At 2:24 PM -0500 3/10/97, Robb Newman wrote:
> At 12:09 PM 3/10/97 -0700, Joe LaCour wrote:
> >I was going to say this:
> >
> >"If Princeton or RPI win the ECAC, Vermont may spend the
> >next six months resting."
> >
> >But with the 2 upsets in HE (BC over Merrrimack & UM-L
> >over PC), the chances of the Cats staying home are slim.
> >
>
> I don't see what the upsets in Hockey East have to do with UVM's bid.
 
My guess is that some people believed that if the home teams all made it to
the Fleet, then either PC (vs. UNH) or Merrimack (vs. BU) were considered
to have chances of upsetting the higher seeds and possibly winning the
tourney, thereby getting an automatic bid.  That would force out a team
that was contending for an at-large bid.
 
That's just my guess; I sure wouldn't bet too much against BC and Lowell's
chances this weekend either, though most would consider them greater
underdogs than PC or Merrimack would have been.  Lowell has shown an
ability to play well against BU, and BC seems to be putting it together at
the right time.
 
> Assuming that the PWR's have enough inertia that this weekend's games don't
> affect the ratings we have:
 
That's the key...as some have mentioned, Vermont seems to rank high enough
that they will get an at-large bid anyway.  Even if there are upsets, it
doesn't look like it will be enough to keep them out.
 
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