Bri writes:
>Excuse me but could someone explain how Northern Michigan (with
>a record only a few games over .500) got an NC$$ bid over Michigan
>St (~23-13-?)? MSU finished fourth in the nation's toughest league.
>NMU finished 5th in a lesser league. Any thoughts?
OK, let's look at the RPICH for NMU and MSU:
12 Michigan State 38 22-14- 2 .6053 .4890 .5029 .5178
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14 Northern Michigan 41 20-17- 4 .5366 .5267 .4975 .5170
The difference in RPICH is too close to call. Now we proceed to head-to-
head competition:
12/26/92 Michigan State 1 vs Northern Michigan 4 NC (GLI)
Uh-oh, NMU won the only game between the two teams this season.
That's how it works.
-- Erik
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