i was hoping the tv might have somebody from the committee to shed
light on the pairings.
putting the teams in PWR order seeding yields.

8 maine                              5 Michigan
9 Wisconsin                         12 Mercyhurst
     1 msu              ---+--- 4 North Dakota
                           |
     2 Boston College   ---+--- 3 St Cloud
10 providence                       11 St Lawrence
 7 Minnesota                         6 Colorado College

john whelan's script yields
 5W Mercyhurst (M)                  6E Providence (H)
 4W CO College (W)                  3E Minnesota (W)
      1W Mich State (C)   --+--2E North Dakota (W)
                            |
      2W St Cloud (W)     --+--1E Boston Coll (H)
 3W Michigan (C)                    4E Maine (H)
 6W St Lawrence (E)                 5E Wisconsin (W)

> From: Michael Neal <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject:      Woo hoo!!!
>
> It looks like the primacy of avoiding intra-conference matchups is done.  CC
> is in the North Dakota bracket.
>
> I gave up too soon on this one.
>
> J. Michael Neal
>



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