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[andyw2100]

....and when was the last time they dicked around the brackets to boost attendance...?

They usually dick around with the brackets just to screw Cornell.

[marty]

....and when was the last time they dicked around the brackets to boost attendance...?

They usually dick around with the brackets just to screw Cornell.

One consolation is that this year they can't Screw BU!

[Robin]

Why wouldn't Denver get sent to Minnesota vs Albany?

[KeithK]

Why wouldn't Denver get sent to Minnesota vs Albany?

A flight is a flight. Distance matters a lot less if you have to fly anyway. Now whether Denver fans would drive to Minnesota or whether Minnesota locals would root for a WCHA team is a different question.

[dsk1]

I also think a Winsconsin win over Denver locks them in for a #1 seed (#3 overall) and they would likely get sent to Minnesota since it is pretty close for them. . .Denver will be traveling pretty far either way.

[dsk1]

The last post over simplified the analysis a little, but I think Denver gets sent east (most likely Albany).  If BC and St. Cloud both win, I think 3-6 are Wis, St. Cloud, BC, ND in which case St. Cloud would likely stay in Minnesota with Wisconsin and Denver going to Albany and Worcester. If BC and ND win, I think 3-6 are Wis, BC, ND, St. Cloud in which case BC would get Worcester, Wisconsin would go to Minnesota  (with St. Cloud as the #6) and Denver to Albany.  If BC loses, Wis. is #3 and BC is #6 with St. Cloud and ND #4 & #5 in which case St. Cloud and ND would be in Minnesota, Wisconsin would go to Worcester (with BC at the #6) and Denver would get sent to Albany.

[jkahn]

The possibilities (if I've got them right):
Cornell wins - we are #7 and Denver is #2.
Union wins and at least one of Mich. and RIT wins - Cornell is #10 and Bemidji #7.
Union, NMU and SH win - Cornell is #11.

[KeithK]

The possibilities (if I've got them right):
Cornell wins - we are #7 and Denver is #2.
Union wins and at least one of Mich. and RIT wins - Cornell is #10 and Bemidji #7.
Union, NMU and SH win - Cornell is #11.

That's what I'm getting also.

[jkahn]

If Michigan holds on, our regional, if they go by the numbers, could be:
2 Denver, 7 Cornell, 10 No. Mich, 15 RIT

[Lauren '06]

If Michigan holds on, our regional, if they go by the numbers, could be:
2 Denver, 7 Cornell, 10 No. Mich, 15 RIT

Pretty sweet bracket, especially if Denver continues to struggle.

[ansky629]

Michigan finished off Northern 2-1.  Looks like it will be Denver-RIT and Cornell-Northern in Albany next weekend.

[jkahn]

3-14, 6-11 looks like Wisc. - Vermont, St. Cloud - UNH, so they could put them in Albany

[Jacob '06]

Michigan finished off Northern 2-1.  Looks like it will be Denver-RIT and Cornell-Northern in Albany next weekend.

I still am not sure whether it'll be Albany or St. Paul. Hopefully having RIT and Cornell there will make the attendance issue push them over the edge to put it in Albany.

[DeltaOne81]

Its amazing that there's not one intra-conference issue in the raw 1-16, 2-15, etc matchups this year.

Who are the hosts this year? Trying to run through it myself.

[jkahn]

Its amazing that there's not one intra-conference issue in the raw 1-16, 2-15, etc matchups this year.

Who are the hosts this year? Trying to run through it myself.

Hosts are all out: Minn., Notre Dame, RPI, Holy Cross