With only two games left most positions have been set, but UW, UM, and
SCSU are battling for final position. ND and DU hang in the balance. If
St. Cloud loses to Minnesota on Sunday they will tie North Dakota with 31
points for fifth place, the fifth seed and home site between the two teams
will be determined by the tie breakers, I do not know who wins this one.
If Wisconsin beats Michigan Tech on Sunday afternoon they will tie Denver
with 38 points for second place. Wisconsin would be the second seed under
these conditions as UW had a 3-1 record against DU this year. Likewise if
UW/UM end up tied (UW tie/UM win or UW loss/UM tie) DU takes second
outright and Minnesota is the third seed by virtue of holding a 3-1 record
over Wisconsin this season.
Places 2-4 senarios:
**Wisconsin defeats MTU
Wisconsin/DU tie for second, Minnesota fourth
Seeds: CC,UW,DU,UM,(SCS/ND),UMD,MTU,NMU,UAA
**Wisconsin ties MTU/Minnesota ties St. Cloud or loses to SCS
DU 38, UW 37, UM 35 or 36. All outright
Seeds: CC,DU,UW,UM,(SCS/ND),UMD,MTU,NMU,UAA
**Wisconsin ties MTU/Minnesota beats St. Cloud
**Wisconsin loses to MTU/Minnesota ties St. Cloud
DU takes second outright, UM/UW tie for third
Seeds: CC,DU,UM,UW,(SCS/ND),UMD,MTU,NMU,UAA
**Wisconsin loses to MTU/Minnesota beats St. Cloud
DU 38, UM 37, UW 36. All outright
Seeds: CC,DU,UM,UW,ND,SCS,UMD,MTU,NMU,UAA
**if St. Cloud ties or beats Minnesota Sunday at Mariucci, they will host
North Dakota. If they lose the site depends on the tiebreakers (I don't
know them)
possible
pts left max finish
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Colorado College 45 - 45 1 - 1
Denver 38 - 38 2 - 2 (tie at least)
Wisconsin 36 2 38 2 - 4 (can tie DU)
Minnesota 35 2 37 3 - 4
St. Cloud 31 2 33 5 - 5 (tie at least)
North Dakota 31 - 31 5 - 6 (depends on SCS)
Minnesota Duluth 30 - 30 7 - 7
Michigan Tech 27 2 29 8 - 8
Northern Michigan 23 - 23 9 - 9
Alaska Anchorage 20 - 20 10 - 10
Friday's Scores:
CC 5, DU 5, ot
ND 4, UAA 3
UMD 6, N.Mich 3
Saturday's Games:
SCS 3, Minn 0
Wisc 7, MTU 1
UMD 8, N. Mich 1
ND 6, AA 4
DU 7, CC 3
Sunday's Games:
St. Cloud at Minnesota
Michigan Tech at Wisconsin
WCHA First Round Playoffs (2 of 3 series) Next Weekend:
Alaska-Anchorage at Colorado College
Northern Michigan at (Denver, or Wisconsin)
Michigan Tech at (Denver, Wisconsin or Minnesota)
Minnesota-Duluth at (Minnesota or Wisconsin)
St. Cloud State -vs- North Dakota (site depends on tiebreaker or SCS/UM result)
Winners advance to St. Paul for 'Final Five' tournament. Five positions
are reseeded iff any first round hosts lose.
Thursday, March 16
#5 -vs- #4
Friday, March 17 (semi-finals)
#2 -vs- #3
#1 -vs- #4/5 winner
Saturday, March 18
Third place game (Semi-final losers)
Championship game (Semi-final winners)
--eric
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