Bri writes:
 
>Excuse me but could someone explain how Northern Michigan (with
>a record only a few games over .500) got an NC$$ bid over Michigan
>St (~23-13-?)? MSU finished fourth in the nation's toughest league.
>NMU finished 5th in a lesser league. Any thoughts?
 
OK, let's look at the RPICH for NMU and MSU:
 
12  Michigan State      38   22-14- 2   .6053   .4890   .5029   .5178
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14  Northern Michigan   41   20-17- 4   .5366   .5267   .4975   .5170
 
The difference in RPICH is too close to call.  Now we proceed to head-to-
head competition:
 
12/26/92 Michigan State      1 vs Northern Michigan   4 NC    (GLI)
 
Uh-oh, NMU won the only game between the two teams this season.
 
That's how it works.
 
-- Erik
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Erik Biever                                                     SKI-U-MAH!
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