2010 NCAA Tournament selections

[kingpin248]

Selection show underway on ESPN2. I'll update this post as the pairings are announced. Barry Melrose talked up Cornell as the East was unveiled, and picked them to win the region. And he just said Scrivens would win the Hobey Baker.

Midwest (Fort Wayne)

1 Miami v. 4 UAH
2 Bemidji State v. 3 Michigan

East (Albany)

1 Denver v. 4 RIT
2 Cornell v. 3 New Hampshire

West (St. Paul)

1 Wisconsin v. 4 Vermont
2 St. Cloud v. 3 Northern Michigan

Northeast (Worcester)

1 Boston College v. 4 Alaska
2 North Dakota v. 3 Yale

Frozen Four: MW v. NE and E v. W.

[Jacob '06]

And they've already messed with the natural pairings, michigan moved to Miami's bracket.

[jkahn]

With the Michigan move, maybe they'll continue the attendance game and we'll get UNH.

[sah67]

And a rematch with UHN it is.

[ajh258]

WOOOT! UNH and then possibly Denver! ::dribble::

Let's get em boys!

[DeltaOne81]

Interesting that they messed with all the 3 seeds to improve attendance (I assume Yale goes to Worcester now). But left everything else the same. So much for bracket integrity - putting attendance ahead of it is a distinct change from the past is it not?

[cth95]

And a rematch with UHN it is.

3rd time's a charm?

Barry Melrose is speaking very highly of us right now.  Says contrary to popular belief Cornell really can skate.  He likes us in the bracket.  He also corrected the other commentator who thought Chevrie is the best goalie in the nation.  Barry likes Scrivens and put up Scrivens' stats to back himself up.

[tretiak]

Repent ye sinners for the end is night!

[Josh 03]

Anyone catch what tim the said the Cornell/UHN game is on Friday?

[billhoward]

Good news, maybe great news for Cornell being in Albany and up against a team it has played and handled earlier this year in what may have been Cornell's most dominant performance. That also gives UNH incentive to prove it's not as bad as the first time out.

If seeding / bracket integrity got messed with a little to help attendance, if this benefits Cornell, it makes up for some poor seedings / regions in the past.

Thank you, Barry Melrose, for annointing Ben Scrivens the nation's best goalie. I think his seeing Scrivens at Cornell-UNH hame focused his attention and he's drawing from the college games he's seen.

Yale gets helped with its 3-seed into the Worcester / Northeast section.

[sockralex]

Should be a great atmosphere with RIT, UNH, and Cornell within driving distance.  After 7 years of staying home or traveling out west we finally got our wish.  Let's make it count!

I am looking forward to seeing Denver play since I was one of few people who voted for them in the poll above.

Too soon to ask about tickets?

LGR!

[Jacob '06]

Anyone catch what tim the said the Cornell/UHN game is on Friday?

6:30 on ESPNU

[Oat]

Too much manipulation.  Why is attendance so important?  Why are they so greedy?

[Beeeej]

Barry just picked Ben for the Hobey, too.

[sockralex]

I think Barry Melrose has a kid applying to Cornell.  Ben Scrivens winning Hobey, Cornell in the final... I don't mind it.  

If the only game I saw this year was UNH v Cornell I would think like him too.