Jeff Brune writes, regarding Minnesota having a greater RPI value than Colorado College... >There is no way that Minnesota, who finished a distant fourth in the league, >should have a better ranking than the team that finished far ahead in first >place when both teams had the same league schedule. Pardon my French, but >this is bullshit. Jeff, you are way off base. First of all, CC and Minn did NOT have the same league schedule. Minnesota played a more difficult schedule facing Northern Michigan and Alaska Anchorage twice and everyone else four times. CC's two-game season series were against stronger opponents, Minnesota-Duluth and Wisconsin. And, you're forgetting that the RPI takes into account the non-conference games as well. Minnesota looks much better in that regard, IMO. CC split with Michigan, swept Air Force and swept Alaska Fairbanks. A 5-1-0 record, but the four games versus AFA and UAF didn't help them. Minnesota defeated Michigan, Michigan State, Yale and lost to BU. Only a 3-1-0 record, but a tougher schedule. Of course, CC and Minn are close enough (.01) in RPI value that they may be compared using the other criteria. Head-to-head, they are 2-2-0. They may meet again in the WCHA playoffs. From my calculations, CC is 8-7-1 versus teams under consideration while Minn is 8-8-3, so a slight edge to CC. From Dave Naghski's posting, CC is 13-6-1 in their last 20 while Minnesota is 10-6-4. Edge to CC again. And, from my calculations, CC also has the advantage versus common opponents, 25-10-1 to Minnesota's 19-11-5. So, CC is looking good at the moment. However, if CC and Minnesota meet again head-to-head, the winner will likely get the higher seed (IMO, based on the above). Personally, I've seen both teams and I wouldn't want to run into either of them. Fwiw...Michigan finished 3-2-0 in the WCHA this season. (Split with CC, loss to Minn, wins over Wisconsin and MTU.) John H U Mich