Tournament Speculation Thread

[Laker Ranger]

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No way! Guys gotta buy a clue sometimes.

Thanks...yeah, bit baffling there...
A Pool C is perhaps preserved - Amherst did what they were "supposed to do".

[Laker28]

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No way! Guys gotta buy a clue sometimes.

Based on the comment he made right before about Midd not making it with ten losses, I think he is simply basing it off record which for Amherst is slightly better because Oswego has one more tie. The fact that they achieved that record against fairly weak competition means nothing apparently.

[llama]

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Last week's NCAA West Region ranking has neither of these two teams in the top 7. I admit I don't follow the West (until it is tourney time)...but that seems surprising to me. What am I missing here?

And we're headed to overtime at Arrington.

[AC09]

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Last week's NCAA West Region ranking has neither of these two teams in the top 7. I admit I don't follow the West (until it is tourney time)...but that seems surprising to me. What am I missing here?

The winner of this game earns an AQ to the NCAAs.

And MSOE wins it in OT.

[Laker Ranger]

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MSOE gets the title...most interesting.

[llama]

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Thanks. I understood that - I was just surprised that with the impressive records they both have it was surprising neither one would be in the top seven. I think I just answered my own question - both teams have a really low SOS rank. This is also another example of why the USCHO poll means ZIP.

The winner of this game earns an AQ to the NCAAs.

[llama]

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So that ends Adrian's season, right?

MSOE gets the title...most interesting.

[Stormy8174]

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So that ends Adrian's season, right?

I would believe so...and as such...does Elmira get in with Adrian losing?

[pete99race]

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So that ends Adrian's season, right?

Correct...

[pete99race]

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MSOE gets the title...most interesting.

Congrats to the Raiders....first NCAA appearance???

[joeyc3402]

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Congrats to the Raiders....first NCAA appearance???

Correct.

[Laker Ranger]

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So Elmira and Oswego State take two Pool C's... now one could project that Hobart has likely entered the dance for the 8/3 split, and that only one bracket for Placid will contain a Western team?

[elbojpb]

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The Raiders win really messes up the bracketologists predictions since Adrian was playing through the East. Might we see two preliminary games out West to avoid flying > 1 team to LP??

[LakerFan99]

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The Raiders win really messes up the bracketologists predictions since Adrian was playing through the East. Might we see two preliminary games out West to avoid flying > 1 team to LP??

I don't think we'll have 2 Wednesday games out west. At this point, here's my best guess:

Play-In:

MSOE @ GA
Plymouth @ Elmira
Wentworth @ Hobart

Quarterfinals:

Hobart/Wentworth @ Norwich
Elmira/Plymouth State @ Oswego
MSOE/GA @ SNC
Plattsburgh @ Amherst

[NorthernPike]

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I would think only three from the west. MSOE V Gustavus on Wednesday and the winner at SNC on Saturday.