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Sean Farrell has been a top impact player this season for Harvard (photo: Harvard Athletics).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here we are with the final Bracketology prior to Saturday night\u2019s championship games where the final field will be set. Jayson and I are taking a little bit of a different approach this week, yet again, so let\u2019s see what that yields.<\/p>\n

(Editor\u2019s note: Jim and Jayson will produce a single, final bracket prediction on Saturday night once all six conference tournament games have concluded). <\/em><\/p>\n

Jim\u2019s Rationale<\/h4>\n

I am going to once again take a pretty traditional approach and begin by aligning teams based on bracket integrity:<\/p>\n

Regional #1<\/strong>
\n1 Minnesota
\n16 Holy Cross\/Canisius
\n8 Penn State
\n9 Ohio State<\/p>\n

Regional #2<\/strong>
\n2 Quinnipiac
\n15 Alaska
\n7 St. Cloud
\n10 Michigan Tech<\/p>\n

Regional #3<\/strong>
\n3 Denver
\n14 Merrimack
\n6 Harvard
\n11 Western Michigan<\/p>\n

Regional #4<\/strong>
\n4 Michigan
\n13 Minnesota State
\n5 Boston University
\n12 Cornell<\/p>\n

The immediate issue is an intra-conference matchup between Penn State and Ohio State in the 8 vs. 9 slot. You also have Penn State, a host, in the same region as the number one overall seed, Minnesota, which is permitted. But to keep the two in the same region, you\u2019d have to move Minnesota much further away from its campus, which the committee likes to avoid.<\/p>\n

A quick swap of Penn State and St. Cloud State can solve this issue. And at the same time, it makes sense to assign regions based 1) on assigning hosts teams to their regions and 2) on proximity to the campus of the region\u2019s top seed.<\/p>\n

Fargo<\/strong>
\n1 Minnesota
\n16 Holy Cross\/Canisius
\n7 St. Cloud
\n9 Ohio State<\/p>\n

Allentown (Penn State is host)<\/strong>
\n2 Quinnipiac
\n15 Alaska
\n8 Penn State
\n10 Michigan Tech<\/p>\n

Bridgeport<\/strong>
\n3 Denver
\n14 Merrimack
\n6 Harvard
\n11 Western Michigan<\/p>\n

Manchester<\/strong>
\n4 Michigan
\n13 Minnesota State
\n5 Boston University
\n12 Cornell<\/p>\n

This bracket technically works, but as we\u2019ve discussed in weeks past, it makes a ton more sense to leave Quinnipiac in Bridgeport (and technically is more rewarding as the #2 overall seed). A quick swap of Quinnipiac and Denver accomplishes that.<\/p>\n

Fargo<\/strong>
\n1 Minnesota vs. 16 Holy Cross\/Canisius
\n7 St. Cloud vs. 9 Ohio State<\/p>\n

Allentown<\/strong>
\n3 Denver vs. 15 Alaska
\n8 Penn State vs. 10 Michigan Tech<\/p>\n

Bridgeport<\/strong>
\n2 Quinnipiac vs. 14 Merrimack
\n6 Harvard vs. 11 Western Michigan<\/p>\n

Manchester<\/strong>
\n4 Michigan vs. 13 Minnesota State
\n5 Boston University vs. 12 Cornell<\/p>\n

With this bracket, you attain 1) excellent attendance in every region and 2) all four top seeds are placed in their closest regions according to the order of their overall seeding.<\/p>\n

You also get a great rivalry renewal in Cornell\/Boston University in Manchester and a potential for a rematch of the famous Minnesota\/Holy Cross game of 2006 in North Dakota. There\u2019s also the possibility that Harvard and Quinnipiac meet with a trip to the Frozen Four on the line. All compelling storylines and that just scratches the surface.<\/p>\n

Jayson\u2019s Rationale<\/h4>\n

I\u2019ll concentrate this week on the same method I used last week. We take all of each band at the same time.<\/p>\n

So, let\u2019s start out the process.<\/p>\n

In the first band, Minnesota goes to Fargo, Quinnipiac goes to Bridgeport, Denver goes to Allentown and Michigan goes to Manchester.<\/p>\n

Fargo<\/strong>
\n1 Minnesota<\/p>\n

Bridgeport<\/strong>
\n2 Quinnipiac<\/p>\n

Allentown<\/strong>
\n3 Denver<\/p>\n

Manchester<\/strong>
\n4 Michigan<\/p>\n

The second band is now placed:
\nNo. 8 Penn State goes to Allentown with No. 3 seed Denver
\nNo. 7 St. Cloud goes to Fargo with No. 1 seed Minneosta
\nNo. 6 Harvard goes to Bridgeport with No. 2 seed Quinnipiac
\nNo. 5 Boston University goes to Manchester with No. 4 seed Michigan<\/p>\n

Next the third band is placed following bracket integrity from the first band (i.e. No 9 is in No 1\u2019s bracket, No. 10 in No 2, etc.)<\/p>\n

No. 9 Ohio State faces No. 7 St. Cloud in Fargo
\nNo. 10 Michigan Tech faces No. 6 Harvard in Bridgeport
\nNo. 11 Western Michigan faces No. 8 Penn State in Allentown
\nNo. 12 Cornell faces No. 5 Boston University in Manchester<\/p>\n

Then we place the fourth band:<\/p>\n

No. 13 Minnesota State faces No. 4 Michigan in Manchester
\nNo. 14 Merrimack faces No. 3 Denver in Allentown
\nNo. 15 Alaska faces No. 2 Quinnipiac in Bridgport
\nNo. 16 Holy Cross\/Canisius faces No. 1 Minnesota in Fargo<\/p>\n

Therefore, our brackets:<\/p>\n

Fargo<\/strong>
\n1 Minnesota vs. 16 Holy Cross\/Canisius
\n7 St. Cloud vs. 9 Ohio State<\/p>\n

Bridgeport<\/strong>
\n2 Quinnipiac vs. 15 Alaska
\n6 Harvard vs. 10 Michigan Tech<\/p>\n

Allentown<\/strong>
\n3 Denver vs. 14 Merrimack
\n8 Penn State vs 11 Western Michigan<\/p>\n

Manchester<\/strong>
\n4 Michigan vs. 13 Minnesota State
\n5 Boston University vs. 12 Cornell<\/p>\n

There are no intraconference matchups at all in this bracket, so I should be set.<\/p>\n

If I had to make a change, it would be swapping Merrimack with Alaska, to keep Merrimack closer to its campus.<\/p>\n

Fargo<\/strong>
\n1 Minnesota vs. 16 Holy Cross\/Canisius
\n7 St. Cloud vs. 9 Ohio State<\/p>\n

Bridgeport<\/strong>
\n2 Quinnipiac vs. 14 Merrimack
\n6 Harvard vs. 10 Michigan Tech<\/p>\n

Allentown<\/strong>
\n3 Denver vs. 15 Alaska
\n8 Penn State vs 11 Western Michigan<\/p>\n

Manchester<\/strong>
\n4 Michigan vs. 13 Minnesota State
\n5 Boston University vs. 12 Cornell<\/p>\n

So that\u2019s my bracket for the week. A lot will change as the week goes on though.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s brackets:<\/p>\n

Jim<\/h4>\n

Fargo<\/strong>
\n1 Minnesota vs. 16 Holy Cross\/Canisius
\n7 St. Cloud vs. 9 Ohio State<\/p>\n

Allentown<\/strong>
\n3 Denver vs. 15 Alaska
\n8 Penn State vs. 10 Michigan Tech<\/p>\n

Bridgeport<\/strong>
\n2 Quinnipiac vs. 14 Merrimack
\n6 Harvard vs. 11 Western Michigan<\/p>\n

Manchester<\/strong>
\n4 Michigan vs. 13 Minnesota State
\n5 Boston University vs. 12 Cornell<\/p>\n

Jayson<\/h4>\n

Fargo<\/strong>
\n1 Minnesota vs. 16 Holy Cross\/Canisius
\n7 St. Cloud vs. 9 Ohio State<\/p>\n

Bridgeport<\/strong>
\n2 Quinnipiac vs. 14 Merrimack
\n6 Harvard vs. 10 Michigan Tech<\/p>\n

Allentown<\/strong>
\n3 Denver vs. 15 Alaska
\n8 Penn State vs 11 Western Michigan<\/p>\n

Manchester<\/strong>
\n4 Michigan vs. 13 Minnesota State
\n5 Boston University vs. 12 Cornell<\/p>\n

Two different approaches and, at the end, just one difference between the two (Michigan Tech and Western Michigan are swapped).<\/p>\n

Check back late Saturday evening for the final Bracketology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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