Reminder:  The deadline for the Pick the Post-season Tourneys Contest is
today (3/7) at 6:00 PM EST.  There are 28 entries so far.  Part 2 of the
contest (the CHA) will come out next Monday.

As a reliable guideline of who NOT to pick, I offer my own entry below.

Bill F.


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ECAC

First Round:
                                                                    #
Games
                                              Winner (3 pts)        (1
pt)
#10 Yale             at #1 Cornell            Cornell                2
#9 St. Lawrence      at #2 Clarkson           Clarkson               2
#8 Brown             at #3 Harvard            Harvard                3
#7 Colgate           at #4 Dartmouth          Colgate                3
#6 Princeton         at #5 Rensselaer         Rensselaer             3

RESEED

Finals Qualifier (5 vs 4):
                                              Winner (4 pts)
Colgate              vs Rensselaer            Rensselaer

Semifinals:
                                              Winner (8 pts)
Rensselaer           vs Cornell               Cornell
Harvard              vs Clarkson              Clarkson

Consolation:
                                              Winner (4 pts)
Rensselaer           vs Harvard               Harvard

Championship:
                                              Winner (16 pts)
Clarkson             vs Cornell               Cornell

Tiebreakers:
1.  Championship game score:   4-1
2.  Total goals scored in tournament:   98


HOCKEY EAST

Quarterfinals:
                                                                    #
Games
                                              Winner (3 pts)        (1
pt)
#8 Merrimack         at #1 New Hampshire      New Hampshire          2
#7 Providence        at #2 Boston University  Boston University      2
#6 Boston College    at #3 Maine              Maine                  2
#5 Northeastern      at #4 UMass-Lowell       Northeastern           3

RESEED

Semifinals:
                                              Winner (8 pts)
Northeastern         vs New Hampshire         New Hampshire
Maine                vs Boston University     Maine

Championship:
                                              Winner (16 pts)
Maine                vs New Hampshire         Maine

Tiebreakers:
1.  Championship game score:   5-4
2.  Total goals scored in tournament:   78


CCHA

First Round:
                                                                    #
Games
                                              Winner (3 pts)        (1
pt)
#12 Lake Superior    at #1 Michigan           Michigan               2
#11 Bowling Green    at #2 Michigan State     Michigan State         2
#10 Miami            at #3 Northern Michigan  Northern Michigan      2
#9 Ferris State      at #4 Alaska-Fairbanks   Alaska-Fairbanks       2
#8 Notre Dame        at #5 Nebraska-Omaha     Nebraska-Omaha         2
#7 Ohio State        at #6 Western Michigan   Ohio State             3

RESEED

Finals Qualifiers (5 vs 4, 6 vs 3):
                                              Winner (4 pts)
Nebraska-Omaha       vs Alaska-Fairbanks      Nebraska-Omaha
Ohio State           vs Northern Michigan     Northern Michigan

RESEED

Semifinals:
                                              Winner (8 pts)
Nebraska-Omaha       vs Michigan              Michigan
Northern Michigan    vs Michigan State        Michigan State

Championship:
                                              Winner (16 pts)
Michigan State       vs Michigan              Michigan State

Tiebreakers:
1.  Championship game score:   3-1
2.  Total goals scored in tournament:   96


WCHA

First Round:
                                                                    #
Games
                                              Winner (3 pts)        (1
pt)
#10 Michigan Tech    at #1 Denver             Denver                 2
#9 Minnesota-Duluth  at #2 St. Cloud          St. Cloud              2
#8 North Dakota      at #3 Minnesota          Minnesota              3
#7 Alaska-Anchorage  at #4 Colorado College   Colorado College       2
#6 MSU-Mankato       at #5 Wisconsin          Wisconsin              3

RESEED

Finals Qualifier (5 vs 4):
                                              Winner (4 pts)
Wisconsin            vs Colorado College      Colorado College

Semifinals:
                                              Winner (8 pts)
Colorado College     vs Denver                Denver
Minnesota            vs St. Cloud             Minnesota

Consolation:
                                              Winner (4 pts)
Colorado College     vs St. Cloud             Colorado College

Championship:
                                              Winner (16 pts)
Minnesota            vs Denver                Minnesota

Tiebreakers:
1.  Championship game score:   5-4
2.  Total goals scored in tournament:   128


MAAC

Quarterfinals:
                                              Winner (3 pts)
#8 Army              at #1 Mercyhurst         Mercyhurst
#7 Iona              at #2 Quinnipiac         Quinnipiac
#6 Connecticut       at #3 Holy Cross         Holy Cross
#5 Canisius          at #4 Sacred Heart       Canisius

RESEED

Semifinals:
                                              Winner (8 pts)
Canisius             vs Mercyhurst            Mercyhurst
Holy Cross           vs Quinnipiac            Holy Cross

Championship:
                                              Winner (16 pts)
Holy Cross           vs Mercyhurst            Mercyhurst

Tiebreakers:
1.  Championship game score:   5-1
2.  Total goals scored in tournament:   45