0 from the CHA - nobody is in everybody is out 1 from the MAAC - the winner of the mercyhurst - quinnipiac game is in everybody else is out 1 or 2 from the ECAC - harvard is in only if they win the championship game cornell is in with a win and most likely in with a loss 3 from HE - Maine and new hampshire are absolutely locks BU seems to be in as well. 3 or 4 from the WCHA - Denver, Minnesota, and the winner of this afternoon's 3rd place game are in and the loser of this afternoon's 3rd place game is probably in. St. Cloud is in even if they lose and there appears to be only one or two scenarios where CC won't get in 2 to 4 from the CCHA - Ohio State needs to win the tournament to get in. Northern is squarely on the bubble. Michigan State is a lock Michigan may be in. Fairbanks has an outside shot There is no way there will be 5 CCHA teams in the tournament as 8 slots are locked up by other conferences ------------------ at this point, it looks like there are at most 15 teams in contention for the 12 slots. The longest shot is alaska fairbanks. if both ohio state and harvard are champions and northern wins and cc loses - the bubble is michigan, northern, cc, and cornell. John's script picks cornell and cc for this scenario. if both northern and harvard are champions and cc loses - the bubble is michigan, fairbanks, cornell, and cc. John's script again picks cornell and cc for this scenario, irrespective of whether Michigan wins or loses in the CCHA semis. Indididually among these 4 cornell beats them all. We then have a rock-scissors-paper deal and CC wins on the basis of higest RPI among the 3. now if cornell wins the ECAC, harvard is out and the bubble depends on what happens in the ccha. if Ohio state wins - michigan is in and the bubble is cc, northern, and fairbanks. CC will be in if northern wins, the bubble is michigan, fairbanks, and cc with 15, 14, and 14 total pwr victories. If the committee reduces the group to those 3, cc and michigan get in. On the other hand, if the committee puts michigan in, then fairbanks gets in by virtue of the individual pwr victory over CC. This is the only scenario i can find where cc might not make the tournament. charlie shub University of Colorado at Colorado Springs [log in to unmask] http://cs.uccs.edu/~cdash (719) 262-3492 (fax) 262-3369