Since someone was wondering how Minnesota could get a higher seed given that Wisconsin did better in both the WCHA reg. season and tournament, I thought I would give it a run down. MN wins the RPI .5613 to .5439 and we can see that WI is not within the magic .01. However, suppose for the sake of argument that WI were within .01 and tie-breakers were used. As I have it, MN wins 3-2 without looking at RPI. Here's the breakdown: Head to Head: MN wins 3-1, 2 points Last 20: WI wins 12-6-2 to 11-6-3, 1point Teams under Cons: WI wins 7-4 to 6-6, 1 point Common Opps: MN wins 22-12-5 to 21-14-4, 1 point. Note also that the final records of both teams are: MN 23-13-5, WI 23-14-4. So even if SOS were not considered, only winning %, MN would come out ahead. Now poor Wisconsin must win two games before their home fans. I'm filled with pity. As for the WCHA Final Five: I congratulate Wisconsin for a great great job. In my opinion, they out worked, out hustled and out skated CC for most of the game. Only Bach's performance kept it close. On the Gophers: All season long I've been waiting for the Gophers to show some guts and heart. This weekend, I saw it. Maybe they will make a run. Gary Hatfield "RAH! RAH! RAH! for SKI U MAH! RAH! RAH! RAH! RAH! RAH! for the U of M!"