Greenie wrote:

> Question for all you statkeepers out there... when was the last time that 4
> of the top 5 teams in PWR (or RPI, when that was used) made it to the
> Frozen Four?
>
> I know back in 1996 we had all four byes advance to Cincy... but Vermont
> was rated something like 6th or 7th in the RPI.

Had to go back one more year... in 1995, the top 4 teams in the RPI made the
Frozen Four, although one of them (Minnesota) had to do so without benefit of
the bye... back then (this was pre-PWR), teams that were within 0.01 of each
other were compared head-to-head on several criteria (record in last 20 games,
record vs. common opponents, etc.) for seeding purposes, and Minnesota lost
the #2 West seed to Colorado College (#6 in RPI) -- but beat CC in the Western
Regional to complete the RPI's picks for the Frozen Four.


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