I've seen a lot of posts saying, loosely paraphrased: "Hell, get on with the HE playoffs, if BU can't beat
Maine at home, then they don't deserve to go to the show."
 
Is this true? Um, not necessarily. BU will be known as overrated, etc. etc., but it seems to me that BU's
a virtual lock for an NCAA seed.
 
The NCAA uses a selection formula similar to RPICH (as I remember from the MSU-NMU
pseudo-controversy from last year). This week's ratings:
 
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               HOCKEY-L    TCHCR     RPICH     CHODR
     Team                Record    Rank      Rank      Rank      Rank
 
     Boston University   28-6        1         1         1         1
     Michigan            29-6-1      2         2         2         2
     Lake Superior       24-9-4      3         6        10         3
     Harvard             19-4-4      4         8         3         4
     Colorado College    22-9-5      5         3         9        15
     Wisconsin           22-13-1     6         4         6         6
     Mass Lowell         21-8-5      7        11         7         5
     Minnesota           20-12-4     8         5         8        20
     Michigan State      20-10-5     9        12        12        10
     New Hampshire       22-10-2    10        10         4         7
     Western Michigan    21-11-3    11        13        13        18
     Clarkson            17-8-5     12        22        16        17
     RPI                 18-8-4     12        19        15         8
     St. Cloud           18-12-4    14         9        17        11
     Northern Michigan   20-15-1    15         7        14        14
     ---------------------------------------------------------------
     Northeastern        18-10-6              14        11        16
     Maine                6-27-1              15         5         9
     Boston College      15-14-5              20        18        12
     Miami               18-15-1              17        19        12
__________*
 
 
So unless there are some big upsets in the tournaments (say, hot Miami, St. Cloud, Clarkson, BC pulling
out some Beanpot/Garden magic), BU's chances of missing the tournament seem slim. I wouldn't think
two losses would allow BU to fall THAT far out of favor.
 
Hey, I'm not saying this weekend's games don't mean anything. Just that all BU really stands to lose is
pride.Then again, that's a lot to lose in itself.
 
Right?
 
 
 
GS
Carthage College
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