WCHA Season Thread 2017-18: In Which We Try For Two Bids

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: WCHA Season Thread 2017-18: In Which We Try For Two Bids

According to CHN, WCHA has >38% chance of getting 2 teams in the tournament this year. MSU is listed as a lock now and NMU (23%)/BGSU (16%)/BSU (none-zero) chance of getting an at large bid. From all of that, I'd put WCHA on 2 bids about 50% of the time. Need NMU/BGSU/MSU to win most of their games not against each other the next 2 weeks.

[gfmorris]

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From how I understand the WCHA tiebreaker, www.wcha.com/men/standings.php you have to go down to Section E where records against the highest ranked WCHA team.

If the top of the standings stays the same, I come up with:
#7=UAF (best record vs MSUM)
#8=UAH (better record vs NMU)


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This is correct.

http://blog.wchaplayoffs.com/2018/02...re-2018-02-19/

Man, it would be awesome if the scenario that I outlined happens on Friday. I would be very happy to only be worried where UAF, UAH, and FSU finish. At that point, we're looking at maybe 30 minutes of tie-breaking and not a few hours.

GFM

[Squarebanks]

According to CHN, WCHA has >38% chance of getting 2 teams in the tournament this year. MSU is listed as a lock now and NMU (23%)/BGSU (16%)/BSU (none-zero) chance of getting an at large bid. From all of that, I'd put WCHA on 2 bids about 50% of the time. Need NMU/BGSU/MSU to win most of their games not against each other the next 2 weeks.

If I’m Bill Robertson, I’m secretly hoping someone besides Mankato or NMU wins the autobid. Guarantees two teams, with a decent shot at three depending on what happens with NMU down the stretch.

[MTUHuskies]

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If I’m Bill Robertson, I’m secretly hoping someone besides Mankato or NMU wins the autobid. Guarantees two teams, with a decent shot at three depending on what happens with NMU down the stretch.

MTUHuskies is not so secretly hoping someone besides Mankato or NMU wins the autobid.

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[TalonsUpPuckDown]

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MTUHuskies is not so secretly hoping someone besides Mankato or NMU wins the autobid.

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Dude, we appreciate that, though I admit it's a real surpr...oh...wait...I get it.

[gfmorris]

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CHARGERS 2018! RIGHT WHERE WE WANT YOU!

gym

[Laker Dude]

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If Alaska loses tomorrow, and Lake State wins, causing the teams to be tied at 30 points, who would have the tiebreaker?

The Alaska announcers said UAF has tie-breaker over LSSU. By reading the WCHA rules I do not understand why that would be the case.

[BGDrew]

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If Alaska loses tomorrow, and Lake State wins, causing the teams to be tied at 30 points, who would have the tiebreaker?

The Alaska announcers said UAF has tie-breaker over LSSU. By reading the WCHA rules I do not understand why that would be the case.

In this situation Alaska would be 9-17-2-1 while Lake Superior would be 9-16-3-0. The teams haven't played each other four times (A tiebreaker), so you'd then look at total conference wins (B tiebreaker). Again, there's no winner here so we look at the team with the least amount of conference losses (C tiebreaker). Here, Lake Superior would have the advantage (17 > 16) and thus would earn the 8th seed while Alaska would stay home.

[fairbanks hockey puck]

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Alaska announcer apologizes...What's really weird is that Lake State website says they were eliminated.....

[Laker Dude]

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Alaska announcer apologizes...What's really weird is that Lake State website says they were eliminated.....

Yeah, I had saw that the LSSU website and twitter said they were eliminated also, so that is why I was confused. Thank you BGDrew for the clarification.

[Squarebanks]

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Judging from the turd we laid last night, I’m not sure we deserve the opportunity to be swept by Mankato.

[gfmorris]

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Final probabilities: http://blog.wchaplayoffs.com/2018/02...re-2018-02-24/

The fun thing is that the games that matter are all spread out across the calendar tonight. UAH-BGSU drops in three hours!

GFM

[fairbanks hockey puck]

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Geof is this right....

WCHA 1-5 set in stone....

1.Minnesota State 2. Northern Michigan 3. Bowling Green 4. Bemidji State 5. Michigan Tech

Final playoff berth will be settled tonight...Alaska or Lake Superior State

6-9 still up for grabs for seeding


UAH 33 pts and FSU 31 pts have clinched a playoff spot.

Alaska is eighth with 30 and Lake State has 27...Lakers need three points meaning they have to beat Ferris in regulation or five-minute OT(and Lakers lost to Ferris at Ferris last night) and Alaska loses again to UAA. Lakers only way to get in playoffs. Lakers own tie--breaker "C" over Nanooks/one less conference loss.

Alaska clinches final position with one point tonight period.


Alaska can finish six thru ninth....

Sixth with win and loses by Ferris and UAH...Alaska owns tie breaker "E" over UAH with a win over first place Minnesota State and would win all tie breaker scenarios with Ferris too I believe....

And there could be a three way tie with 33 pts if Ferris beats Lakers in 3x 3 or shoot out. UAH loses and Alaska wins.
Not sure here...but might favor AK>>> u tell me......

Lake Superior State has since corrected their story from last night saying that were officially eliminated to saying that need to help to advance from this the last weekend of the regular season.....

Please correct me if I am wrong...........

[fairbanks hockey puck]

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Looks like figured it out Geof per your predictor info I just saw....

33 points with FSU and Alaska wins tie breaker. Alaska and Ferris/both with 31 or 32 points/Ferris wins tie breaker
And there could be a three way tie with 33 pts if Ferris beats Lakers in 3x 3 or shoot out. UAH loses and Alaska wins. Alaska wins that tie breaker

[devildog]

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Anybody have trouble with WCHA TV last night? All I could get was Stream not available and that's all I get when trying to see any On Demand games from last night.