The official selections and seedings are now out: West East (Madison, WI) (Worcester, MA) -------------------+-------------------- NoDak 1 UNH Michigan St 2 Clarkson CC 3 Maine BC 4 Denver NMU 5 Michigan St Law 6 OSU -------------------+-------------------- In each region, #4vs#5 & #3vs#6 w/winners vs #1 & #2, respectively. So Maine will play Ohio State with the winner playing Clarkson with the winner going to the Frozen Four. So my prediction wasn't quite right (I had NMU and St Law reversed ... this probably happened due to varying selection of "teams on the bubble"). I also only gave the BC/Denver switch a postscript possibility. Obviously this year the committee thought avoidance of the WCHA and HEA 2nd round matches were more important than probable lost revenue of BC playing in Worcester. The NCAA had better watch out or they might lose some of their reputation for living for the almighty dollar. :-) IMHO Maine should like their draw. Given season results, we should be better than Clarkson, except we'll have to play a tough, defensive oriented OSU the previous night. Congratulations to all teams and best wishes to all fans lucky enough to view the tournament in person! cheers, wayne Wayne T. Smith [log in to unmask] Old Town Landing Co-owner of the College Hockey lists - Hockey-L and Hockey3