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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