-5-3
15t Bemidji State 11-4-1
15t Omaha 7-5-2
17t St. Lawrence 8-4-4
17t Clarkson 8-5-3
19 Air Force 7-5-2
20 Dartmouth 3-3-2

The Pairwise is incredibly inaccurate until late in the season. It is not designed for midseason standing. It is designed for the season as a whole. Polls are voted on by people who haven't seen most teams play.

[DonorRoomDrinker]

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So who are the top 20 NCAA D1 hockey teams in the country at any given time???? Do you believe USCHO.com Poll, USA Today Poll, Pairwise Rankings, RPI Rankings, KRACH, etc???? I thought the Pairwise was the most accurate D1 college hockey ranking system????

Here is an official explanation of the Pairwise Ranking System:

The PairWise Ranking is a system which attempts to mimic the method used by the NCAA Selection Committee to determine participants for the NCAA Division I men's hockey tournament. The PWR compares all teams by these criteria: record against common opponents, head-to-head competition, and the RPI. For each comparison won, a team receives one point. The final PWR ranking is based on the number of points (comparisons) won. Ties are settled by the RPI. Note: A team's record is based only on games against other Division I hockey schools which are eligible for the NCAA Tournament.

Here is an official explanation of the RPI Ranking System:

The Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) is one tool used to select teams for the national collegiate ice hockey tournament. Factors involved are 1) the team's winning percentage; 2) the average winning percentage of the team's opponents; 3) the average winning percentage of the team's opponents' opponents. These factors are multiplied by 25%, 21%, and 54% respectively and the contribution of each individual game is weighted by a factor of 1.2 for a road win or home loss and 0.8 for a home win or road loss. In addition, a quality wins bonus based on wins against the top 20 teams is added to a team's RPI. A Team's RPI is adjusted to remove negative effect from defeating a weak opponent. Note: A team's record is based only on games against other Division I hockey schools which are eligible for the NCAA Tournament.

[noremorse1]

If NMU gets "Broomed" up in Alaska this weekend they will be the worst team in NCAA D1 hockey by being the 60th ranked team in the country by Pairwise.... NMU is currently ranked #57 and Alaska-Anchorage is last at #60.... You can't get any lower than this!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just curious... anyone know when the last time was NMU was ranked last? Wondering, if they get there, if it will be the first time.

[RaceBoarder]

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Just curious... anyone know when the last time was NMU was ranked last? Wondering, if they get there, if it will be the first time.

They were ranked in the polls early in the year in 2014 I believe. It has been a while however.

This is not the only time NMU has been ranked however. Pretty sure they got as high as 10th or so in my 13 years following the program. Obviously they were better than 15th in the Pairwise to end 2010 as well.