This is a big article will in four parts:

• Changes from yesterday
• A new summary of the overall outlook
• Specific scenarios that determine which of the at-large candidates make it
• A table of all remaining PWR possibilities

As we near the end, I want to remind everyone that there’s a noticeably higher than other years chance that this information is wrong. The NCAA changed its selection process this year. While USCHO, CHN, and I have attempted to faithfully implement it and came up with identical PWR rankings, it wouldn’t be shocking if something different came out of the committee than what’s in our final PWR tables.

Changes from yesterday

Colgate is a lock
Cornell is out
Northeastern is out

Overall outlook

In

• Minnesota
• Boston College
• Union
• Ferris St
• Wisconsin
• Quinnipiac
• Mass.-Lowell
• Notre Dame
• St Cloud (added Thursday)
• Colgate (added Friday)

In the running at large

• Providence (about 94%)
• Michigan (about 17%)
• Mankato (can also get auto bid, about 75% with loss)
• North Dakota (about 28% with win)
• Vermont (about 93%)

Can make it with a conference championship

• New Hampshire
• Ohio St
• Denver (playing Miami)
• Miami (playing Denver)
• Robert Morris (playing Canisius)
• Canisius (playing Robert Morris)

Scenarios of interest to at-large teams

North Dakota

UND makes it in about 28% of the scenarios in which it wins. UND seems to need:

UND and Mass.-Lowell win and either (Wisconsin wins) or (Canisius, Ferris St, and Miami win)

The Mass.-Lowell, Wisconsin, and Ferris St wins prevent the cut line from moving by giving auto bids to teams already above the cut. In the case of UML + Ferris, UND needs a little PWR help from the other two wins.

Minnesota State

Minnesota State is in with an auto bid with a win.

Minnesota State also makes it in about 75% of scenarios in which it loses. Those scenarios are a bit complex.

Mankato misses if:
Ferris St, Ohio State, New Hampshire win and (North Dakota, or Canisius, or Denver win)

or

Ferris St, Ohio State, Mass.-Lowell, North Dakota, Canisius, and Miami win

Michigan

Michigan makes it in about 17% of scenarios.

Michigan is in if:
Wisconsin and Mass.-Lowell win and UND either ties or loses.

Wisconsin and Mass.-Lowell wins prevent the cut-line from moving, and a UND tie should keep them below Michigan in the PWR.

Providence

Providence makes it in about 94% of scenarios.

Providence only misses if:
New Hampshire, Mankato, Colgate, and Ohio State win.

Vermont

Vermont makes it in about 93% of scenarios.

Vermont only misses if:
Ohio State, New Hampshire, Western Michigan, Ferris St, Robert Morris, and Miami win

OR

Ohio State, New Hampshire, Mankato, and Union win

Both scenarios require Ohio State and New Hampshire to move the cutline; the other games are about keeping other teams from taking all the available at-large bids.

Remaining PWR possibilities

Team	PWR Possibilities
	Overall	By number of wins
UMN	#1 100.0% Tournament invites: 100.0%	n/a
Boston College	#2 91.1% #3 8.9% Tournament invites: 100.0%	n/a
Union	#2 8.9% #3 91.1% Tournament invites: 100.0%	PWR Win 0 Win 1 #2   17.7% #3 100.0% 82.3% Tournament invites: 100.0% 100.0%
Ferris State	#4 74.0% #5 22.4% #6 0.0% #7 3.6% Tournament invites: 100.0%	PWR Win 0 Win 1 #4 47.9% 100.0% #5 44.8%   #6     #7 7.3%   Tournament invites: 100.0% 100.0%
UW	#4 25.0% #5 50.0% #6 25.0% Tournament invites: 100.0%	PWR Win 0 Win 1 #4   50.0% #5 50.0% 50.0% #6 50.0%   Tournament invites: 100.0% 100.0%
Quinnipiac	#6 75.0% #7 25.0% Tournament invites: 100.0%	n/a
Mass.-Lowell	#4 1.0% #5 27.6% #6 0.0% #7 71.4% Tournament invites: 100.0%	PWR Win 0 Win 1 #4   2.1% #5   55.2% #6     #7 100.0% 42.7% Tournament invites: 100.0% 100.0%
Notre Dame	#8 100.0% Tournament invites: 100.0%	n/a
Providence	#10 12.5% #11 38.5% #12 36.5% #13 12.5% Tournament invites: 93.8%	n/a
SCSU	#9 100.0% Tournament invites: 100.0%	n/a
Michigan	#14 64.6% #15 34.4% #16 1.0% Tournament invites: 16.7%	n/a
Mankato	#10 50.0% #11 0.0% #12 2.6% #13 45.3% #14 2.1% Tournament invites: 87.5%	PWR Win 0 Win 1 #10   100.0% #11     #12 5.2%   #13 90.6%   #14 4.2%   Tournament invites: 75.0% 100.0%
UND	#13 2.1% #14 31.3% #15 4.2% #16 18.2% #17 18.8% #18 17.2% #19 8.3% Tournament invites: 9.4%	PWR Win 0 Win 1 #13   6.3% #14   93.8% #15 6.3%   #16 27.3%   #17 28.1%   #18 25.8%   #19 12.5%   Tournament invites: 0.0% 28.1%
Vermont	#11 11.5% #12 49.5% #13 39.1% Tournament invites: 92.7%	n/a
Colgate	#10 37.5% #11 50.0% #12 11.5% #13 1.0% Tournament invites: 100.0%	PWR Win 0 Win 1 #10 25.0% 50.0% #11 50.0% 50.0% #12 22.9%   #13 2.1%   Tournament invites: 100.0% 100.0%
Cornell	#16 8.3% #17 34.4% #18 41.1% #19 16.1% Tournament invites: 0.0%	n/a
New Hampshire	#14 2.1% #15 10.9% #16 12.0% #17 13.5% #18 36.5% #19 25.0% Tournament invites: 50.0%	PWR Win 0 Win 1 #14   4.2% #15   21.9% #16   24.0% #17   27.1% #18 50.0% 22.9% #19 50.0%   Tournament invites: 0.0% 100.0%
Northeastern	#15 36.5% #16 40.1% #17 18.2% #18 5.2% Tournament invites: 0.0%	n/a
Western Michigan	#21 66.7% #22 33.3% Tournament invites: 0.0%	PWR Win 0 Win 1 #21 50.0% 100.0% #22 50.0%   Tournament invites: 0.0% 0.0%
Ohio State	#15 14.1% #16 20.3% #17 15.1% #18 0.0% #19 27.6% #20 22.9% Tournament invites: 50.0%	PWR Win 0 Win 1 #15   28.1% #16   40.6% #17   30.2% #18     #19 54.2% 1.0% #20 45.8%   Tournament invites: 0.0% 100.0%
Bowling Green	#24 14.1% #25 8.3% #26 77.6% Tournament invites: 0.0%	n/a
AA	#27 100.0% Tournament invites: 0.0%	n/a
Denver	#23 50.0% #24 0.0% #25 50.0% Tournament invites: 50.0%	PWR Win 0 Win 1 #23   100.0% #24     #25 100.0%   Tournament invites: 0.0% 100.0%
Mercyhurst	#32 100.0% Tournament invites: 0.0%	n/a
Miami	#29 27.6% #30 22.4% #31 50.0% Tournament invites: 50.0%	PWR Win 0 Win 1 #29   55.2% #30   44.8% #31 100.0%   Tournament invites: 0.0% 100.0%
Michigan State	#37 18.8% #38 81.3% Tournament invites: 0.0%	n/a
Robert Morris	#44 50.0% #45 0.0% #46 0.0% #47 0.0% #48 50.0% Tournament invites: 50.0%	PWR Win 0 Win 1 #44   100.0% #45     #46     #47     #48 100.0%   Tournament invites: 0.0% 100.0%
Canisius	#44 7.3% #45 21.9% #46 14.6% #47 6.3% #48 50.0% Tournament invites: 50.0%	PWR Win 0 Win 1 #44   14.6% #45   43.8% #46   29.2% #47   12.5% #48 100.0%   Tournament invites: 0.0% 100.0%
Niagara	#49 21.9% #50 78.1% Tournament invites: 0.0%	n/a
Penn State	#51 49.5% #52 50.5% Tournament invites: 0.0%	n/a