Let’s keep it rolling and go for sweep of Wisconsin

Submitted by jbrandimore on
2nd of 3 game series. I believe a win would virtually guarantee at least an at large bid to the NCAA tournament.

FLwolvfan22

March 3rd, 2018 at 7:03 PM ^

Is there a thought Michigan would not make the Tournament? That's seems amazing to me. I wouldn't think a win in the B1G champtionship would even be required after today.

JonnyHintz

March 3rd, 2018 at 7:09 PM ^

Michigan is already in. They’re currently at #8 in the Pairwise. Which would be a 2 seed. Even dropping back to back to Wisconsin would only drop Michigan to 9 or 10. Which means worst case scenario, 6-7 teams that are ranked worse than 16 in the Pairwise would have to win their conference to push out Michigan.

stephenrjking

March 3rd, 2018 at 7:29 PM ^

The PWR predictor gives Michigan a 99% probability of being in. Which is, um, rather good. Still, putting Wisconsin away assures Michigan of a spot that is otherwise only very probable. Better not to be nervous that some upsets could steal a bid. 

Plus, that puts Michigan in a one-off, probably against an OSU team that's a bad matchup, but still a decent chance to steal a game and keep moving up. 

They're playing with house money. It's great.

jbrandimore

March 3rd, 2018 at 8:11 PM ^

I’m sure Mel is pleased and not just about the score. After that debacle last night allowing 53 shots on goal, Bucky only managed 5 through 20 minutes.