I may be asking for it, but after the seedings came out, I am so frustrated
with how the eastern teams were left out, I went looking at schedules.  After
looking at the 5 teams from the WCHA that were deemed worth of a bid, and the
best ECAC teams, it appears the way to get good RPI is to only play
non-conference games at home.  Of the top five teams in the west, only North
Dakota played more games away or on neutral ice (2H, 5A, 3N).  The other four
teams played as follows:
SCSU 5H3A
Wis  4H 2A 2N (although those 2 N are the Badger Shootout)
MN (7H 1A)
CC (6H)

While the top two in the ECAC
SLU (1H 5A 3N)
Clarkson (2H 4A 4N)

On top of this, those home games are MAAC teams.  No one from the other
conferences would go to the North Country.  How does the PWR/RPI take into
account this bias in games?  It seems to me that there is a positive feedback
on your opponents (especially conference teams) winning percentage if they
play most of there games at home (thus aiding all the WCHA teams.)

Comments?

William Sangrey
Cornell '87&'94
Let's Go RED!!

Best of Luck to SLU!!!