Ticket Punched
Here's a list of teams that have punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament:
Quinnipiac, Minnesota, UMass-Lowell, Notre Dame, Miami, Boston
College, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Denver, Niagara, Minnesota State,
Union, St. Cloud State, Wisconsin, and Canisius.
I know what I am doing next friday night. Some solid teams in there, it will be a nailbiter. Will have to postpone that ski trip to Stowe. The mountain will still be there...
What was I saying about the stochatic element?
Tournament selection
The seeding process is partly driven by a strict process, while other
parts are under the discretion of the committee. This year, the NCAA
men's ice hockey committee decided to maximize the attendance
possibilities over sticking strictly to its natural Pairwise ordering.
So who gets to play in the national tournament is not decided by season records, strength of schedule or anything like that, but a popularity contest (which teams have the most rabid fans?). Happy with the way things turned out, but the selection process seems a bit cooky.
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