NCAA Tournament

[Jim Hyla]

The best Printable Bracket, from NCAA.com via CHN.

From ESPN:

Here's the seeding:

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Regional Breakdown
East Regional (Providence, R.I.)
1. Quinnipiac (27-7-5) -- at-large selection (No. 1 overall seed)
2. Boston College (22-11-4) -- at-large selection
3. Union (21-12-5) -- ECAC champion
4. Canisius (19-18-5) -- Atlantic Hockey champion

Midwest Regional (Toledo, Ohio)
1. Notre Dame (25-12-3) -- CCHA champion (No. 4 overall seed)
2. Miami (24-11-5) -- at-large selection
3. Minnesota State (24-13-3) -- at-large selection
4. St. Cloud State (23-15-1) -- at-large selection

Northeast Regional (Manchester, N.H.)
1. UMass-Lowell (26-10-2) -- Hockey East champion (No. 3 overall seed)
2. New Hampshire (19-11-7) -- at-large selection
3. Denver (20-13-5) -- at-large selection
4. Wisconsin (22-12-7) -- WCHA champion

West Regional (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
1. Minnesota (26-8-5) -- at-large selection (No. 2 overall seed)
2. North Dakota (21-12-7) -- at-large selection
3. Niagara (23-9-5) -- at-large selection
4. Yale (18-12-3) -- at-large selection


And the TV schedule:

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All times are ET

First round

Friday, March 29

W1 Minnesota vs. W4 Yale, 2 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
NE1 UMass-Lowell vs. NE4 Wisconsin, 4:30 p.m. ET(ESPN3/Syndicated)
W2 North Dakota vs. W3 Niagara, 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
NE 2 New Hampshire vs. NE3 Denver, 8 p.m. ET (ESPNU)

Saturday, March 30

MW1 Notre Dame vs. MW4 St. Cloud State, 1:30 p.m. ET (ESPN3/Syndicated)
MW2 Miami vs. MW3 Minnesota State, 5 p.m. ET ((ESPN3/Syndicated)
E1 Quinnipiac vs. E4 Canisius, 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN3/Syndicated)
E2 Boston College vs. E3 Union, 9 p.m. ET (ESPNU)

Second round

Saturday, March 30

West Regional Final, 4 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
Northeast Regional Final, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU)

Sunday, March 31

Midwest Regional Final, 4 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
East Regional Final, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU)

Semifinals (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Thursday, April 11

National Semifinal, 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
National Semifinal, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

Final (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Saturday, April 13

National Semifinal winners, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)


[BMac]

Any bracket where Wisconsin has to fly east is good for me.

-Still bitter from 2006

[Josh '99]

Any bracket where Wisconsin has to fly east is good for me.

-Still bitter from 2006

Any bracket without Michigan is good for me.

[Trotsky]

Any bracket where Wisconsin has to fly east is good for me.

-Still bitter from 2006

Any bracket without Michigan is good for me.

No Maine or BU, either.  It's like Christmas in March.

The last time both Michigan and Michigan State missed the tournament, Willie Stargell was still playing.

[Rita]

Any bracket where Wisconsin has to fly east is good for me.

-Still bitter from 2006

Any bracket without Michigan is good for me.

No Maine or BU, either.  It's like Christmas in March.

The last time both Michigan and Michigan State missed the tournament, Willie Stargell was still playing.

If the Gophers can get exterminated in Grand Rapids, that would make me happy.

[Trotsky]

Any bracket where Wisconsin has to fly east is good for me.

-Still bitter from 2006

Any bracket without Michigan is good for me.

No Maine or BU, either.  It's like Christmas in March.

The last time both Michigan and Michigan State missed the tournament, Willie Stargell was still playing.

If the Gophers can get exterminated in Grand Rapids, that would make me happy.

In the afterlife, Minnesota and BC will be forced to play infinite overtimes with no stoppages in Meehan Auditorium in front of the Harvard fanbase.  The game will be called by the SLU announcers and streamed on RedCast.

[marty]

Any bracket where Wisconsin has to fly east is good for me.

-Still bitter from 2006

Any bracket without Michigan is good for me.

No Maine or BU, either.  It's like Christmas in March.

The last time both Michigan and Michigan State missed the tournament, Willie Stargell was still playing.

If the Gophers can get exterminated in Grand Rapids, that would make me happy.

In the afterlife, Minnesota and BC will be forced to play infinite overtimes with no stoppages in Meehan Auditorium in front of the Harvard fanbase.  The game will be called by the SLU announcers and streamed on RedCast.

Fits my definition of hell. Hope I'm not watching this for eternity.

[RichH]

Any bracket where Wisconsin has to fly east is good for me.

-Still bitter from 2006

Any bracket without Michigan is good for me.

No Maine or BU, either.  It's like Christmas in March.

The last time both Michigan and Michigan State missed the tournament, Willie Stargell was still playing.

If the Gophers can get exterminated in Grand Rapids, that would make me happy.

In the afterlife, Minnesota and BC will be forced to play infinite overtimes with no stoppages in Meehan Auditorium in front of the Harvard fanbase.  The game will be called by the SLU announcers and streamed on RedCast.

Q: Who are the refs?

A: All of them.

[BMac]

MUUUURPHYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Trotsky]

MUUUURPHYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pierre is in there somewhere.  Wearing Kupka's truss.

[Jim Hyla]

So you guys keep on talking about all the teams you hate, I'll complain about more important things, such as poor writing, or understanding.

From Times-Union story on Union, and a little on RPI:

Union is one of three ECAC teams to make the field, but RPI was not among them. The Engineers, despite a second-place regular-season finish, did not finish high enough in the PairWise Rankings, a computer formula that determines the 11 at-large bids.

Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Union-to-face-champions-4380953.php#ixzz2OaZr7ps4

So what formula did the computer come up wth this week to knock dear old RPI out of the NCAAs? Maybe next year the computer can come up with a new formula. We'll see what that one does to RPI. Give me a break, who is that writer?

By the way, the second headline for the article is, "Boston College up next for Dutchmen; RPI is denied an at-large bid". Yeah, just like everyone else.

[kingpin248]

MUUUURPHYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pierre is in there somewhere.  Wearing Kupka's truss.

And Mike Noeth operating the video review equipment ensuring the video review equipment is inoperable.

[Trotsky]

MUUUURPHYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pierre is in there somewhere.  Wearing Kupka's truss.

And Mike Noeth operating the video review equipment ensuring the video review equipment is inoperable.

Holy shit, I had completely forgotten Noeth.  That's like forgetting Satan.

[jtwcornell91]

MUUUURPHYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pierre is in there somewhere.  Wearing Kupka's truss.

And Mike Noeth operating the video review equipment ensuring the video review equipment is inoperable.

Holy shit, I had completely forgotten Noeth.  That's like forgetting Satan.

Was his last game that awful Cornell-Colgate consy in Placid in 2000, or does my memry fail me?

[Trotsky]

Oh, I'd call this a sweet, sweet challenge either to John or somebody of similar skill.