here is how the top 4 CCHA teams have done against each other and each other
alone this year
 
MSU       5-2-3
OSU       5-2-2
UM         2-5-3
NDU       2-5-2
 
all of the first round matchups should be tough ones for these 4 teams, though
I believe that all four will make it to the finals.  It wouldn't surprise me
to see all of these series go the full 3 games - especially the UM-BGSU series
and the NDU-NMU series.
MSU and OSU should be meeting in the finals like they did last year with the
same results.
 
Steve Bartley
 
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