Though these days we usually focus on the PairWise rankings, because they determine who makes the NCAA tournament, SiouxSports.com’s toolset was actually originally launched with a surprisingly complicated program that calculate the possible final WCHA standings.
As the Sioux are in the somewhat unusual position of fighting for home ice in the conference tournament and worried about making the NCAA tournament, it felt like time to dust it off. Here’s how the WCHA race looks as of today.
| Team |
Current
Points |
Conference
Series
Remaining |
Possible
Final
Rankings |
| Denver |
36 |
2 |
1st-4th |
- Has secured home ice in WCHA playoffs
- Can clinch T-2nd with 1 point this weekend
- Can clinch 2nd with 2 points this weekend
- Can clinch T-1st with 3 points this weekend
- Can clinch 1st with 4 points this weekend
|
| SCSU |
33 |
1 |
1st-T4th |
- Has secured home ice in WCHA playoffs
|
| UW |
31 |
2 |
1st-5th |
- Has secured home ice in WCHA playoffs
- Can clinch T-4th with 2 points this weekend
- Can clinch 4th with 3 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish 1st with fewer than 2 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish T-1st with fewer than 1 point this weekend
|
| UMD |
29 |
2 |
1st-7th |
- Can clinch 6th with 1 point this weekend
- Can clinch 5th with 2 points this weekend
- Can clinch T-4th with 4 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish 1st with fewer than 4 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish T-1st with fewer than 3 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish 2nd with fewer than 1 point this weekend
|
| UND |
25 |
2 |
T-2nd-T7th |
- Can clinch 7th with 1 point this weekend
- Can clinch T-6th with 4 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish T-2nd with fewer than 4 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish 3rd with fewer than 3 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish T-3rd with fewer than 2 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish 4th with fewer than 1 point this weekend
|
| CC |
25 |
2 |
T-2nd-T7th |
- Can clinch 7th with 1 point this weekend
- Can clinch T-6th with 4 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish T-2nd with fewer than 4 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish 3rd with fewer than 3 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish T-3rd with fewer than 2 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish 4th with fewer than 1 point this weekend
|
| UMN |
22 |
2 |
4th-T8th |
- Can clinch 8th with 1 point this weekend
- Can clinch T-7th with 3 points this weekend
- Can clinch 7th with 4 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish 4th with fewer than 4 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish 5th with fewer than 2 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish T-5th with fewer than 1 point this weekend
|
| AA |
18 |
1 |
T-7th-9th |
- Can no longer earn home ice in WCHA playoffs
|
| Mankato |
17 |
2 |
T-6th-9th |
- Can no longer earn home ice in WCHA playoffs
- Can no longer finish T-6th with fewer than 4 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish 7th with fewer than 2 points this weekend
- Can no longer finish T-7th with fewer than 1 point this weekend
|
| MTech |
8 |
2 |
10th-10th |
- Can no longer earn home ice in WCHA playoffs
|
although this is a great post and i appreciate the information provided, i have to ask: does this mean no pwr predictor at all this week? or will we see one tomorrow (friday)?
PWR forecast for the week is run, I just need to write up the post. If not tonight (Thurs), then tomorrow.