Just a reminder that entries for Part 1 of the Pick the Tournaments contest are due Friday March 4th at 6:00 PM EST.

And for your amusement purposes (absolutely NOT to be taken seriously), here is my entry:

ECAC

First Round:
                                                                  # Games
                                              Winner (3 pts)       (1 pt)
#12 Colgate          at #5 Rensselaer         Rensselaer             3
#11 St. Lawrence     at #6 Princeton          Princeton              2
#10 Harvard          at #7 Clarkson           Harvard                3
#9 Brown             at #8 Quinnipiac         Brown                  2

RESEED

Quarterfinals:
                                                                  # Games
                                              Winner (3 pts)       (1 pt)
Harvard              at #1 Union              Union                  2
Brown                at #2 Yale               Brown                  3
Princeton            at #3 Dartmouth          Dartmouth              2
Rensselaer           at #4 Cornell            Cornell                3

RESEED

Semifinals:
                                              Winner (8 pts)
Brown                vs Union                 Union
Cornell              vs Dartmouth             Dartmouth

Consolation:
                                              Winner (4 pts)
Brown                vs Cornell               Cornell

Championship:
                                              Winner (16 pts)
Dartmouth            vs Union                 Union

Tiebreakers:
1.  Championship game score:  5-2
2.  Total goals scored in tournament:  131


CCHA

First Round:
                                                                  # Games
                                              Winner (3 pts)       (1 pt)
#11 Bowling Green    at #6 Northern Michigan  Northern Michigan      3
#10 Michigan State   at #7 Alaska             Michigan State         2
#9 Ohio State        at #8 Lake Superior      Lake Superior          2

RESEED

Quarterfinals:
                                                                  # Games
                                              Winner (3 pts)       (1 pt)
Michigan State       at #1 Michigan           Michigan               2
Lake Superior        at #2 Notre Dame         Notre Dame             2
Northern Michigan    at #3 Miami              Miami                  2
#5 Ferris State      at #4 Western Michigan   Western Michigan       3

RESEED

Semifinals:
                                              Winner (8 pts)
Western Michigan     vs Michigan              Michigan
Miami                vs Notre Dame            Miami

Consolation:
                                              Winner (4 pts)
Western Michigan     vs Notre Dame            Western Michigan

Championship:
                                              Winner (16 pts)
Miami                vs Michigan              Miami

Tiebreakers:
1.  Championship game score:  3-2
2.  Total goals scored in tournament:  106


Atlantic Hockey

First round regional seeds are in parentheses.

First Round -- East Region:

#3 Holy Cross (1E) and #6 Connecticut (2E) received byes

                                                 Winner (3 pts)
#12 American Int'l (6E) at #9 Army (3E)          Army
#11 Sacred Heart (5E)   at #10 Bentley (4E)      Bentley

First Round -- West Region:

#1 RIT (1W) and #2 Air Force (2W) received byes

                                                 Winner (3 pts)
#8 Canisius (6W)        at #4 Niagara (3W)       Canisius
#7 Mercyhurst (5W)      at #5 Robert Morris (4W) Robert Morris

RESEED

Quarterfinals:

Despite receiving a first-round bye, Connecticut, seeded #6 overall, is not
guaranteed home ice for the quarterfinals

                                                                  # Games
                                              Winner (3 pts)       (1 pt)
Bentley              at #1 RIT                RIT                    2
Army                 at #2 Air Force          Air Force              2
Canisius             at #3 Holy Cross         Canisius               3
Connecticut          at Robert Morris         Robert Morris          2

RESEED

Semifinals:
                                              Winner (8 pts)
Canisius             vs RIT                   RIT
Robert Morris        vs Air Force             Air Force

Championship:
                                              Winner (16 pts)
Air Force            vs RIT                   Air Force

Tiebreakers:
1.  Championship game score:  4-3
2.  Total goals scored in entire tournament:  91

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Bill Fenwick
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