Wayne Smith wrote:
>Dave Hatfield wrote, in part..
>> On 2/18, Mike Machnick posted...
>> Lowell will host a tough Army squad (23-7-1) Friday in a nonconference
>...
>> Then on 2/20, Wayne posted...
>> Heal Point System Rank for Men's Division I College Hockey, through
>...
>> 32    29  Army               12    5- 6- 1    18.33    49.92 W44,W44
>...
>> Something doesn't seem right here.  It doesn't seem logical that a team
>> ranked in the 30-40th range (depending on the poll) in Div I has a record
>> of 23-7-1, yet it also seems strange that their record would be 5-6-1 this
>> far into the season.  Can someone confirm Army's true overall record?
>
>The answer is that we are both correct, each in our own context.  Army
>is 23-7-1, but only 12 of those games (5-6-1) have been played against
>Division I teams playing 20 games with other Division I teams.
 
A little more...if you look at the standings in the archives, you'll
find Army listed as 11-6-1 against DivI teams.  That means ALL DivI
teams, and includes games vs any of the six minor Independents
(Canisius, UConn, Fairfield, Holy Cross, Iona, and Villanova).  Army
is 6-0-0 against those teams.
 
But since none of those six teams will play 20 or more games against
teams eligible for the DivI tourney, the games that Army plays against
them do not count in the RPI for NCAA tourney consideration, and Wayne
is not counting them in the HEAL rating either.
 
Therefore, Army is 5-6-1 against teams eligible for the DivI tourney
(i.e., any conference teams plus Air Force) and 18-1-0 against all
others.  The one loss was 3-2 to Babson in the semifinals of the
SNET/UConn Classic.
 
Probably the best way for Lowell (and Merrimack) fans to get an idea
of what to expect from Army is to look at their 12 games played
against conference teams plus Air Force:
 
Army                   Independent
 H 10/27/95  L    3  Mass Amherst         6  nc
 H 11/03/95 W     6  Rensselaer           4  nc
 H 11/04/95   T   0  Union                0  nc  ot
 A 12/08/95  L    0  Princeton            4  nc
 A 01/02/96  L    2  Northeastern         3  nc
 H 01/12/96 W     4  Cornell              1  nc
 H 01/13/96  L    3  Colgate              4  nc
 A 01/21/96 W     2  Yale                 0  nc
 A 01/26/96  L    3  Notre Dame           7  nc
 A 01/27/96  L    2  Notre Dame           4  nc
 H 02/16/96 W     3  Air Force            1  nc
 H 02/17/96 W     7  Air Force            0  nc
 
Common opponents for Lowell: UML 7-2-3, Army 4-4-0
  beat Mass Amherst 7-5; lost 4-7; tied 4-4
  beat Rensselaer 5-3
  beat Princeton 5-4
  beat Northeastern 2-1; won 4-2; lost 4-6
  beat Colgate 10-5
  beat Yale 8-4
  tied Air Force 3-3; tied 2-2
 
Common opponents for Merrimack: MC 4-4-4, Army 4-3-1
  lost to Mass Amherst 3-4; lost 4-5 ot; lost 5-8
  tied Rensselaer 2-2
  lost to Union 2-4
  tied Princeton 1-1
  tied Northeastern 1-1; tied 3-3; won 5-3
  beat Yale 5-2
  beat Air Force 4-1; won 2-1
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