Here's what we have:

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From: "John Edwards" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 8:54 AM
Subject: Fwd: who goes where


> On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 8:29 AM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > charlie thinks
> > manchester - BU nodak unh ohio st
> > bridgeport - mich yale vermont air force
> > minneapolis - notre dame duluth cornell bemidji
> > grand rapids - denver northeastern princeton miami
> 
> Under that bracket, the Minneapolis regional would be problematic for
> Notre Dame. They would face a virtual road game in the first round
> against Bemidji, and follow that up with another one against Duluth.
> (Yes, I know how far Duluth & Bemidji are from the Cities, but both
> are closer than Notre Dame.)
> 
> Since the assumption has always been that the #1 seeds are placed in
> regionals first, I think that means that the Irish are heading to
> Grand Rapids.
> 
> No conference has more than four teams in the field, so I'll be
> interested to see where Bemidji gets placed. BSU is 37th in the RPI,
> and the other teams (including Air Force) are all in the Top 15, so
> there may be a bracket integrity argument to sending BSU (the clear
> #16) to Manchester to play the overall #1 (BU), and allowing the
> all-CCHA matchup that would come as a consequence (probably
> Miami-Michigan).
> 
> I do think they'll drop Duluth into the West Regional, to save that
> flight at least.
> 
> If you do both of those, you get this:
> 
> Manchester - Boston U, No Dak, UNH, Bemidji
> Grand Rapids - Notre Dame, Northeastern, Princeton, Air Force
> Minneapolis - Denver, Northeastern, Cornell, Ohio State
> Bridgeport - Michigan, Yale, Vermont, Miami
> 
> John
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