2016 Pairwise Calculator

[TonyTheTiger20]

Have at it. Let me know of any issues and let everyone know if you find some interesting scenarios!

http://www.bcinterruption.com/boston...ege-quinnipiac

[PuckRush]

Re: 2016 Pairwise Calculator

So in many many scenarios, I see...

1. BC
2. Minn or Wisc
3. Wisc or Minn
4. Q
5. Clarkson
6. NE
7. Princeton
8. CHA

Assuming only 2 WCHA teams, who travels west? CHA and Princeton? If yes, so BC vs NE again. Q vs Clarkson again for sure.

[TonyTheTiger20]

Re: 2016 Pairwise Calculator

Really depends on who wins the CHA

[KTDC]

Re: 2016 Pairwise Calculator

Have at it. Let me know of any issues and let everyone know if you find some interesting scenarios!

Pretty handy!

[ne7minder]

Re: 2016 Pairwise Calculator

So in many many scenarios, I see...

1. BC
2. Minn or Wisc
3. Wisc or Minn
4. Q
5. Clarkson
6. NE
7. Princeton
8. CHA

Assuming only 2 WCHA teams, who travels west? CHA and Princeton? If yes, so BC vs NE again. Q vs Clarkson again for sure.

I assume CHA has the pleasure of getting their a**es kicked by BC since that would be 1vs8 as it should be. I don't care enough to look it up, which 2 would cost the least to send West? That will be your answer

[vicb]

Re: 2016 Pairwise Calculator

Tried your calculator. If I have Cornell upsetting Clarkson in the quarters and NE, Bemidji, Prinny and Mercyhurst winning the tournaments, Northeastern is listed as #6 in the pairwise and as the 2nd team out in your calculator. Seems as long as NE wins HE, your calculator has them in the tourney but also listed as the 2nd team out.

It also looks to me like Clarkson can lose in the ECAC Quarters and still make the NC$$ Tourney as long as BC wins HE or Minny or Wisco win the WCHA. The only way I see Bemidji in is if they win the WCHA.

[TonyTheTiger20]

Tried your calculator. If I have Cornell upsetting Clarkson in the quarters and NE, Bemidji, Prinny and Mercyhurst winning the tournaments, Northeastern is listed as #6 in the pairwise and as the 2nd team out in your calculator. Seems as long as NE wins HE, your calculator has them in the tourney but also listed as the 2nd team out.

God that one cell is the bane of my existence... I had this problem last year too lol

Thanks for pointing it out. I just fixed it. The tournament field/rankings were correct, just the 2nd team out identifier was wrong. It's all set now. Let me know if you have this issue again!

[TonyTheTiger20]

I don't care enough to look it up, which 2 would cost the least to send West? That will be your answer

RIT and Syracuse would stay east. Any other CHA champion goes west.

[Eeyore]

Re: 2016 Pairwise Calculator

RIT and Syracuse would stay east. Any other CHA champion goes west.

Isn't the distance required for a flight 300 miles? If so, Syracuse is the only CHA team close enough to Boston to drive; Rochester is listed as about 394 miles. Princeton looks to be the only 5-7 ranked team within that distance, too.

I was really hoping that Princeton was out of range, so that Hockey East fans would get to feel our pain by watching a BC/Northeastern quarterfinal.

I can't get the flash on Grant's spreadsheet to work, but it looks like, barring quarterfinal strangeness or a lot of upsets, Carkson/Quinnipiac is just about locked in as a quarterfinal. Assuming that the CHA champ goes west, Princeton and Northeastern look to be in a tight race to see who goes to Newton, and who goes to Minnesota/Wisconsin.

[TonyTheTiger20]

Re: 2016 Pairwise Calculator

I believe the distance is 400 miles, not 300.

And I'm not sure it's a foregone conclusion that the CHA champion goes west. It's probably between Cuse and Hurst (I mean, obviously) and Cuse only finished 1 point back.

[Eeyore]

Re: 2016 Pairwise Calculator

I believe the distance is 400 miles, not 300.

And I'm not sure it's a foregone conclusion that the CHA champion goes west. It's probably between Cuse and Hurst (I mean, obviously) and Cuse only finished 1 point back.

I don't think we should write off any of the CHA teams as possible winners of that tournament.

[robertearle]

Re: 2016 Pairwise Calculator

I believe the distance is 400 miles, not 300.

And I'm not sure it's a foregone conclusion that the CHA champion goes west. It's probably between Cuse and Hurst (I mean, obviously) and Cuse only finished 1 point back.

With the possible exception of Lindenwood-to-Madison, none of the possible CHA champs are within 400 miles of Madison, with Minneapolis even farther away. So why would a CHA champ go to either, rather than to Boston? A plane trip is a plane trip (and a non-stop to Boston is easy to manage than one to Madison.)

[Eeyore]

Re: 2016 Pairwise Calculator

With the possible exception of Lindenwood-to-Madison, none of the possible CHA champs are within 400 miles of Madison, with Minneapolis even farther away. So why would a CHA champ go to either, rather than to Boston? A plane trip is a plane trip (and a non-stop to Boston is easy to manage than one to Madison.)

Because they can be replaced with a team that is within the driving distance to Boston, while the teams going to Minneapolis and Madison will be flying regardless, unless there is an upset winner in the WCHA tournament.

[robertearle]

Re: 2016 Pairwise Calculator

Because they can be replaced with a team that is within the driving distance to Boston, while the teams going to Minneapolis and Madison will be flying regardless, unless there is an upset winner in the WCHA tournament.

Yes. Stupid of me. Thanks.

[wwhyte]

Re: 2016 Pairwise Calculator

I can't get the flash on Grant's spreadsheet to work, but it looks like, barring quarterfinal strangeness or a lot of upsets, Carkson/Quinnipiac is just about locked in as a quarterfinal. Assuming that the CHA champ goes west, Princeton and Northeastern look to be in a tight race to see who goes to Newton, and who goes to Minnesota/Wisconsin.

The one way I can see in which Clarkson/Quinni mightn't be locked in is if Clarkson goes ahead and hosts the QF, and Mercyhurst is CHA champion. Erie to Potsdam is a bus ride (371 miles!). But I haven't worked this through to see if that eliminates a flight or merely shifts it around.