A reminder that entries for Part 1 of the Pick the Tournaments contest are due Thursday, March 1st at 6:00 PM EST. And for later proof that I really did do this badly, here are my picks for Part 1: ======================================================================== ECAC First Round: # Games Winner (3 pts) (1 pt) #12 St. Lawrence at #5 Dartmouth Dartmouth 2 #11 Rensselaer at #6 Colgate Colgate 2 #10 Brown at #7 Princeton Princeton 2 #9 Quinnipiac at #8 Yale Quinnipiac 3 RESEED Quarterfinals: # Games Winner (3 pts) (1 pt) Quinnipiac at #1 Cornell Cornell 2 Princeton at #2 Union Union 2 Colgate at #3 Clarkson Colgate 3 Dartmouth at #4 Harvard Harvard 2 RESEED Semifinals: Winner (8 pts) Colgate vs Cornell Cornell Harvard vs Union Union Championship: Winner (16 pts) Union vs Cornell Union Tiebreakers: 1. Championship game score: 3-2 2. Total goals scored in tournament: 105 Hockey East First Round: # Games Winner (3 pts) (1 pt) #11 New Hampshire at #6 Maine Maine 3 #10 Merrimack at #7 UMass Lowell UMass Lowell 2 #9 Vermont at #8 Massachusetts Vermont 3 RESEED Quarterfinals: # Games Winner (3 pts) (1 pt) Vermont at #1 Boston College Boston College 2 UMass Lowell at #2 Northeastern Northeastern 2 Maine at #3 Providence Providence 2 #5 UConn at #4 Boston University Boston University 3 RESEED Semifinals: Winner (8 pts) Boston University vs Boston College Boston College Providence vs Northeastern Northeastern Championship: Winner (16 pts) Northeastern vs Boston College Northeastern Tiebreakers: 1. Championship game score: 4-2 2. Total goals scored in tournament: 106 WCHA Quarterfinals: # Games Winner (3 pts) (1 pt) #8 Alaska at #1 Minnesota State Minnesota State 2 #7 Ala. Huntsville at #2 Northern Michigan Northern Michigan 2 #6 Ferris State at #3 Bowling Green Bowling Green 2 #5 Michigan Tech at #4 Bemidji State Michigan Tech 3 RESEED Semifinals: # Games Winner (7 pts) (1 pt) Michigan Tech at Minnesota State Minnesota State 2 Bowling Green at Northern Michigan Northern Michigan 3 Championship: Winner (16 pts) Northern Michigan at Minnesota State Minnesota State Tiebreakers: 1. Championship game score: 5-3 2. Total goals scored in entire tournament: 90 Atlantic Hockey First Round: # Games Winner (3 pts) (1 pt) #11 Sacred Heart at #6 RIT RIT 3 #10 Bentley at #7 Robert Morris Robert Morris 3 #9 Niagara at #8 American Int'l American Int'l 2 RESEED Quarterfinals: # Games Winner (3 pts) (1 pt) American Int'l at #1 Mercyhurst Mercyhurst 2 Robert Morris at #2 Canisius Canisius 3 RIT at #3 Holy Cross Holy Cross 3 #5 Air Force at #4 Army West Point Air Force 3 RESEED Semifinals: Winner (8 pts) Air Force vs Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Holy Cross vs Canisius Holy Cross Championship: Winner (16 pts) Holy Cross vs Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Tiebreakers: 1. Championship game score: 5-2 2. Total goals scored in entire tournament: 138 Big Ten Quarterfinals: # Games Winner (3 pts) (1 pt) #7 Michigan State at #2 Ohio State Ohio State 2 #6 Wisconsin at #3 Michigan Michigan 2 #5 Minnesota at #4 Penn State Penn State 3 RESEED Semifinals: Winner (8 pts) Penn State at #1 Notre Dame Notre Dame Michigan at Ohio State Ohio State Championship: Winner (16 pts) Ohio State at Notre Dame Ohio State Tiebreakers: 1. Championship game score: 4-3 2. Total goals scored in entire tournament: 107 Bill Fenwick [log in to unmask]