Re: Too early for the PWR? Princeton and Brown say no!
University of Nebraska-Omaha
What's the best that can happen? The Mavericks could win this weekend, win 4 TUC games in the WCHA (knocking out Denver on the way) while Bemidji State (0-3-1) and Quinnipiac (0-2) drop from TUC status. That would give them an impressive 22-5-1 (.796) TUC mark. That would flip the UNH, Denver and Michigan comparisons. That 6-0 record would be enough of an RPI boost to flip comparisons Merrimack, BC and Union. They would probably end up behind just Yale and North Dakota. Technically, they could catch the Sioux, but they are playing Tech 4 times and I can't with a straight face predict they are going to lose. That would put them at number 3 overall, a 1 seed in St. Louis most likely.
The worst that can happen is they lose twice this weekend and twice more to a TUC in the WCHA 1st round, while Bemidji and Quinnipiac stay TUC but they lose RIT. If the Mavs have to play the Beavers in the WCHA the odds for this scenario increases. That would still leave UNO with a 15-15-1 (.500) record. That would flip 10 comparisons and knock the Mavericks out of the tournament.
A lot of this will be determined this weekend when UNO plays a pair at UMD.
University of Nebraska-Omaha
What's the best that can happen? The Mavericks could win this weekend, win 4 TUC games in the WCHA (knocking out Denver on the way) while Bemidji State (0-3-1) and Quinnipiac (0-2) drop from TUC status. That would give them an impressive 22-5-1 (.796) TUC mark. That would flip the UNH, Denver and Michigan comparisons. That 6-0 record would be enough of an RPI boost to flip comparisons Merrimack, BC and Union. They would probably end up behind just Yale and North Dakota. Technically, they could catch the Sioux, but they are playing Tech 4 times and I can't with a straight face predict they are going to lose. That would put them at number 3 overall, a 1 seed in St. Louis most likely.
The worst that can happen is they lose twice this weekend and twice more to a TUC in the WCHA 1st round, while Bemidji and Quinnipiac stay TUC but they lose RIT. If the Mavs have to play the Beavers in the WCHA the odds for this scenario increases. That would still leave UNO with a 15-15-1 (.500) record. That would flip 10 comparisons and knock the Mavericks out of the tournament.
A lot of this will be determined this weekend when UNO plays a pair at UMD.
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