Conference Playoffs: Non-conference rooting interests

[Trotsky]

I must be getting my lax and hockey realignment auto-qualifiers mixed up or something.

IIRC PSU is not able to qualify this year.  Maybe you're thinking of that?

[Jim Hyla]

Cornell can make it with a loss to Union. Need NoDak and Ferris to win their tournaments. Colgate needs to lose. New Hampshire can't win hockey east. Need Minnesota St to lose. Bit of a long shot... Even a win against Union doesn't guarantee a bid if there upsets in other leagues.

Rk Team PCWs RPI Rk   W-L-T Win %  
1 Minnesota 58 .6021 1   27-5-6 .7895  
2 Boston College 57 .5892* 2   26-7-4 .7568  
3 Union 55 .5863* 3   28-6-4 .7895  
4 Ferris State 55 .5680* 4   29-9-3 .7439  
5 Wisconsin 54 .5608* 5   23-11-2 .6667  
6 Quinnipiac 53 .5593 7   25-9-6 .7000  
7 Mass.-Lowell 52 .5608* 6   25-10-4 .6923  
8 Notre Dame 51 .5542* 8   23-14-2 .6154  
9 St. Cloud State 50 .5485* 9   21-10-5 .6528  
10 Providence 48 .5451* 10   21-10-6 .6486  
11 North Dakota 48 .5445 11   24-12-3 .6538  
12 Michigan 46 .5406 12   19-13-4 .5833  
13 Vermont 46 .5400 13   20-14-3 .5811  
14 Northeastern 44 .5359 14   19-14-4 .5676  
15 Cornell 44 .5356 15   17-10-5 .6094  
16 Colgate 43 .5352 16   19-13-5 .5811  
17 New Hampshire 42 .5303 18   22-18-1 .5488  
18 Minnesota State 41 .5347 17   24-14-1 .6282  
19 Yale 40 .5268 19   17-11-5 .5909  
20 Western Michigan 40 .5257 20   20-15-5 .5625  
21 Ohio State 38 .5218 21   17-14-5 .5417  
22 Minnesota-Duluth 38 .5197 22   16-16-4 .5000  
23 Maine 35 .5185 23   16-15-4 .5143  
24 Bowling Green 35 .5172 24   19-15-6 .5500  
25 Clarkson 33 .5141 26   21-17-4 .5476  
26 Alaska-Anchorage 33 .5122 27   18-16-4 .5263  
27 Alaska-Fairbanks 32 .5068 29   18-15-4 .5405  
28 Denver 31 .5161 25   19-16-6 .5366  
29 Mercyhurst 30 .5079 28   23-12-7 .6310  
30 Rensselaer 29 .5048 30   15-16-6 .4865  
31 Nebraska-Omaha 29 .5045 31   17-18-2 .4865  
32 St. Lawrence 28 .5003 32   15-19-4 .4474  
33 Lake Superior 27 .4994 33   16-19-1 .4583  
34 Michigan Tech 25 .4935 34   14-19-7 .4375  
35 Miami 24 .4934 35   14-21-3 .4079  
36 Air Force 24 .4922 36   21-14-4 .5897  
37 Michigan State 22 .4878 37   11-18-7 .4028  
38 Brown 21 .4872 38   11-17-3 .4032  
39 Northern Michigan 19 .4832 40   15-21-2 .4211  
40 Harvard 19 .4810 41   10-17-4 .3871  
41 Bentley 17 .4858 39   19-14-4 .5676  
42 Dartmouth 17 .4784 42   10-20-4 .3529  
43 Connecticut 16 .4776 43   18-14-4 .5556  
44 Boston University 15 .4728 44   10-21-4 .3429  
45 Bemidji State 14 .4704 45   10-21-7 .3553  
46 Massachusetts 13 .4696 46   8-22-4 .2941  
47 Robert Morris 12 .4664 47   18-18-5 .5000  
48 Merrimack 12 .4601 48   8-22-3 .2879  
49 Canisius 10 .4601 49   16-21-3 .4375  
50 Niagara 9 .4588 50   15-20-5 .4375  
51 Colorado College 8 .4537 51   7-24-6 .2703  
52 Penn State 7 .4484 52   7-26-2 .2286  
53 Holy Cross 6 .4465 53   14-22-3 .3974  
54 RIT 5 .4449 54   12-20-5 .3919  
55 Princeton 4 .4320 55   6-26-0 .1875  
56 Sacred Heart 4 .4282 56   12-24-0 .3333  
57 American Int'l 2 .4176 57   10-25-1 .2917  
58 Alabama-Huntsville 1 .3955 58   2-35-1 .0658  
59 Army 0 .3887 59   6-28-0 .1765  


User-Specified Results
•Atlantic Hockey Semifinal #1: Mercyhurst def. Canisius
•Atlantic Hockey Semifinal #2: Robert Morris def. Niagara
•Atlantic Hockey Championship: Mercyhurst def. Robert Morris
•Big Ten Semifinal #1: Minnesota def. Ohio State
•Big Ten Semifinal #2: Wisconsin def. Michigan
•Big Ten Championship: Minnesota def. Wisconsin
•Big Ten Play-in #1: Michigan def. Penn State
•Big Ten Play-in #2: Ohio State def. Michigan State
•ECAC Semifinal #1: Union def. Cornell
•ECAC Semifinal #2: Quinnipiac def. Colgate
•ECAC Championship: Union def. Quinnipiac
•Hockey East Semifinal #1: Mass.-Lowell def. Notre Dame
•Hockey East Semifinal #2: New Hampshire def. Providence
•Hockey East Championship: Mass.-Lowell def. New Hampshire
•NCHC Semifinal #1: North Dakota def. Miami
•NCHC Semifinal #2: Western Michigan def. Denver
•NCHC Championship: North Dakota def. Western Michigan
•NCHC Consolation: Denver def. Miami
•WCHA Semifinal #1: Ferris State def. Alaska-Anchorage
•WCHA Semifinal #2: Bowling Green def. Minnesota State
•WCHA Championship: Ferris State def. Bowling Green

I just ran this again and we're 17. Did I do something wrong, or has it changed?

[Trotsky]

Cornell can make it with a loss to Union.

The probabilities analysis on the other thread shows that we make it with a loss to Union in just 0.2% of all permutations.

We may want to think about winning...

[ugarte]

Cornell can make it with a loss to Union.

The probabilities analysis on the other thread shows that we make it with a loss to Union in just 0.2% of all permutations.

We may want to think about winning...

The agenda is set but if you bring it up at the meeting I'll give you some time to make your case.

[andyw2100]

Cornell can make it with a loss to Union.

The probabilities analysis on the other thread shows that we make it with a loss to Union in just 0.2% of all permutations.

We may want to think about winning...

The agenda is set but if you bring it up at the meeting I'll give you some time to make your case.

I haven't crunched the numbers, but unless I am mistaken, winning would also have the added benefit of significantly increasing our chances of winning the ECAC championship.

[KeithK]

Cornell can make it with a loss to Union.

The probabilities analysis on the other thread shows that we make it with a loss to Union in just 0.2% of all permutations.

We may want to think about winning...

The agenda is set but if you bring it up at the meeting I'll give you some time to make your case.

I haven't crunched the numbers, but unless I am mistaken, winning would also have the added benefit of significantly increasing our chances of winning the ECAC championship.

You mean they cancelled cancelled the loser's bracket too?  Geez.

[mikek]

Cornell can make it with a loss to Union. Need NoDak and Ferris to win their tournaments. Colgate needs to lose. New Hampshire can't win hockey east. Need Minnesota St to lose. Bit of a long shot... Even a win against Union doesn't guarantee a bid if there upsets in other leagues.

I just ran this again and we're 17. Did I do something wrong, or has it changed?

Looks like it changed...  I can't duplicate the result, nor can I find one where Cornell gets in with a loss.

[Jim Hyla]

Cornell can make it with a loss to Union. Need NoDak and Ferris to win their tournaments. Colgate needs to lose. New Hampshire can't win hockey east. Need Minnesota St to lose. Bit of a long shot... Even a win against Union doesn't guarantee a bid if there upsets in other leagues.

I just ran this again and we're 17. Did I do something wrong, or has it changed?

Looks like it changed...  I can duplicate the result, nor can I find one where Cornell gets in with a loss.

That's what I thought, although I did it before and got us in. It was after all games of the weekend, so I don't understand what changed.

[Rita]

Does anyone know if there is a free audio link for this afternoon's Big 6/10/12/14 play-in game between Michigan and Penn State? It is a 3 pm face-off.

I found this link on the Michigan site, so it will be trial and error to see if any of them stream for free on the internet.

Go Nittany Lions!

[Rita]

free audio:

http://www.mgoblue.com/allaccess/

midway through the first, 0-0.

[Beeeej]

free audio:

http://www.mgoblue.com/allaccess/

midway through the first, 0-0.

Also airing live right now on the Big Ten Network for TeeVee fans. Penn State comes up empty on a power play, still 0-0.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

WE ARE...

[RichH]

WE ARE...

So dumb you have to keep repeating your own identity wherever you go?

[Rita]

WE ARE...

good at holding a 1 goal lead in the 3rd period?

yup, PSU up 1-0 after two.

[Trotsky]

So, we are rooting for... (all guessing)

Thurs

Big Ten

MSU > OSU
PSU > Mich

Friday

AH

We don't care

ECAC

Cor > Uni
Qpc > Col

HE

Prv > UNH  (?)
ND > Lowell

NCHC

Mia > NoDak
Den > WMU

WCHA

FSU > UAA
BGSU > Mank