Quote from: thebear on February 26, 2020, 07:39:24 PM
Bombers are ranked 8th right now in the East region,
They have one win and five losses against Regionally Ranked Opponents.
If they win Friday and lose Saturday, they will be 2-6 against RRO.
They could move ahead of the semi losers in the SUNYAC.
At least one of Potsdam, Oneonta, Oswego that are regionally ranked ahead of them will also advance to the SUNYAC conference final.
The only SUNYAC team that's a for sure bid is Brockport ranked #1 in the region.
If one of the three other SUNYAC teams above upsets Brockport, then SUNYAC will absorb a Pool C. Potsdam has beaten Brockport [by 16 in Potsdam], and led in the last 30 seconds at Brockport, losing by 3. Oswego took them to overtime last weekend before losing in Oswego. But at Brockport, beating the Eagles is a tall order.
There are four East conferences with autobids - SUNYAC, Liberty League, Empire 8, and NEAC - which may be a Pennsylvania School.
Everything I've seen says that as long as RPI makes it to the Liberty League final, they will probably get a Pool C.
U of R is ranked 4th in the region with a game against Emory left in Rochester. If Rochester wins that they are probably in via Pool C due to a very strong schedule and being UAA.
I humbly submit that, like the non-Brockport SUNYAC schools, the Bombers have to win their conference tournament to get a bid to the NCAA's.
Makes sense. Thanks!