Well, yes, as far as UNH is concerned ... 

If Maine loses to BC, then the only scenario (with other conferences 
going according to seedings) where Maine advances to the NCAAs is if UNH 
beats BU *and* BC ... and then we go only by a nose (over BC!).  Upsets 
in other tournaments could well push us out in any event, should we lose 
to BC. Win, baby, win!

What I meant to say is that bad things can still happen.  Colgate, St 
Cloud, Duluth, Mercyhurst, Bentley, Connecticut and Northern Michigan 
are still playing and are all out of the top 16.  Should any of them win 
their tournament, that's more automatic bids, squeezing out the 15th and 
perhaps 14th or 13th place teams.  I'll let Rick and Chris figure out 
where we might be going, since I can't even tell the chances of us going!

cheers, wayne

Bob Fitta wrote, in part,  on 3/13/2006 11:16 AM:
> So what you are saying is we all need to be UNH fans this weekend.  
> And should BU win and Maine lose on Friday we then have to become BC 
> fans!  Well let's just hope we take care of our own business, but if 
> UNH wins the early game it is fine by me!
>
> See you at the Garden!
>
> Bob Fitta '83
> On Mar 13, 2006, at 10:47 AM, Wayne T Smith wrote:
>
>> Good time of year for the "What if"ers ;-)
>>
>> Rick Sayles wrote, in part,  on 3/13/2006 9:15 AM:
>>> If BU wins Hockey East by beating UNH & BC, Maine will finish 12th 
>>> in the PWR and probably go to the Worcester, Mass. regional.
>>
>> In this scenario, if you include the often estimated "good win" tweak 
>> to RPI (as the NCAA is expected), throw out tournament the results, 
>> for purposes of calculating RPI, where RPI decreases with a win (as 
>> the NCAA will), and all of the rest of the tournaments go according 
>> to current tournament seeding ...
>>
>> Maine finishes 16th, but fails to go to the dance, since Bemidji 
>> State, ranked 27th, gets the 16th spot due to winning their CHA 
>> tournament.  Several other, less likely, scenarios also result in 
>> Maine ending their season if they can't beat BC Friday night at the 
>> Gaahden.
>>
>> Go Blue!
>>
>> cheers, wayne
>>
> Bob Fitta
> Director of Advertising
> Harvard Magazine
> 617-496-6631