Sunday, February 17, 2013

Taking A Crack At Bracktology

We are just under a month away from selection sunday in college hockey, so I though I'd take my best shot at predicting the bracket as it stands right now.

Regional sites
Northeast... Manchester, New Hampshire... Hosted by UNH
East... Providence, Rhode Island... Hosted by Brown
Mid-west... Toledo, Ohio... Hosted by Bowling Green
West... Grand Rapids, Michigan... Hosted by Michigan

Current Pairwise rankings:
1. Quinnipac
2. Minnesota
3. Miami
4t. New Hampshire
4t. Boston College
6. North Dakota
7t. Minnesota Mankato
7t. Western Michigan
9. St. Cloud State
10. Niagara
11. Denver
12. Yale
13. Boston University
14t. Lowell
14t. Union
16t. Notre Dame
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16t. RPI
16t. Merrimack

Re-aline so that it's 1-16 and no ties:

1. Quinnipac
2. Minnesota
3. Miami
4. New Hampshire
5. Boston College
6. North Dakota
7. Minnesota Mankato
8. Western Michigan
9. St. Cloud State
10. Niagara
11. Denver
12. Yale
13. Boston University
14. Lowell
15. Union
16. Notre Dame

Place the one seeds:
-Quinnipac goes to Providence
-UNH hosts the North East Regional in Manchester, so they are sent there
- Miami goes to Toledo
- Minnesota goes to Grand Rapids

Place the four seeds, avoiding intra conference match ups:
16. Notre Dame placed in Providence
15. Union heads to Manchester
14. Lowell heads to Grand Rapids
13. BU is sent to Toledo

Place the two seeds, avoiding intra conference matches and keeping the bracket's "integrity"
5. BC placed in Manchester
6. North Dakota should be place in Toledo, but to avoid playing WCHA foe Denver, they are moved to Toledo
7. Minnesota Mankato is place in Grand Rapids
8. Western Michigan is place in Providence

Place the three seeds,  avoiding intra conference matches and keeping the bracket's "integrity"
9. St. Cloud State heads to Providence
10. Niagara is placed in Toledo
11. Denver is place in Manchester
12. Yale is seeded in Grand Rapids

The Bracket:
Providence:
1. Quinnipac vs 16. Notre Dame
8. Western Michigan vs 9. St. Cloud State

Grand Rapids:
2. Minnesota vs 14. Lowell
7. Minnesota Mankato vs 12. Yale

Toledo:
3. Miami vs 13. Boston University
6. North Dakota vs 10. Niagara

Manchester:
4. New Hampshire vs 15 Union
5. Boston College vs 11 Denver

For attendance prepossess you could move flip flop BU and Notre Dame, but the NCAA likes to keep the 1vs16 matchup. Just another reason they should go back to the best two out of three format on the higher seeds campus.

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