The Rat takes a look at what the Brackets would look like for the Fighting Sioux like KRACH vs the PairWise Rankings. Keep in mind that there will not be 7-8 WCHA teams in the NCAA tourney when it is all said and done.
PairWise-Based Bracket(s)
Worcester
No. 1 North Dakota vs. No. 15 Bemidji State
No. 6 Denver vs. No. 9 Boston
CollegeColorado Springs
No. 4 Colorado College vs. No. 14 Minnesota Duluth
No. 5 Miami vs. No. 12 Minnesota
Madison
No. 3 New Hampshire vs. No. 13 Wisconsin
No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 11 Minnesota State
Albany
No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 16 Army
No. 7 Clarkson vs. No. 10 St. Cloud
KRACH-Based Bracket
Madison
No. 1 North Dakota vs. No. 16 Army
No. 8 St. Cloud vs. No. 10 Wisconsin
Worcester
No. 4 Miami vs. No. 13 Minnesota Duluth
No. 5 New Hampshire vs. No. 11 Minnesota
Colorado Springs
No. 3 Colorado College vs. No. 14 Clarkson
No. 5 Denver vs. No. 12 Boston College
Albany
No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 15 Bemidji State
No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 9 Minnesota State
Elliot on Clarkson, the No. 7 seed in the actual projected bracket, is No. 15 in the KRACH system, and only gets into the "bracket" based on being the ECAC Hockey frontrunner (cue "EZAC" comments from the peanut gallery out west).
You said it so we don't have to.
You know, this becomes much more interesting when you take into account the fact that Clarkson has the exact same .500 record against St. Cloud that North Dakota does.
ReplyDeleteYes, North Dakota is a better team than Clarkson.
Yes, the WCHA is a better conference than ECAC Hockey top to bottom.
I'm just saying is all. And good on Clarkson for scheduling BC, CC and SCSU in the non-conference, and they couldn't have known that Maine and Cornell would be down this year when they agreed to go to the Florida tournament.
P.S. Glad not to see myself in any posts tagged with "Stupid Reporters."
LOL, Elliot we like you. :)
ReplyDeleteGood point on Clarkson. I have to give them credit they played some good teams this season.