Nationals Team Predictions

[Rebel48]

For sake of discussion, list your nationals team list for this year. Give your prediction on who you think will qualify for nationals. All divisions.

[ISFN]

East:
1.Rutgers
2.Buffalo
3.Towson
4.Rhode Island.
5.Penn State
6.West Point

Great Plains:
1.Lindenwood
2.UMSL
3.Mizzou

Midwest:
1.Mich State
2.Ohio
3.Michigan

Rocky Mt:
1.Colo State

SouthEast:
1.UCF
2.UF
3.FIU

SouthWest:
1.ULL
2.UNT

West:
1.UC I
2.Long Beach
3.UC Santa B.
4.UNLV
5.ASU
6.Cal Poly SLO

[hockeydude92]

East:
1.Rutgers
2.Buffalo
3.Towson
4.Rhode Island.
5.Penn State
6.West Point

Great Plains:
1.Lindenwood
2.UMSL
3.Mizzou

Midwest:
1.Mich State
2.Ohio
3.Michigan

Rocky Mt:
1.Colo State

SouthEast:
1.UCF
2.UF
3.FIU

SouthWest:
1.ULL
2.UNT

West:
1.UC I
2.Long Beach
3.UC Santa B.
4.UNLV
5.ASU
6.Cal Poly SLO

Everything looks copacetic until you look at the ECRHA.
The only way West Point will make nationals is if they win out the ECRHA Championship. So that would bump Stony Brook up instead of them for a bid, in the fact that SBU has 12 pts pending this weekend, and West Point has finished with 11 pts for the season.

[Topshelf39]

Division 2
East:
1.Westchester
2.Neumann
3.Rowan
4.Brockport
5.Shippensburg

SouthEast:
1.FAU
2.UTampa
3.Western Carolina*
4.Elon*

Great Plains:
1.SIU Edwardsville
2.Truman State
3.Missouri St.

Midwest:
1.Central Michigan
2.Grand Valley St.

Rocky Mountain:
1.Metro State-Denver

West:
1.UC San Diego
2.California

[rocksforhands]

D2 national bids:

East:
Rowan
Brockport
West Chester
Neumann
Shippensburg

Great Plains:
SIU-Edwardsville
Truman St

Midwest
Central Michigan
Grand Valley St.
Cincinnatti

Rocky Mountain:
Metro State-Denver

Southeast:
FAU
Tampa

West
UC San Diego
USC

SCIL:
University of Texas-Dallas

The east could get shorted one bid and it could go to any other conference just have to wait and see though

[JLambertUMSL]

D2 national bids:

East:
Rowan
Brockport
West Chester
Neumann
Shippensburg

Great Plains:
SIU-Edwardsville
Truman St

Midwest
Central Michigan
Grand Valley St.
Cincinnatti

Rocky Mountain:
Metro State-Denver

Southeast:
FAU
Tampa

West
UC San Diego
USC

SCIL:
University of Texas-Dallas

The east could get shorted one bid and it could go to any other conference just have to wait and see though

You're missing Missouri State. They only have two losses this season, neither of which should count against them: http://www.ncrha.org/team.php?team_id=52653&area=schedule

They'll get a chance to prove themselves next weekend, when they play Tampa and Grand Valley. Should be interesting!

[William Bourque]

TopShelf-

You have 17 teams and no teams from the SCHL?

[Clever Name]

come on Rebel, you can't start a thread and not have your own input ha

[BEEZERAL]

Division 2
East:
1.Westchester
2.Neumann
3.Rowan
4.Brockport
5.Shippensburg

SouthEast:
1.FAU
2.UTampa
3.Western Carolina*
4.Elon*

Great Plains:
1.SIU Edwardsville
2.Truman State
3.Missouri St.

Midwest:
1.Central Michigan
2.Grand Valley St.

Rocky Mountain:
1.Metro State-Denver

West:
1.UC San Diego
2.California

Miami played horribly against Elon when they tied. Miami would work Elon and Western Carolina. It makes no sense that the ECRHA has so many bids. THE SECRHL has arguably the best team in DII and has to play DI teams like FIU, UF, UCF, all of which will be in the hunt to meet Lindenwood in the Finals. The SECRHL deserves but wont get more than 2 bids.

[William Bourque]

Arguably?

Neumann beat West Chester for the National Championship last season. Both teams are improved from last years squad.

They are with out doubt the #1 and #2 teams.

Brockport and Rowan have done well against those teams, with Rowan beating Neumann and tying West Chester, while Brockport beat Neumann and lost to West Chester by 2.

I would say without a doubt that the SE deserves two, but I can't see how you can argue that Miami would "work" Elon when they tied.

Also Western Carolina tied Millersville and Temple, the 9th and 15th best ECRHA teams. Although Temple could finished 11th or 12th.

[dan sangiorgio]

i don't think you will see more southeast teams in d2 then great plains. both regions play against d1 teams and the southeast has always been under achievers in the d2 nationals i can't recall a final four team at any of the nationals i have been. i see the break down going like this
east-5(west chester,neumann,rowan,shipp,brockport)
greatplains-3 (SIU-ed,truman, mizz state)
midwest- 2 (grand valley, central mich)
southeast-2 (UT, FAU)
rocky-1(auto-bid)
southwest-1(autobid)
west-2 (UC san diego, regional runner up)
bubble teams/alternates-drexel,west carolina, SLU
i think if any region is likly to get less it might be the west getting only 1. I also think miami has no shot with out the autobid based on there record they might have a good SOS(which i don't really think it is) but with only 16 bids its hard to argue them over a team with only 2 or 3 losses

[BEEZERAL]

I agree, I do not see Miami getting a bid unless they win regionals, but to say Miami did not play one of the tougher schedules in the country is very naive

[Topshelf39]

ya i know that the stars was for 1 of those teams from the SE making it i completely forgot about the SCHL

[Topshelf39]

i wouldnt say they played that tough of a schedule. atleast it isnt any tougher then say FAU or UT.

[alex]

East
1. Rutgers
2. Buffalo
3. Rhode Island
4. Towson
5. Penn State
6. Stony Brook

Great Plains
1. Lindenwood
2. UMSL
3. Mizzou

Midwest
1. Michigan State
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan

Rocky Mountain
1. Colorado State

Southeast
1. Central Florida
2. Florida
3. Florida International

Southwest
1. North Texas
2. Louisiana Lafayette

West
1. UC Irvine
2. Long Beach State
3. UC Santa Barbara
4. UNLV
5. Arizona State
6. San Diego State

[JLambertUMSL]

Midwest
1. Michigan State
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan



Eastern Michigan could win Regionals and get the auto-bid since they'll have Pat Lee and John Schultz. They're only a game away from being eligible. Looks like Popescu isn't going to make it though. One game on a roster, three games to go before Regionals (unless they get exhibition games added to their schedule).

If they have all of those guys, they've got the top-end talent to hang with anyone.

[GSJaguars11]

I agree, I do not see Miami getting a bid unless they win regionals, but to say Miami did not play one of the tougher schedules in the country is very naive

I would say that the Ecrha teams play the hardest schedules

[socalhockey]

The D1 teams in the WCRHL play by far the toughest schedules in by far the toughest conference in College hockey from top to bottom.

[William Bourque]

I think he was talking in DII play, since he quoted the statement about Miami playing the hardest schedule.

[warwick]

I think he was talking in DII play, since he quoted the statement about Miami playing the hardest schedule.


Arguably?

Neumann beat West Chester for the National Championship last season. Both teams are improved from last years squad.

They are with out doubt the #1 and #2 teams.

Brockport and Rowan have done well against those teams, with Rowan beating Neumann and tying West Chester, while Brockport beat Neumann and lost to West Chester by 2.

I would say without a doubt that the SE deserves two, but I can't see how you can argue that Miami would "work" Elon when they tied.

Also Western Carolina tied Millersville and Temple, the 9th and 15th best ECRHA teams. Although Temple could finished 11th or 12th.

bill,

i have to disagree with you. there is no way that this years neumann team is an improvement over last years. go back to the rosters and see what they lost and what they picked up and tell meif you still think so.

[William Bourque]

I completely agree that what they lost is more they they gained, but the team that we played in Mount Pleasant was better than the team we played twice last season. And our team is much more improved than last year, even though we have the same players.

[alex]

Eastern Michigan could win Regionals and get the auto-bid since they'll have Pat Lee and John Schultz. They're only a game away from being eligible. Looks like Popescu isn't going to make it though. One game on a roster, three games to go before Regionals (unless they get exhibition games added to their schedule).

If they have all of those guys, they've got the top-end talent to hang with anyone.

Yeah, I was assuming they didn't have Lee since he's not on their roster anymore.

[hockeymonkey44]

What makes every one think Metro State-Denver is the automatic bid in the Rocky Mountains?



Division 2
East:
1.Westchester
2.Neumann
3.Rowan
4.Brockport
5.Shippensburg

SouthEast:
1.FAU
2.UTampa
3.Western Carolina*
4.Elon*

Great Plains:
1.SIU Edwardsville
2.Truman State
3.Missouri St.

Midwest:
1.Central Michigan
2.Grand Valley St.

Rocky Mountain:
1.Metro State-Denver

West:
1.UC San Diego
2.California

[Topshelf39]

I dont have any idea how the teams are in the Rocky Mountain so the reason why i chose metro state is based on there record, plus they are 1-0-1 verse the second place team and 1-1-0 verse the 3rd place team. thats why i have them winning regionals.

[Rebel48]

Touche CleverName.

ECRHA:
Rutgers
Buffalo
Towson
Rhode Island
Penn St.
Stony Brook

GPICHL:
Lindenwood
UMSL
Mizzou

MCRHL:
Mich. St
OSU
Michigan

RMCRHA:
CSU

SCRHL:
Central Florida
Florida
FIU

SCHL:
UNT
ULL

WCRHL:
UC Santa Barbara
Long Beach
UCI
UNLV
SDSU
ASU

[keepPracticeing]

to stop this talk about pat lee and eastern michigan i spoke to him today and he confirmed that he is not playing for them....

[Topshelf39]

Im going to go against what i had posted earlier abt the SE region. Bc of this weekend and the results that have occurred i think the bids will now be FAU UT and Kennesaw St.

[AJ Barnett]

Division I

ECRHA

Rutgers
Buffalo
Rhode Island
Towson
Stony Brook
Penn. State


GPICHL

Lindenwood
UMSL
Mizzou


MCRHL

Mich. St
Ohio St.
Michigan


RMCRHA

Colorado St.


SCRHL

Central Florida
Florida
North Carolina St.


SCHL

Louisiana St.
Louisiana Lafayette


WCRHL

UC Santa Barbara
UC-Irvine
Long Beach
San Diego St.
Arizona St
UNLV

[William Bourque]

Forget a team?

[AJ Barnett]

Forget a team?

Mistake corrected.

[jscotto]

I completely agree that what they lost is more they they gained, but the team that we played in Mount Pleasant was better than the team we played twice last season. And our team is much more improved than last year, even though we have the same players.


Bill...I think what you saw this year was a change in coaching philosophy... we could have easily "run up" scores last year. The focus was more on team defense, getting a "comfortable" lead and rotating players by running 3 and 4 lines. We also sat our "big guns" when the scores started to get out of hand. Our focus last year was to win Nationals, being that we let it slip away the year before with a poor defensive showing in Regionals as well as in St. Louis. Defense will always win the big games for you not running and gunning, especially at Nationals when you play teams that you know nothing about...just what is on paper.