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...Harvard fans listened to the updates of PA announcer Mike Brewster, they hoped for losses by other NCAA tournament bubble teams. The Crimson faithful also paid close attention to underdogs in the CCHA, Hockey East and WCHA tournaments, who had the potential to bump Harvard out of its tenuous at-large bid were they to earn their leagues’ automatic bids as conference champs...
...Denver, which began the weekend tied with the Crimson at No. 14 in the PWR, won Game 1 of its best-of-three WCHA first round series with North Dakota on Friday night before losing two straight in overtime. The Pioneers fell all the way to No. 19, and their season could be over...
Harvard would likely make the NCAA tournament if the season ended today. Both No. 14 Denver and St. Cloud State lost last night and were eliminated from the WCHA playoffs, helping to improve the Crimson’s chances. But a No. 15 Michigan State victory over Northern Michigan on Thursday could put Harvard back on the NCAA bubble...
...seeding ensured that the semifinals would not be rematches of the ECAC and WCHA championship games. Avoiding first-round intraconference matchups is often a priority in NCAA seeding processes...
Although nothing will be settled until the NCAA makes the official announcement and factors in its yet undisclosed “quality wins” bonus, Harvard fans would be well advised to keep their eyes on the WCHA quarterfinal series between Denver and No. 11 North Dakota...