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> Date:         Sat, 22 Mar 2003 22:43:27 -0500
> From: Joseph LaCour <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: If the season ended right now
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>
> With Minnesota winning the WCHA, let's see what happens.  I've tried a 5-3-1 and a 3-2-1 bonus points and it did not change the seedings, nor did the MAAC champion matter.
>
> Here are the bands:
> 1st seeds:  Cornell, CC, Minnesota, UNH
> 2nd seeds:  BU, Maine, Ferris State, BC
> 3rd seeds:  Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio State, Harvard
> 4th seeds:  Mankato, St. Cloud, MAAC, Wayne State
>
> With 2 East and 2 West top seeds, nobody has to travel.  I want to avoid conference championship repeats as much as possible, so #1's are as follows:
>
> Worcester:  Cornell
> Providence:  UNH
> Ann Arbor:  CC
> St. Paul:  Minnesota
>
> With 3 East and 1 West teams, one East team gets shipped out.  BC, the #8 seed, is the logical choice.  Ferris has to go to St. Paul to avoid meeting Michigan.
> Worcester:  Cornell, BU
> Providence:  UNH, Maine
> Ann Arbor:  CC, BC
> St. Paul:  Minnesota, Ferris
>
> For # 3 seeds, we have the exact opposite of the #2's.  One Western team goes east.  Ohio State is the lowest ranked #3 western seed, so they go East.
> Worcester:  Cornell, BU, Ohio State
> Providence:  UNH, Maine, Harvard
> Ann Arbor:  CC, BC, Michigan
> St. Paul:  Minnesota, Ferris, NoDak
>
> For the #4's, both at-large teams are WCHA, so they go East.  The final regionals are:
>
> Worcester:  Cornell, BU, Ohio State, St. Cloud
> Providence:  UNH, Maine, Harvard, Mankato
> Ann Arbor:  CC, BC, Michigan, MAAC
> St. Paul:  Minnesota, Ferris, NoDak, Wayne State
>
> Why did Harvard go to Providence?  I wanted to avoid a "Beanpot" matchup and have BU & Harvard play somebody they're not familiar with.  Otherwise, unless the committee has a weird bonus point system, it looks fairly cut and dry.  Wayne State could go to Ann Arbor.  It is a heck of a lot closer and would give Ann Arbor two "home" teams.
>
> BTW, conference breakdowns:
> WCHA:  5
> HEA:  4
> CCHA:  3
> ECAC: 2
> CHA:  1
> MAAC:  1
>
> Joe LaCour
> Clarkson '77 & '78
> We're on a Roll in 03-04
>



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