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[Freddie]

A total of seven game 3s on tap today in the other conferences.
Results of some of these will influence BG's chances of earning an NCAA at-large bid:

I'm suggesting we root for:

Union to beat #15 Quinnipiac... that would drop them below the bubble.
Notre Dame to beat #17 Mass-Lowell... that would kill them and weaken the Hockey East field.
Vermont to beat #9 Boston College...that might jump us up a spot.
Harvard to beat #14 Yale...that should eliminate Yale.
New Hampshire to beat #10 Providence...that should bump us up a notch.
Bentley to beat Mercyhurst...no effect on PWR, but I like rooting for Falcons.
Western Michigan to beat #7 Miami...it wont keep them out of the NCAAs, but I'll root against them on general principles.

[bgbill]

I'm with you on everything except Notre Dame. It'd be just like them to win out and end up in South Bend for NCAA's.

[gmartin]

Quinnipiac won. Notre Dame falls to Lowell.

It's getting dicey. In the Pairwise rankings BG is now #13 and just .001 from #14.

We need a win over Tech!!! A loss will end our reason.

[gmartin]

Quinnipiac and St Cloud at 18-17 jumped us. How???

[rood]

Quinnipiac and St Cloud at 18-17 jumped us. How???

Strength of schedule plays a role. If you look at the KRACH page at College Hockey News (http://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/krach.php) St. Cloud has the 2nd strongest schedule and we come in at #28.

[Freddie]

Those losses to Anchorage (#52) and Lake Superior (#54) REALLY hurt us.

[jpfalcon09]

BG will be helped by a Miami win tonight. They're still looking fine for the tournament unless there are a lot of upsets in conference tournaments.

[gmartin]

Providence lost tonight. They dropped from #10 to #15. BG was #13 but moved up to #12 after the Miami win. I assume helped our SOS. St Cloud with its 18-17 record moved up to #9.

[jpfalcon09]

Providence lost tonight. They dropped from #10 to #15. BG was #13 but moved up to #12 after the Miami win. I assume helped our SOS. St Cloud with its 18-17 record moved up to #9.

St. Cloud has played the second toughest schedule in college hockey. They have to get one win this weekend to be considered for the tournament. NCHC plays a semi-final round and then a final with consolation game, much like the CCHA did. If St. Cloud loses both, they're out, they win one and they likely snag an at-large.