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Originally Posted by getbak
All the Conference Finals are set for Saturday (current Pairwise rank in parentheses):
Atlantic Hockey: Canisius (48) vs. Robert Morris (47)
ECAC: Colgate (12) vs. Union (3)
Hockey East: New Hampshire (18) vs. Mass.-Lowell (7)
WCHA: Minnesota State (11) vs. Ferris State (4)
NCHC: Miami (29) vs. Denver (23)
Big 10: Ohio State (19) vs. Wisconsin (5)
Regardless of the outcomes, it looks like Boston College (2), Providence College (10), and Colgate (12) are all safe in the Pairwise and should be appearing in the NCAA Tournament top 16. The NCAA Selections will be announced on Sunday at 10am MT.
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With Atlantic Hockey and the NCHC having the 4 lowest seeds it ensures a team needs to be in the top 14 in the pairwise rankings. If one of New Hampshire or Ohio State win then the top 13 should be safe and if both win the top 12 should all get in regardless of whether they win their conference or not.
I agree with Colgate being safe since the 4 teams following them did not reach their respective conference finals.
It looks to me like the NCAA tournament will look like:
- Minnesota (1)
- Boston College (2)
- Union College (3)
- Ferris State (4)
- Wisconsin (5)
- Quinniapiac (6)
- UMass-Lowell (7)
- Notre Dame (8)
- St. Cloud State (9)
- Providence College (10)
- Minnesota State (11)
- Colgate (12)
- Denver/Miami of Ohio (15)
- Robert Morris/Canisius (16)
then 2 of (which in my estimation with be the 13/14 seeds in the tournament):
- New Hampshire
- Ohio State
- Vermont
- Michigan
If I am right in how I think the brackets will come out, then I believe that BC, Providence and UMass Lowell will all be in the same regional bracket with a possibility of BC and Providence duking it out for a spot in the Frozen Four