Too early for the PWR? Princeton and Brown say no!

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: Too early for the PWR? Princeton and Brown say no!

Soooo, we get RIT (current AH leader) vrs DU in the East again, then possibly UNH. Where have we seen this before

Only this time the team wearing red and white doesn't clutch and grab.

[J.D.]

Jeez considering how quickly some of you flip wisconsin to green bay, is it too late to make them the host?

[Priceless]

Re: Too early for the PWR? Princeton and Brown say no!

Jeez considering how quickly some of you flip wisconsin to green bay, is it too late to make them the host?

For all intents and purposes, they are. I'd be stunned if the NCAA doesn't find a way to keep the Badgers there.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

Re: Too early for the PWR? Princeton and Brown say no!

Bridgeport		Manchester		St Louis		Green Bay
Yale			Denver			North Dakota		Minn-Duluth
BC			RPI			Michigan		Wisconsin
W Michigan		UNH			Merrimack		Notre Dame
UNO			AHA Champ		Union               	Dartmouth

I have W. Michigan as a 4 seed, while Union is a 3 seed. Why are you putting W. Michigan as a 3? They are tied with Union, but Union has quite a sizeable lead in RPI.

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: Too early for the PWR? Princeton and Brown say no!

I have W. Michigan as a 4 seed, while Union is a 3 seed. Why are you putting W. Michigan as a 3? They are tied with Union, but Union has quite a sizeable lead in RPI.

Western bias.

[Priceless]

Re: Too early for the PWR? Princeton and Brown say no!

I have W. Michigan as a 4 seed, while Union is a 3 seed. Why are you putting W. Michigan as a 3? They are tied with Union, but Union has quite a sizeable lead in RPI.

TBRW still breaks ties between two teams via H2H comparisons. It's only happened one time where the H2H comparisons and RPI didn't agree (UNH and UND in '05) but they had to be switched anyway because of conference pairings. We know that when three teams are tied it comes down to RPI over H2H comparisons, so it is probably the case with two teams as well. Western and Union would switch places in that case.

And now you can have the same earworm I do

[redwings8831]

Re: Too early for the PWR? Princeton and Brown say no!

Would you expect Michigan to be placed in Green Bay if they become a #1 seed? Or would it depend on the team that they replaced (out of the current four)?

[Priceless]

Re: Too early for the PWR? Princeton and Brown say no!

Would you expect Michigan to be placed in Green Bay if they become a #1 seed? Or would it depend on the team that they replaced (out of the current four)?

Michigan is not "driving distance" from the Green Bay regional (unless the NCAA acknowledges ferry usage ) so Duluth is still "local" for the regional. If Michigan were to replace Duluth, the NCAA would probably put them in St Louis to try to boost attendance. NoDak would be my bet to be the #1 seed in Green Bay.

Western Michigan and Notre Dame are also within driving distance.

[Priceless]

Re: Too early for the PWR? Princeton and Brown say no!

Assuming Alaska hangs on to win:

1 Yale (EC)
2 Denver U (WC)
3 North Dakota (WC)
4 Minn-Duluth (WC)
5 Boston Coll (HE)
6 RPI (EC)
7 Wisconsin (WC)
8 New Hampshire (HE)
9 Michigan (CC)
10 Merrimack (HE)
11 Western Mich (CC)
12 Union (EC)
13 Notre Dame (CC)
14 Dartmouth (EC)
15 Boston Univ (HE)

Which would give us

Bridgeport	Manchester		St Louis		Green Bay
Yale		Denver			North Dakota		Minn-Duluth
UNH		Wisconsin		RPI        		BC
Michigan	Merrimack		W Michigan		Union
AHA Champ	BU			Dartmouth		Notre Dame

except New Hampshire hosts.

Bridgeport	Manchester		St Louis		Green Bay
Yale		Denver			North Dakota		Minn-Duluth
RPI		UNH			BC        		Wisconsin
Merrimack	Michigan		Union    		W Michigan
AHA Champ	BU			Dartmouth		Notre Dame

The Green Bay and Bridgeport regionals are both comprised of teams within the magical 400-mile radius (assuming the AHA Champ is from New England or NY) and only six teams have to fly.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: Too early for the PWR? Princeton and Brown say no!

Merrimack? I'll take it, not because they would be easy to beat, but because the players have no NCAA experience either.

[mookie1995]

Re: Too early for the PWR? Princeton and Brown say no!

Woo hoo!!! We're good again!!!!

[pirate]

Woo hoo!!! We're good again!!!!

What a difference a week makes

[Priceless]

Re: Too early for the PWR? Princeton and Brown say no!

Merrimack? I'll take it, not because they would be easy to beat, but because the players have no NCAA experience either.

I would love for that to be the bracket. We're guaranteed a FF entrant from the ECAC, Merrimack or a repeat appearance by Atlantic Hockey. Folks out west would howl.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

Re: Too early for the PWR? Princeton and Brown say no!

Here's my take on the brackets...

Bridgeport: (34)
#1 Yale vs #16 RIT (AH Champ)
#5 BC vs #12 Union

Manchester: (34)
#2 Denver vs #15 BU
#8 UNH vs #9 Michigan

Green Bay: (35)
#4 Duluth vs #13 Notre Dame
#7 Wisconsin vs #11 Western Michigan

St. Louis: (33)
#3 North Dakota vs #14 Dartmouth
#6 RPI vs #10 Merrimack

As far as bracket integrity, they are all fairly similar as far as difficulty. The only schools within driving distance (400mi) to St. Louis are Wisconsin and Notre Dame, and both will be within driving distance to Green Bay. In fact, only 6 schools will have to fly. Everyone in the Green Bay and Bridgeport Regionals will be able to bus. Michigan and Denver will have to fly regardless of where they are placed, and for nearly every school St. Louis is a flight, so this bracket is the best for travel.

[sterlippo1]

Re: Too early for the PWR? Princeton and Brown say no!

Here's my take on the brackets...

Bridgeport: (34)
#1 Yale vs #16 RIT (AH Champ)
#5 BC vs #12 Union

Manchester: (34)
#2 Denver vs #15 BU
#8 UNH vs #9 Michigan

Green Bay: (35)
#4 Duluth vs #13 Notre Dame
#7 Wisconsin vs #11 Western Michigan

St. Louis: (33)
#3 North Dakota vs #14 Dartmouth
#6 RPI vs #10 Merrimack

As far as bracket integrity, they are all fairly similar as far as difficulty. The only schools within driving distance (400mi) to St. Louis are Wisconsin and Notre Dame, and both will be within driving distance to Green Bay. In fact, only 6 schools will have to fly. Everyone in the Green Bay and Bridgeport Regionals will be able to bus. Michigan and Denver will have to fly regardless of where they are placed, and for nearly every school St. Louis is a flight, so this bracket is the best for travel.

i'll take it...........that Manchester bracket is something