Here is a look at how the Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings, including points for each team, remaining schedule and potential best and worst finishes …
|
Seed |
Team |
Pts |
CCHA Games Remaining |
Best |
Worst |
|
No. 1 |
Miami |
50 |
@LSSU, @LSSU, OSU, OSU |
62 (1) |
4 |
|
No. 2 |
WMU |
48 |
ND, ND, @MSU, @MSU |
60 (1) |
5 |
|
No. 3 |
ND |
47 |
@WMU, @WMU, BG, BG |
59 (1) |
6 |
|
No. 4 |
FSU |
42 |
@UM, @UM |
48 (2) |
8 |
|
No. 5 |
OSU |
42 |
UM, UM, @MU, @MU |
54 (1) |
8 |
|
No. 6 |
Alaska |
37 |
MSU, MSU |
43 (4) |
9 |
|
No. 7 |
LSSU |
32 |
MU, MU, @NMU, @NMU |
44 (4) |
12 |
|
No. 8 |
BG |
31 |
NMU, NMU, @ND, @ND |
43 (4) |
12 |
|
No. 9 |
NMU |
26 |
@BG, @BG, LSSU, LSSU |
38 (6) |
12 |
|
No. 10 |
UM |
25 |
@OSU, @OSU, FSU, FSU |
37 (7) |
12 |
|
No. 11 |
MSU |
22 |
@Alaska, @Alaska, WMU, WMU |
34 (7) |
12 |
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. 9 Northern Michigan at No. 8 Bowling Green
No. 10 Michigan at No. 7 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.
According to the CCHA, here are the steps used to break ties in the standings …
a) Shootout results will not be used to help break ties in the standings for the CCHA Championship Trophy and playoff seeding.
b) The recipient of the CCHA Championship Trophy and seeding for the CCHA Tournament shall be determined by the greater number of CCHA regular-season wins;
c) If not determined by (a) or (b), the recipient of the CCHA Championship Trophy and seeding for the CCHA Tournament shall be the team with the best regular-season winning percentage against the other co-champion(s);
d) If not determined by (a) or (b) or (c), the recipient of the CCHA Championship Trophy and seeding for the CCHA Tournament shall be determined by comparison of total goals for and against each team in contests between (among) co-champion(s) in regular-season play;
e) If not determined by (a) or (b) or (c) or d, the recipient of the CCHA Championship Trophy and seeding for the CCHA Tournament shall be determined by comparison of the winning percentagesof the co-champions against the remaining highest ranked CCHA teams, successively, until the determination is accomplished or all CCHA regular-season contests have been considered;
f) If not determined by (a) or (b) or (c) or (d) or (e), the recipient of the CCHA Championship Trophy and seeding for the CCHA Tournament shall be determined by the flip of a coin.
So here is how I broke the tie …
- Fourth seed: Ohio State and Ferris State have one shootout win (a); Ferris State has 13 CCHA wins while Ohio State has 12 (b), so Ferris State wins.
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