First round matchups
Wisconsin has clinched the league title and will host michigan tech
          in the first round
North Dakota has clinched second place and will host either denver
             or minnesota duluth
Anchorage will finish 7th and will travel for the first round.
 
based on the remaining schedule
        st cloud has a home and home with minnesota
        mankato has two games at duluth
        minnesota is home & home with st cloud
        cc has 2 at wisconsin
 
        it seems likely that mankato and st. cloud will finish 3rd and 4th
        and CC and minnesota will be 5th and 6th
 
 
the wcha tie-breakers are (from http://www.wcha.com/wcha-body.html)
a) head to head
b) wcha wins
c) head to head fewest goals against (if 4 game series)
d) wcha goals for minus goals against
 
st cloud
        wins tiebreaker with MSU mankato (2-0)
        is 1-0-1 (1 goal up) and 1 win up against minnesota
        loses to CC
msu mankato
        loses tiebreaker to St. Cloud
        is even and 1 win up on Minnesota
        wins tiebreaker with cc (3-1)
minnesota
        is 0-1-1 (one goal down) and 1 win down against st. cloud
        is even and 1 win down against mankato
        loses to CC on goal differential
cc
        wins over st cloud
        loses (1-3) to mankato
        will win on goal differential
 
team            to      today   can get placing
                play    points  points
 
Wisconsin         2     44      48      1
North Dakota      0     39      39      2
St Cloud          2     31      35      3-6
MSU-Mankato       2     31      35      3-6
Colorado College  2     29      33      3-6
Minnesota         2     28      32      3-6
Alaska-Anchorage  0     25      25      7
Minnesota-Duluth  2     18      22      8-9
Denver            2     15      19      8-9
Michigan Tech     2     4        8      10
 
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