BC Interruption · Jan 11, 2017
NCAA Hockey Bracketology: January 11, 2017
We talk a lot here about the narrow margins of success in college hockey. Sunday was a good example. BC scored in the final four minutes to pick up a win against Providence, and in so doing, dramatically bettered their chances of qualifying for the NCAA tournament.
Their chances of qualifying went from 57% to 71%, as BC moved from 14th to 12th in the Pairwise and essentially buried Providence as a team that can pass them in the rankings, given the Eagles hold a 2-0 mark in head-to-head matchups. Had BC lost the game, they would have lost that edge over PC, and Providence in fact would have leapfrogged BC and dropped the Eagles below the cut line.