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Date: | Wed, 6 Mar 1996 10:13:54 -0500 |
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Chris pondered:
>Have the top four teams in a conference ever failed to make the semifinals at
>the same time? (in other words have there ever been 4 upsets in the quarters?)
>If not, what is the highest number of upsets?
I can't speak for the other conferences, but the highest number in the CCHA
in its rather abbreviated history of having at least eight teams in the play-
offs, is 2 in 1987. #6 seed Ohio State upset #3 Lake Superior at the Soo in
3 games, #5 Western Michigan upset #4 Illinois-Chicago in the Windy City in
3 games. And #1 Bowling Green had to go 3 games to beat #8 Ferris State.
Only #2 Michigan State got to the semis in 2, beating #7 Michigan (boy, that
's got a nice ring to it :-)). MSU went on to win the title that year, beating
Bowling Green in OT (see, even 9 years ago we needed OT to beat BG, something
that's become all too common in the last few years).
G. M. Finniss
Michigan State University 22-7-1, 26-10-1
Since it was mentioned here, I'm trying to get the results of the Regular
Season Prediction Contest out by Monday. As you may have figured, there won't
be a Conference Tournament Contest this year (too much work), but I'm still
planning a NC$$ Tournament Contest, beginning March 18. (Have to make sure
the secretary gets enough naps between now and then.)
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