Date sent:              Sun, 19 Mar 2000 00:34:40 -0500
From:                   "Wodon, Adam" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:                Re: NCAA selection show
 
> Why did you all automatically come to the conclusion that UNH is the team to
> go West before either BC or BU?
>
> In the comparisons
> UNH def. BC
> BC def. BU
> BU def. UNH
>
> 3-way tie ...
>
> UNH has the best RPI of the three ... they would be the first to stay East.
>
> This is what happened a few years ago when it was a toss-up between Cornell,
> UNH and Clarkson I believe.
 
I just looked up old seeding info on John Whelan's Joe Schlobotnik
site.  Perhaps you're referring to 1996, when it was between the two
ECAC teams you mention and Lowell?  From what I can see, the PWCs were
straightforward that year, and the only thing that complicated matters
was an (apparently) attendance-based decision to keep Cornell east.
Nothing in the last three years lines up, and John hasn't done the PWR
stuff for 1994 or 1995.
 
> Putting Colgate into the mix, makes it trickier ... They are probably the
> worst draw of any team there, so that might matter.  But, they win
> comparisons with UNH and BC.
 
This is exactly what is driving my expectation of placement of UNH out
west.  When Colgate is factored into the mix, BU winds up winning out
in the in-region PWR over UNH and BC.
 
I'm not quite sure why we're expecting the committee to play off three
teams here, as it's not like they're competing for a single "slot" on
the surface of it (as compared to competing for the last tournament
spot or breaking a tie in the rankings).
 
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