Well, let's see how the RPICH fared. :-)
>
> Here's the last RPICH before the committee announces its selections. I've
> made two last minute changes based on reports in the media. Maine's 'Tory'
> forfeits are recorded as losses. The double-overtime Lake Superior vs.
> Minnesota and Boston College vs. Northeastern games are recorded as ties.
>
>
> Opp OppOpp
> G W L T Win% Win% Win% RPICH
1E 1 Boston University 38 30- 7- 1 .8026 .5587 .5224 .6106
1W 2 Michigan 40 33- 6- 1 .8375 .5106 .4953 .5885
2E 3 Harvard 31 23- 4- 4 .8065 .4748 .4912 .5618
2W 4 Minnesota 40 24-11- 5 .6625 .5236 .5144 .5560
3E 5 New Hampshire 38 22-13- 3 .6184 .5396 .5197 .5543
3W 6 Mass Lowell 38 22- 9- 7 .6711 .5044 .5167 .5491
4E 7 Wisconsin 40 25-14- 1 .6375 .5168 .5148 .5465
5W 8 Northeastern 38 19-11- 8 .6053 .5199 .5282 .5433
4W 9 Lake Superior 41 26-10- 5 .6951 .4831 .5055 .5417
5E 10 Western Michigan 38 23-12- 3 .6447 .5004 .5008 .5366
6E 11 RPI 34 20-10- 4 .6471 .4988 .4835 .5321
6W 12 Michigan State 39 22-12- 5 .6282 .4963 .5037 .5311
The rest do not make it.
Well, guess which rating system *I* will be following next year. :-)
The ONLY teams out of order (1,1,2,2,3,3, etc.) are NU and Lake State.
And that switch does not really matter since, if they were properly ordered,
NU would have the #4W and LSSU would have the #5W. So instead of NU playing
LSSU in East Lansing, MI, LSSU would be playing NU in East Lansing, MI. :-)
Well, considering how much they went by the computer ratings, I guess there
won't be much whining about who on the committee didn't like who.
I'm sure there will be changes in the specific rating system over time,
maybe adding specific weight to the most recent 20 games (ex. multiply by 1.2).
> 13 Colorado College 39 23-11- 5 .6538 .4721 .5187 .5292
> 14 St Cloud 38 21-13- 4 .6053 .4979 .5155 .5291
> 15 Northern Michigan 39 22-16- 1 .5769 .5093 .5164 .5280
> 16 Clarkson 32 18- 9- 5 .6406 .4899 .4870 .5269
> 17 Maine 36 14-18- 4 .4444 .5687 .5205 .5256
> 18 Miami 37 20-16- 1 .5541 .5138 .4918 .5184
> 19 Boston College 36 14-16- 6 .4722 .5216 .5182 .5084
> 20 Brown 32 15-13- 4 .5313 .5039 .4827 .5054
Of course, Colorado College will be the most upset, St. Cloud will come in
second in anger, and Northern Michigan and Clarkson will have slight
disapointment. As always, since only 12 teams make it, I have *never* seen
a team happy to be #13.
And don't think that if we expanded the tourney to 16 teams that the #17 team
every year would not be upset (no, this is NOT a pick on Maine this year).
I believe that if the old system of politics playing a part were still in
place, Colorado College would have made it, but, since the coaches wanted
a computer system in place, CC loses out.
My serious condolences go out to all those fans whose teams came up just short,
and congratulations to the National Champion and 11 losers who have made the
tourney. (11 of the 12 will lose)
Now, let the games begin!
Tony BU'92'93
Former Ogre
PS - Anyone got directions to the arena in Albany from Boston?
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