At 10:31 AM -0600 3/17/97, Eeyore wrote:
> Mike Machnik wrote:
> > And matchups are to be minimized but do not have to be completely avoided.
> > It is within reason to set things up such that the only possible matchup is
> > between the 12th and 1st ranked teams (MSU & Michigan) after #12 knocks off
> > #4 Minnesota.  That's as wide a disparity as they could get.  Based
> > strictly on the numbers, an MSU win would be the biggest upset possible in
> > the first round.
>
> By what measure is it within reason?  The change necessary to prevent a
> Michigan-MSU game is very simple.  Just flip Cornell and State.
 
Then you have a guaranteed first round CCHA matchup between Miami and MSU.
 
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