Well, the NC$$ tournament is under way and that means all
bets are off in our little pool.
 
There was a total of 26 repsonses, with an approximately
equal number from east and west.
 
The table below shows how many people picked each team
to make it to the given stage.  For example, it means
that 8 people picked SLU to make it to the semifinals,
4 picked Northern Michigan to make it to the final
game, and 3 picked Michigan to be national champions.
 
 
Team           Q-finals      Semis      Finals      Champs
 
Michigan         BYE          19          19           3
No. Mich.         24           5           4           1
Clarkson           2           2           2           1
 
SLU              BYE           8           1
Wisconsin          8           8
UNH               18          10
 
Minnesota        BYE          17           1           1
Lake Sup.         24           9           4           3
Alaska-An.         2
 
Maine            BYE          26          21          17
Mich. St.         15
BU                11
 
 
 
Some interesting observations:
 
A majority of you expect to see Maine beat Michigan for the
  national title.
 
Maine was a unanimous choice to get past BU/MS to Albany.
 
Only two people picked Clarkson to get by NMU, but they
   stuck with the Knights, picking them into the finals and beyond.
 
Similarly, although a majority of people picked Minnesota to
   eliminate Lake Superior in the semis, LSSU still ended
   up tied for second favorite to win it all with 3 votes.
 
In the first round, the BU-MS game was the most hotly debated,
   while the SLU/Wisc./UNH bracket seems to be wide open for
   a ticket to the Knick.
 
 
 
If we put the crowd favorites in the brackets, we get:
 
 No. Michigan
             |No. Michigan
 Clarkson____|            |Michigan____
              Michigan____|            |
                                       |Michigan____
              St.Lawrence_             |            |
 Wisconsin___             |NewHampshire|            |
             |NewHampshire|                         |
 NewHampshire|                                      |
                                                    |Maine_____
 LakeSuperior                                       |
             |LakeSuperior                          |
 Alaska-Anch.|            |Minnesota___             |
              Minnesota___|            |            |
                                       |Maine_______|
              Maine_______             |
 Michigan St.             |Maine_______|
             |Michigan St.|
 Boston Univ_|
 
 
Good luck to all entrants !!!!!
 
Tim
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Let's Go SLU !!!!!!                  1991-92 ECAC Champs !!!!!!