Jerry Williams wrote: >> In the GLI semi between MSU and Michigan Tech, the game went into overtime, >> beyond the standard five minute mark, does the RPICH treat this game as a tie >> between the two teams, or does MSU receive the Win for eventually winnig in >> OT? {snip} And Charlie Shub replied: >That depends. Several people have written software to calculate the Ratings >Percentage index. The version I wrote uses the scorefile from maine >directly. I'll presume to answer this one based on what I know of Erik Biever's version of RPICH. If I get it wrong, I'm sure he'll straighten things out! Keep in mind that the purpose of doing the RPICH is to duplicate the numbers used in the NC$$ seeding process (which, for some unfathomable reason, the committee seems hesitant to release), so what we really want to know is how the NC$$ treats these games for seeding purposes. Two years ago two teams destined for Phinal Phour appearances were involved in a similar situation when Lake Superior State defeated Minnesota in two overtimes to win the Mariucci Classic. There was conflicting info about how this would be handled in the NC$$ seeding process, but I'm quite sure that it was eventually determined that the game was counted as a victory for LSSU, and, thus, this is how those games are treated in Erik's RPICH numbers. From what I recall of the discussion at the time, NC$$ rules allow for long/multiple OTs in tournament games, so a win after more than 5 min of OT is indeed a win in the eyes of the NC$$. Also, there's the practical matter of having to find record of the length of every OT game if you were to declare all games ties after 5 min of OT. DISCLAIMER: all of this is from memory, but I *think* it's right. -Pam Sweeney Go Gophers!!! HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.