{"id":92394,"date":"2019-03-23T09:40:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T14:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=92394"},"modified":"2019-03-23T09:44:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T14:44:09","slug":"bracketology-what-we-know-entering-conference-championship-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2019\/03\/23\/bracketology-what-we-know-entering-conference-championship-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Bracketology: What we know entering conference championship Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/img-get\/I0000NBNurNfPL34\/s\/660\/449\/190322-19275940.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"449\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boston College has to win its way into the NCAA tournament, while Massachusetts is locked in as No. 1 seed (photo: Melissa Wade).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s conference semifinal results gave us two more teams in the NCAA tournament field of 16: Cornell and Harvard.<\/p>\n<p>That makes 14 teams in the tournament:<br \/>\nSt. Cloud State<br \/>\nMinnesota State<br \/>\nMinnesota Duluth<br \/>\nMassachusetts<br \/>\nQuinnipiac<br \/>\nNortheastern<br \/>\nClarkson<br \/>\nDenver<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nArizona State<br \/>\nCornell<br \/>\nHarvard<br \/>\nAtlantic Hockey champion (Niagara or American International)<br \/>\nBig Ten champion (Penn State or Notre Dame)<\/p>\n<p>That leaves two spots open for Boston College, Providence and Bowling Green.<\/p>\n<p>If BC doesn&#8217;t win the Hockey East final, the two spots go to Providence and Bowling Green, regardless of how the Falcons fare in the WCHA title game at Minnesota State.<\/p>\n<p>If BC wins, then either Providence or Bowling Green doesn&#8217;t get a bid.<\/p>\n<p>Bowling Green, of course, can earn its way into the NCAA tournament with a victory at Minnesota State.<\/p>\n<p>The four No. 1 seeds are also decided. 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