Published by Jim Dahl on 18 Mar 2011 at 08:50 pm
NCAA Hockey Tournament Field shaping up
Other than the AHA champ, Cornell is the only possible non-top 16 autobid , so #14 in PWR will make it. #15 will if Cornell loses.
In the NCAA tournament: Yale, UND, BC, Michigan, Miami, Denver, Minnesota-Duluth, Merrimack, Union, Notre Dame, New Hampshire, Western Michigan
In if Cornell loses: Nebraska-Omaha, CC, RPI
In if Cornell wins: Cornell and two of those three (UNO, CC, RPI)
In: Autobid goes to Winner of Air Force/RIT
Out: Maine, Dartmouth, BU
A little more on UNO vs. CC vs. RPI (remember, which only matters if Cornell beats Yale, otherwise all three are in) –
Dartmouth beats or ties Colgate, Michigan or Notre Dame wins — RPI is out
Dartmouth beats or ties Colgate, Notre Dame ties Michigan, Miami beats Western Michigan — RPI is out
Dartmouth beats or ties Colgate, Notre Dame ties Michigan, Western Michigan beats Miami — UNO is out
Colgate beats Dartmouth, Michigan beats Notre Dame — CC is out
Colgate beats Dartmouth, Notre Dame beats Michigan, Western Michigan beats Miami — UNO is out
Colgate beats Dartmouth, Notre Dame beats Michigan, Miami beats Western Michigan –- RPI is out
Colgate beats Dartmouth, Michigan ties Notre Dame, Miami beats Western Michigan — CC is out
Colgate beats Dartmouth, Michigan ties Notre Dame, Western Michigan beats Miami — UNO is out
| Team | PWR Possibilitieis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Win none | Win all | |
| Yale | 1 100% | 1 100% | 1 100% |
| UND | 2 75% 3 25% |
2 50% 3 50% |
2 100% |
| Boston College | 2 25% 3 75% |
3 100% | 2 50% 3 50% |
| Michigan | 4 6% 5 16% 6 11% 7 23% 8 44% |
7 21% 8 79% |
4 13% 5 37% 6 25% 7 25% |
| Miami | 4 57% 5 20% 6 18% 7 5% |
4 14% 5 40% 6 36% 7 11% |
4 100% |
| Denver | 4 13% 5 39% 6 26% 7 22% |
5 28% 6 28% 7 44% |
4 25% 5 50% 6 25% |
| UMD | 9 56% 10 44% |
n/a | n/a |
| Merrimack | 4 25% 5 25% 6 45% 7 5% |
6 89% 7 11% |
4 50% 5 50% |
| Union | 7 44% 8 56% |
n/a | n/a |
| Notre Dame | 9 44% 10 6% 11 50% |
10 10% 11 90% |
9 100% |
| New Hampshire | 12 63% 13 27% 14 10% |
n/a | n/a |
| Western Michigan | 10 50% 11 50% |
10 44% 11 56% |
10 56% 11 44% |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 12 22% 13 38% 14 24% 15 16% |
n/a | n/a |
| CC | 13 25% 14 53% 15 22% |
n/a | n/a |
| Dartmouth | 16 44% 17 4% 18 8% 19 44% |
17 8% 18 14% 19 78% |
16 100% |
| Rensselaer | 12 15% 13 10% 14 13% 15 63% |
n/a | n/a |
| Boston University | 16 56% 17 44% |
n/a | n/a |
| Maine | 17 52% 18 48% |
n/a | n/a |
| AA | 20 50% 21 50% |
n/a | n/a |
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