CCHA Play-off Picture, 2nd through 6th
 
With just two games mid-week, we still managed to have every team
change positions.
 
  Team             Games   Points   Games left
2 Michigan State     29      37     WM (F)
3 Lake Superior      28      36     @Kent (F), @Kent (S)
4 Western Michigan   28      36     @MS (F), IC (S)
5 Miami              28      33     @OS (F), OS (S)
6 Bowling Green      28      32     Mich (F), @ND (S)
 
 
Lake Superior (today: 3rd; highest: 2nd; lowest: 6th)
Wins tiebreaker with: MS (on goals), WM (by 1 goal), Mia
Loses tiebreaker with: BG
Magic numbers: WM (4)  MS (3)  BG (1)  Miami (1)
 
Controls own destiny: sweep Kent and they are #2.
 
Two points this weekend guarantees LSSU at least 3rd.
 
Can still finish as low as 6th if they are swept by Kent and Miami
and BG both sweep and WMU gets a point. Does anybody else remember
when highly-ranked LSSU was swept by lowly OSU late in the season
a few years ago?
 
 
Western Michigan (today: 4th; highest: 2nd; lowest: 5th)
Wins tiebreaker with: MS, BG
Loses tiebreaker with: LS (goals), Mia
Magic numbers: MS (3)  Miami (2)
 
Can finish 3rd without anyone's help. Three of four points will lock
it up.
 
Will need help from Kent to finish 2nd. If Kent can steal a point from
the Lakers, then WMU can take #2 by sweeping its games.
 
A win over MSU tonight means WMU will lock up 3rd place.
 
 
Michigan State (today: 2nd; highest: 2nd; lowest: 5th)
Wins tiebreaker with: BG
Loses tiebreaker with: LS, WM, Mia
Magic numbers:  Miami (1)
 
The Spartans control their own destiny in securing 3rd. If they beat WMU
tonight, they have 3rd locked up, regardless if what WMU does on Saturday.
 
A tie or better versus the Broncos and they will finish no worse than 4th.
 
 
Bowling Green (today: 6th; highest: 4th; lowest: 6th)
Wins tiebreaker with: LS, Mia
Loses tiebreaker with: MS, WM
 
Fourth is the best the Falcons can do.. They must sweep, LSSU must
get swept, and Miami must not sweep.
 
 
Miami (today: 5th; highest: 3rd; lowest: 6th)
Wins tiebreaker with: MS, WM
Loses tiebreaker with: LS, BG, FS
Magic number: BG (4)
 
Two wins and they have #5 secured.
 
Can still finish 3rd, but they have to sweep and LSSU has
to get swept (for starters).