Hi -
 
Andrew Rapoff <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>> How would only considering the last 10 games affect this year's bids?
>> I chose 10 games because it takes teams back about 5 games into the
>> regular season.
 
And Charlie responds ....
> easy, just change a manifest constant and you discover....
>         1) bu and north dakota reverse
>         2) clarkson and ohio state reverse
> so there is no difference
 
  Which was quite an amazing result (at least to me), considering how some
teams enter the tournament on a major roll (MSU, BC, Clarkson, OSU) - which
presumably would have boosted their ranking if only the last 10 games were
considered - and others are gasping (most prominently UNH), yet the change
was minimal at best.  At least for now, given the various weights applied in
the RPI, and the way individual PWC ultimately determine seed positions, it's
apparent that season-long performance DOES matter, and late season surges
are more important psychologically/emotionally than numerically ....
 
  Not what I was expecting at all ....
 
  Thanks Charlie, for taking the time to address this ....
 
  See y'all in Albany and/or Boston at the HOCKEY-L dinner !!
 
  Cheers from Maryland - Jim
 
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