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_i...&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