The Top 25 College Hockey Teams of the NCAA Era

[Siouxfaninseattle]

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IF we assume that Maine and Cornell are 1 or 2 and that Denver, North Dakota and Northern Michigan are 3,4 or 5, there are 12 possibilities and 7 possible winners: css228 (16.6%), siouxfaninseattle (16.6%), dwollstadt (16.6%), bumpreader (16.6%), spartanforlife4 (16.6%), Moxie Girl (8.3%), Shirtless Guy (8.3%).

What about statehockey? With 5 of the top 5 picked, if they are in the correct order, wouldn't he/she have a shot?

[Shirtless Guy]

What about statehockey? With 5 of the top 5 picked, if they are in the correct order, wouldn't he/she have a shot?

of course, but that ignores my assumption: Maine & Cornell at 1 or 2.

[Siouxfaninseattle]

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of course, but that ignores my assumption: Maine & Cornell at 1 or 2.

Got it.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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of course, but that ignores my assumption: Maine & Cornell at 1 or 2.

I wouldn't necessarily make that assumption.

[Siouxfaninseattle]

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I wouldn't necessarily make that assumption.

All but 3 that appear to still be in the running made that assumption, but statehockey has the '87 North Dakota team picked first. Hmmm......

[css228]

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After what FS23 just said I'm now waiting for Cornell to be ranked #5 because they played Canadian teams... smh

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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After what FS23 just said I'm now waiting for Cornell to be ranked #5 because they played Canadian teams... smh

Do you really think a North Dakota fan would look down on playing Canadian Teams!

EDIT:

You may be interested that currently, Cornell has two other squads in the top 100.

1967-1968 Cornell is currently #32.
2002-2003 Cornell is currently #54.

More than likely both those squads will stay in the top 100 through this season.

The next closest Cornell squad is the 1971-1972 squad which is currently #120.

[Siouxfaninseattle]

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After what FS23 just said I'm now waiting for Cornell to be ranked #5 because they played Canadian teams... smh

I hope not - we both have Cornell #1 and Maine #2 - after that we have a little disagreement.

[css228]

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Do you really think a North Dakota fan would look down on playing Canadian Teams!

EDIT:

You may be interested that currently, Cornell has two other squads in the top 100.

1967-1968 Cornell is currently #32.
2002-2003 Cornell is currently #54.

More than likely both those squads will stay in the top 100 through this season.

The next closest Cornell squad is the 1971-1972 squad which is currently #120.

I was just joking. However, that's amazing. I didn't think the '03 squad would be ranked that highly.

[buoldtimer]

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How about BU 1971-72?

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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How about BU 1971-72?

'71-'72 BU is currently 77th.

[FreshFish]

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When I am tasked to write a formula, often I will double-check it by running it backwards to make sure it is working as expected: if I need to calculate a net present value, for example, I will take my result and the discount rate and then run a future value calculation to make sure I wind up with the same value as I started with. If there is a discrepancy, then I know that I have to fix something in my formula.

I wonder if some of that kind of reverse testing was done here? If Maine and Cornell are not # 1 and # 2, in some order, might that indicate a subtle flaw in the formula?

[FreshFish]

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Meanwhile, while asking where certain teams ranked who did not make the top 25, what about 48'-49' Boston College, and '53-'54 Rensselaer?

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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When I am tasked to write a formula, often I will double-check it by running it backwards to make sure it is working as expected: if I need to calculate a net present value, for example, I will take my result and the discount rate and then run a future value calculation to make sure I wind up with the same value as I started with. If there is a discrepancy, then I know that I have to fix something in my formula.

I wonder if some of that kind of reverse testing was done here? If Maine and Cornell are not # 1 and # 2, in some order, might that indicate a subtle flaw in the formula?

Perhaps. Again though, there was no preconceived notion that Maine and Cornell SHOULD be #1 and #2 in some order. FWIW, I think each of the 5 teams have legitimate arguments as to why they should be #1. Obviously, some arguments are better than others. Ultimately though, it all came down to the formula.

I guess we'll all have to wait and see how it shakes out on Sunday. That being said, there has been talk about releasing #5 on Friday, then #4 on Saturday, all leading up to a countdown on Sunday where #3 is released in the morning, followed by #2 and #1 being released Sunday evening. Plus, CHW will be releasing their next big thing, which I do not even know of at this time, sometime in between #3 and #s 2/1.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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Meanwhile, while asking where certain teams ranked who did not make the top 25, what about 48'-49' Boston College, and '53-'54 Rensselaer?

The 1948-1949 Boston College Team is currently #31 (w/186.3212 points, just about 1 point away from top 25).
The 1953-1954 Rensselaer squad is currently #151.

You may also be interested that the 1983-1984 RPI team is currently #110.