> > It also would have been more meaningful for NCAA purposes if the gaps > between Northern & Minnesota and Minnesota & Wisconsin (and possibly > Wisconsin & North Dakota) hadn't been so big: > > [TCHCR] Division I Schedule Schedule > Rank NCAA Team Record Rating Strength Rank > 1 2W Northern Michigan 33 5 4 100.00 60.99 14 > 3 4W Minnesota 27 7 5 88.56 61.40 11 > (If I recall, 5 pts separated Northern and Minnesota in WCHA play, and > Northen was 4-0 vs Minnesota) > 8 5W Wisconsin 26 13 3 77.73 62.17 8 > 11 -- North Dakota 24 17 2 72.43 63.68 5 > (North Dakota was only 2 pts behind Wisconsin in WCHA standings, but had > 5 more losses overall, before the consolation game) > If I remember correctly, the regular season record between Minnesota and Northern Michigan was 1-1-2 and not 4-0 in favor of Northern. I don't remember the scores of the games, though. John Feigal [log in to unmask] Go Gophers! Beat Providence, Maine, Northern Michigan!! --