The Road to Schenectady - Seedings and Regional Matchups
The Road to the Futile Four in Schenectady: Seedings and Regionals
The teams were seeded 1-8 in both regions, with Union, the lowest seeded eastern team being shifted west to give 8 teams in each region.
West:
#1 Bemidji State
#2 Minnesota-Duluth
#3 Lake Superior State
#4 Alaska-Anchorage
#5 Alaska-Fairbanks
#6 Michigan Tech
#7 Notre Dame
#8 Union
East:
#1 Bentley
#2 Brown
#3 Mass-Amherst
#4 Holy Cross
#5 American International
#6 Fairfield
#7 Niagara
#8 Army
Then the bottom four teams in each region are switched. Then the usual #1 vs. #8, #2 vs. #7, etc. matchups were drawn up. Because five MAAC teams qualified for the tournament, a possible second round matchup could not be avoided, but in the one region with two MAAC teams, the Bemidji State regional, both MAAC teams were lower seeded, minimizing the chances of a second round intraconference game. No changes were necessary in the two western regionals. In the eastern regionals initial #3 and #4 seeds, Mass-Amherst and Holy Cross were swapped to avoid a possible second round intraconference matchup between Holy Cross and Bentley. Beyond this switch no further changes were necessary in the eastern regionals. The regional are as follows, with the four regional champions advancing to the Futile Four in Schenectady.
Bemidji State Regional
#1 Bemidji State vs. #8 Army
#4 Alaska-Anchorage vs. #5 American International
Minnesota-Duluth Regional
#2 Minnesota-Duluth vs. #7 Niagara
#3 Lake Superior State vs. #6 Fairfield
Bentley Regional
#1 Bentley vs. #8 Union
#4 Mass-Amherst vs. #5 Alaska-Fairbanks
Brown Regional
#2 Brown vs. #7 Notre Dame
#3 Holy Cross vs. #6 Michigan Tech
The regionals will be played beginning on Tuesday, April 3rd. The Futile Four will be played the first part of the following weed.
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