Cornell in Pairwise and KRACH

BCrespi · February 18, 2009, 10:06:40 AM

[quote lynah80]From the New Haven Register 2/17/09

BRACKETOLOGY

East Regional - (Bridgeport, Conn.)

No. 1 Northeastern vs. No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth
No. 2 Yale vs. No. 3 North Dakota

Northeast Regional - (Manchester, N.H.)

No. 1 Boston University vs. No. 4 Niagara
No. 2 Denver vs. No. 3 New Hampshire

Midwest Regional - (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 RIT
No. 2 Miami-Ohio vs. No. 3 Princeton

West Regional - (Minneapolis, Minn.)

No. 1 Vermont vs. No. 4 Minnesota
No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 3 Cornell[/quote]

Goo. Let's win some more hockey games, eh?

Chris '03 · February 18, 2009, 10:24:28 AM

[quote BCrespi][quote lynah80]From the New Haven Register 2/17/09

BRACKETOLOGY

East Regional - (Bridgeport, Conn.)

No. 1 Northeastern vs. No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth
No. 2 Yale vs. No. 3 North Dakota

Northeast Regional - (Manchester, N.H.)

No. 1 Boston University vs. No. 4 Niagara
No. 2 Denver vs. No. 3 New Hampshire

Midwest Regional - (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 RIT
No. 2 Miami-Ohio vs. No. 3 Princeton

West Regional - (Minneapolis, Minn.)

No. 1 Vermont vs. No. 4 Minnesota
No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 3 Cornell[/quote]

Goo. Let's win some more hockey games, eh?[/quote]

Or lose some more. Whatever puts CU in the same band as the goofers spares them a trip west.

Chris 02 · February 20, 2009, 09:49:45 AM

I posted this on the ECAC standings thread, but it also is relevant to this thread. Interesting statistical analysis of the remainder of the season and one website's take on who makes the NCAAs.

http://www.playoffstatus.com/ncaahockey/ncaahockey.html

Rita · February 20, 2009, 12:05:26 PM

[quote Chris 02]I posted this on the ECAC standings thread, but it also is relevant to this thread. Interesting statistical analysis of the remainder of the season and one website's take on who makes the NCAAs.

http://www.playoffstatus.com/ncaahockey/ncaahockey.html[/quote]

I was surprised to see a "NCAA Tournament Seatings" link.

Someone has a lot of time on their hands to figure out where teams will be sitting. ;-)

Based on these calculations, Cornell has a better than 50% chance of sitting on the couch! ::help::

Trotsky · February 20, 2009, 12:13:09 PM

[quote Chris 02]Interesting statistical analysis of the remainder of the season and one website's take on who makes the NCAAs.

http://www.playoffstatus.com/ncaahockey/ncaahockey.html[/quote]Excellent site.

RatushnyFan · February 20, 2009, 05:51:24 PM

I'm usually a "just play the game" type* - you have to beat good teams to win a championship - but I wouldn't relish playing Notre Dame in the first round.

Getting to the tourney would be nice, at this rate. :-)

* Note: I do not, however, yell "drop the puck!"

Jeff Hopkins '82 · February 21, 2009, 01:00:01 PM

[disclaimer]The seedings will change a dozen times before the tournament but...[/disclaimer]

I you look at this morning's PWR, With Yale in the 2-band, and UHN, Princeton and us all in the 3-band, the committee puts Yale in Bridgeport and UHN in Manchester, and both Princeton and us are going west.

The good news: Minnesota is no longer in the tournament. Tee hee. ::schadenfreude smiley::

Gotta admit I wouldn't mind playing at Mariucci as much if the goofers aren't there. ::flipc::

KeithK · February 21, 2009, 02:29:39 PM

[quote Jeff Hopkins '82]The good news: Minnesota is no longer in the tournament. Tee hee. ::schadenfreude smiley::

Gotta admit I wouldn't mind playing at Mariucci as much if the goofers aren't there. ::flipc::[/quote]
Thanks Jeff! All disclaimers aside that thought just made my morning. :-)

marty · February 21, 2009, 03:31:14 PM

[quote Jeff Hopkins '82][disclaimer]The seedings will change a dozen times before the tournament but...[/disclaimer]

I you look at this morning's PWR, With Yale in the 2-band, and UHN, Princeton and us all in the 3-band, the committee puts Yale in Bridgeport and UHN in Manchester, and both Princeton and us are going west.

The good news: Minnesota is no longer in the tournament. Tee hee. ::schadenfreude smiley::

Gotta admit I wouldn't mind playing at Mariucci as much if the goofers aren't there. ::flipc::[/quote]

I wouldn't mind playing at Mariucci myself but I can barely skate around the damn rink after I lace up the skates. Speaking of which my wife and I made a date for some open skating next week (after enjoying the view from section O last night).

LGR!

billhoward · February 21, 2009, 03:35:05 PM

The Mariucci Cowbell Police probably have been alerted to be on the lookout for Cornell fans. Just in case. The probably get in the right frame of mind by doing tech support for the cable company.

Jeff Hopkins '82 · February 21, 2009, 08:00:38 PM

[quote marty]

I wouldn't mind playing at Mariucci myself but I can barely skate around the damn rink after I lace up the skates. [/quote]

Yeah, yeah. Neither can I.

You know what I mean.

lynah80 · February 23, 2009, 02:09:54 AM

Cornell only moved from #12 to #11 at INCH with the sweep this weekend. Beating Yale will go a long way to convince the college hockey world that their slump is over.

Also, BU dropped to #2 after tying Northeastern twice (2-2, 1-1). BU took a lot of penalties in the second tie (41 PIM). To compensate, Matt Gilroy scored a SHG. Notre Dame is now #1 at INCH following a sweep of host Nebraska Omaha (13-15-7). I don't think Notre Dame is a better team than BU.

With UMass in and Dartmouth out of the top 25, Cornell's TUC is 5-4. A win over Yale could give them a favorable TUC comparison with Vermont, Northeastern and Denver. However, UMass is playing BU this weekend and may need a split to remain in the top 25.

Chris 02 · February 23, 2009, 12:36:39 PM

Hard to believe that [disclaimer]if [/disclaimer] the season ended today the ECAC would get 4 (four) spots in the NCAA's. And we don't even get an ECAC-ECAC first round switchout!

And the brackets:
(Manchester)
1-BU vs. 16- Atlantic H
8- Cornell vs. 9- New Hampshire

(Grand Rapids)
2- Notre Dame vs. 15- CHA
7- Northeastern vs. 10- Miami

(Minneapolis)
3- Michigan vs. 14- St. Lawrence
6- Princeton vs. 13- Minnesota-Duluth

(Bridgeport)
4- Denver vs. 12- Yale
5- Vermont vs. 11- North Dakota

sah67 · February 23, 2009, 01:37:54 PM

Our four-point weekend over the Capital District squads is good enough for a one-spot bump from #11 to #10:

http://www.uscho.com/rankings/

RichH · February 23, 2009, 02:16:28 PM

[quote sah67]Our four-point weekend over the Capital District squads is good enough for a one-spot bump from #11 to #10:

http://www.uscho.com/rankings/[/quote]

Having 4 Ivies getting votes (and 3 in the top 11) would have been unthinkable early in the decade.