Well, john whelan has published his "you are the committee" link
based on some boundary value experiments, I will predict (a week in
advance) who is in and who is on the bubble. 

conclusions
   1 - the following teams are in
         Air Force  [AQ]
         Boston College
         Clarkson
         Colorado College
         Denver
         Miami
         Michigan
         Michigan State
         Minnesota
         New Hampshire
         Niagara    [AQ]
         North Dakota
         St. Cloud
   2 - The following team is on the bubble and will get in if it
       wins its conference championship or under some other scenarios
         Notre Dame
   3 - the following teams will be in only if they win their
       respective conference championships (1 to 3 teams)
	 Colgate
	 Cornell
	 Harvard
	 Princeton
         Boston University
         Northern Michigan
         Vermont
   4 - the following teams are on the bubble
         MSU Mankato
         Wisconsin
   5 - participants by league
       AH   - 1
	   Air Force
       CHA  - 1
	   Niagara
       ECAC - 2
	   Clarkson
	   Tournament Champion
       HE   - 2 or 3
	   New Hampshire
	   Boston College
	   (Vermont or BU if they win tournament)
       CCHA - 3 to 5
	   Miami
	   Michigan
	   Michigan State
	   (Notre Dame under several scenarios)
	   (Northern Michigan if they win tournament)
       WCHA - 5 to 7
	   Colorado College
	   North Dakota
	   St. Cloud
	   Denver
	   Minnesota
	   (MSU Mankato under several scenarios)
	   (Wisconsin under several scenarios)


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