IKnowPhysics Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) The brackets for the NCAA Division I Men's Hockey Championship are set! The final rankings were: The printable bracket is here: http://i.turner.ncaa...men_d1_2013.pdf A loose breakdown is here (w/ vid): http://espn.go.com/c...-college-hockey Lots of great first round matchups and lots of great college hockey on ESPN networks. Minnesota, who is ranked 1 going into the national tournament bracket, lost to Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament, allowing Union to finish #1 in the polls. Also, some all-important women's college hockey news: After going 38-2-1 and winning the last two national titles, the Minnesota women's team was STUNNED in the NCAA Championship FInal by Clarkson: http://www.startribu.../251795151.html ...Clarkson broke a third-period tie with two goals, including a spectacular breakaway by Shannon MacAulay, and held on for a 5-4 triumph http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YepO9Pq4iNI Edited March 25, 2014 by IKnowPhysics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dEnnis the Menace Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 should be an interesting tourney. thanks for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 How much better would Vermont be if Girgs didn't choose to go pro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) Denver @ BC and ND @ Wisconsin are going to be absolutely dynamite games. Denver, after sneaking into the tournament by winning the NCHC Tournament but only posting a 10-11-3 conference record, might get rocked playing BC's high-power offense on almost home ice in Worcester, but Denver's a proud organization with a lot of history and may not fall easily. North Dakota and Wisconsin are old WCHA rivals that haven't seen each other yet this year. Wisconsin, like Minnesota, is rocking the first season of Big Ten Hockey, as North Dakota reigns over the NCHC with St Cloud. How much better would Vermont be if Girgs didn't choose to go pro? I was pondering that myself. A: Maybe quite a bit. High draft picks like him, even as freshmen, can be game-breakers on college ice. Dany Heatley (3rd overall) posted 113 points in 77 games over two seasons for Wisconsin. They went from from 4th in the conference (13-12-3) before he arrived to Conference champions (25-3-0) his freshman year. Edited March 25, 2014 by IKnowPhysics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Wings Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I'm a Union season ticket holder...we're all thrilled at the #1 ranking, but we also know it means nothing. The results on the ice are the only ones that matter. Dave Starman picked us to win the thing, playing Wisconsin in the final. I like Dave, but I don't know if that's a jinx...at least it wasn't Barry Melrose (who watches college hockey twice a year, if that). I think BC is the team to watch for, as long as they don't have to play Notre Dame. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Jake McCabe-Brad Navin and Wisconsin - Midwest Regional - U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio Friday, March 28 - 8:00 pm ET - ESPNU/WatchESPN - No. 1 Wisconsin (24-10-2) vs. No. 4 North Dakota (23-13-3) Hudson Fasching-Christian Isackson and Minnesota - Northeast Regional - DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts. Saturday, March 29 - 7:30 pm ET - ESPN3/WatchESPN - No. 2 UMass-Lowell (25-10-4) vs. No. 3 Minnesota State-Mankato (26-13-1) Anthony Florentino-Mark Adams and Providence - East Regional, March 28-29 - Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Friday, March 28 - 5:30 pm ET - ESPNU/WatchESPN - No. 2 Quinnipiac (24-9-6) vs. No. 3 Providence (21-10-6) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) This is the part when I cheer for Wisconsin. Jumbotron intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq1FhzVHFBs Even when the music stops, the party doesn't: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnYCdKDI5hk Edited March 27, 2014 by IKnowPhysics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Jesus hates Wisconsin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Jesus hates Wisconsin. TCU fans think that's the reason why TCU won the Rose Bowl in 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chileanseabass Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Hopefully Wisconsin can make up for the dismal Sabres season we've had to suffer through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Two or less Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I wish they would add more teams to this tournament. I wish this tournament had play-in games such as basketball. Cornell vs. Robert Morris and Michigan vs. Colgate in play-in. Or something like that. I just feel too many good teams each year are left out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I wish they would add more teams to this tournament. I wish this tournament had play-in games such as basketball. Cornell vs. Robert Morris and Michigan vs. Colgate in play-in. Or something like that. I just feel too many good teams each year are left out. I agree. Consolation: the conference tournaments are play-in games, in a way; the conference tournament champions get automatic bids. See: Denver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dEnnis the Menace Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I wish they would add more teams to this tournament. I wish this tournament had play-in games such as basketball. Cornell vs. Robert Morris and Michigan vs. Colgate in play-in. Or something like that. I just feel too many good teams each year are left out. I could get on board with a larger field and extended tournament. Not as large as basketball obviously, but larger is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I wish they would add more teams to this tournament. I wish this tournament had play-in games such as basketball. Cornell vs. Robert Morris and Michigan vs. Colgate in play-in. Or something like that. I just feel too many good teams each year are left out. Bah. Canisius should've beaten Robert Morris except their goaltender forgot how to stop a puck in the third period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) McCabe on the spin pass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ZVAL-qKEw Yes, please. Edited March 27, 2014 by IKnowPhysics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I wish they would add more teams to this tournament. I wish this tournament had play-in games such as basketball. Cornell vs. Robert Morris and Michigan vs. Colgate in play-in. Or something like that. I just feel too many good teams each year are left out. 16 out of 59 total teams isn't too bad really. That's over a quarter of the total teams making the field. Does anyone know what that rate is for bouncyball? And by the way, Northeastern would have gotten the nod ahead of Cornell if they had some sort of play in game. And North Dakota would get pulled into it before Colgate. Hell, Colgate's a 3 seed in this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dEnnis the Menace Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 16 out of 59 total teams isn't too bad really. That's over a quarter of the total teams making the field. Does anyone know what that rate is for bouncyball? And by the way, Northeastern would have gotten the nod ahead of Cornell if they had some sort of play in game. And North Dakota would get pulled into it before Colgate. Hell, Colgate's a 3 seed in this one. didn't realize that. wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 16 out of 59 total teams isn't too bad really. That's over a quarter of the total teams making the field. Does anyone know what that rate is for bouncyball? And by the way, Northeastern would have gotten the nod ahead of Cornell if they had some sort of play in game. And North Dakota would get pulled into it before Colgate. Hell, Colgate's a 3 seed in this one. 68 out of 349 teams make the dance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 68 out of 349 teams make the dance. So under 20%. Thanks. I seem to remember hearing something about their being a maximum percentage of teams allowed in a post-season tourney by the NCAA. I have no idea if that is legit or not, but it could limit any additions to the hockey field. Anyway, by adding more teams, they'd cheapen the conference titles even more than they already are. It already sucks seeing a team get bounced in the quarterfinals and then winding up as a #1 seed, but that seems to happen on an annual basis now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 So under 20%. Thanks. I seem to remember hearing something about their being a maximum percentage of teams allowed in a post-season tourney by the NCAA. I have no idea if that is legit or not, but it could limit any additions to the hockey field. Anyway, by adding more teams, they'd cheapen the conference titles even more than they already are. It already sucks seeing a team get bounced in the quarterfinals and then winding up as a #1 seed, but that seems to happen on an annual basis now. agreed, I'd like to see hockey move to giving the conference champions seeds 1-6 (so the 4 1's and the 2's that get paired with the 3rd and 4th 1's). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 agreed, I'd like to see hockey move to giving the conference champions seeds 1-6 (so the 4 1's and the 2's that get paired with the 3rd and 4th 1's). As long as Atlantic Hockey exists, they cannot give conference champions the top 6 seeds. I'm not quite sold on the NCHC either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 As long as Atlantic Hockey exists, they cannot give conference champions the top 6 seeds. I'm not quite sold on the NCHC either. The NHL gave the SE division champion a 3 seed for 2 decades. They can seed 'em however they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Haters gon' hate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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