Here is a look at how the Central Collegiate Hockey Association playoff pairings would be set if the season ended today (tournament is re-seeded after each round) …
FIRST ROUND
Friday-Sunday, March 8-10
Best-of-3; home of higher seed
No. 11 Michigan State at No. 6 Alaska
No. 10 Northern Michigan at No. 7 Bowling Green
No. 9 Michigan at No. 8 Lake Superior
QUARTERFINAL ROUND
Friday-Sunday, March 15-17
Best-of-3; home of higher seed
No. 8 seed at No. 1 Miami
No. 7 seed at No. 2 Western Michigan
No. 6 seed at No. 3 Notre Dame
No. 5 Ohio State at No. 4 Ferris State
SEMIFINAL ROUND
Saturday, March 23
At Joe Louis Arena, Detroit
No. 1 seed v. No. 4 seed, 1:05/4:35 p.m.
No. 2 seed v. No. 3 seed, 1:05/4:35 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, March 24
At Joe Louis Arena, Detroit
Semifinal winners, 2:05 p.m.
Here is a look at the CCHA standings entering this weekend's play, including remaining schedule for each team, best-case points total (and possible finish) and worst-case finish …
|
Seed |
Team |
Pts |
CCHA Games Remaining |
Best |
Worst |
|
No. 1 |
Miami |
47 |
ND, ND, @LSSU, @LSSU, OSU, OSU |
65 (1) |
6 |
|
No. 2 |
WMU |
46 |
@OSU, @OSU, ND, ND, @MSU, @MSU |
64 (1) |
7 |
|
No. 3 |
ND |
44 |
@MU, @MU, @WMU, @WMU, BG, BG |
62 (1) |
8 |
|
No. 4 |
FSU |
39 |
BG, BG, @UM, @UM |
51 (1) |
10 |
|
No. 5 |
OSU |
38 |
WMU, WMU, UM, UM, @MU, @MU |
56 (1) |
11 |
|
No. 6 |
Alaska |
37 |
@LSSU, @LSSU, MSU, MSU |
49 (1) |
12 |
|
No. 7 |
BG |
28 |
@FSU, @FSU, NMU, NMU, @ND, @ND |
46 (2) |
12 |
|
No. 8 |
LSSU |
26 |
Alaska, Alaska, MU, MU, @NMU, @NMU |
44 (3) |
12 |
|
No. 9 |
UM |
25 |
@OSU, @OSU, FSU, FSU |
37 (6) |
12 |
|
No. 10 |
NMU |
23 |
@MSU, @MSU, @BG, @BG, LSSU, LSSU |
41 (4) |
12 |
|
No. 11 |
MSU |
19 |
NMU, NMU, @Alaska, @Alaska, WMU, WMU |
37 (6) |
12 |
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