The Final Grind

Currently ranked second in the pairwise rankings, Cornell is hoping to continue its dominance this year rolling into the final few weeks of the season (Photo by Mike Flanagan/@fLAno0).

With only 4 weeks left in the regular season, conference matchups are at their most crucial. Some teams are doging it out for points in an effort to move up their conference ladders and secure home ice to hopefully earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament through winning their respective conference tournament. Others are battling it out to remain amongst the top of the NCAA Pairwise, hoping to secure an automatic bid. below I have compiled each teams remaining conference schedule as well as what position each team can finish with their remaining games.


Atlantic Hockey

Current Standings:

1 Canisius (28 points)
2 Holy Cross (28 points)
3 Robert Morris (26 points)
4 Mercyhurst (24 points)
5 Niagara (23 points)
6 American International (22 points)
7 Army (22 points)
8 Air Force (21 points)
9 Bentley (19 points)
10 RIT (19 points)
11 Sacred Heart (14 points)

Air Force (7 remaining games/14 possible points)
x2 @ Bentley, vs Sacred Heart,  x2 vs Canisius, x2 @ Robert Morris.

American International (3 remaining games/10 possible points) 1 Non-Conference matchup
@ Umass-Lowell (NC), x2 vs Holy Cross (H/H*), @ Bentley.

Army (6 remaining games/12 possible points)
x2 @ Canisius, x2 @ Bentley, x2 vs Sacred Heart.

Bentley (5 remaining games/10 possible points)
x2 vs Air Force, x2 vs Army, vs American International.

Canisius (6 remaining games/12 possible points)
x2 vs Army, x2 @ Air Force, x2 vs Niagara (H/H*).

Holy Cross (4 remaining games/8 possible points)
x2 @ Mercyhurst, x2 vs American International (H/H*).

Mercyhurst (7 remaining games/14 possible points)
x2 @ Holy Cross, x2 vs Robert Morris (H/H*), x2 @ RIT, vs RIT.

Niagara (4 remaining games/8 possible points)
x2 vs Sacred Heart, x2 vs Canisius (H/H*).

RIT (7 remaining games/14 possible points)
x2 @ Robert Morris, @ Mercyhurst, x2 @ Sacred Heart, x2 vs Mercyhurst.

Robert Morris (6 remaining games/12 possible points)
x2 vs RIT, x2 vs Mercyhurst (H/H*), x2 vs Air Force.

Sacred Heart (7 remaining games/14 possible points)
x2 @ Niagara, @ Air Force, x2 vs RIT, x2 @ Army.


Best/Worst case scenario standings:

Every team is in a position to finish in any possible spot 1-11 still except for Sacred Heart who can best finish in second place.

Big Ten

Current Standings:

1 Notre Dame (47 points)
2 Ohio State (34 points)
3 Wisconsin (28 points)
4 Michigan (27 points)
5 Penn State (25 points)
6 Minnesota (23 points)
7 Michigan State (14 points)

Michigan (4 remaining games/12 possible points) 2 Non-Conference matchups
x2 vs Michigan State (H/H*), x2 vs Notre Dame (H/H*), x2 vs Arizona State (NC).

Michigan State (6 remaining games/18 possible points)
x2 vs Michigan (H/H*), x2 vs Penn State, x2 @ Notre Dame.

Minnesota (6 remaining games/18 possible points)
x2 @ Wisconsin, x2 vs Ohio State, x2 @ Penn State.

Notre Dame (6 remaining games/18 possible points)
x2 vs Ohio State, x2 vs Michigan (H/H*), x2 vs Michigan State.

Ohio State (6 remaining games/18 possible points)
x2 @ Notre Dame, x2 @ Minnesota, x2 vs Wisconsin.

Penn State (4 remaining games/12 possible points)
x2 @ Michigan State, x2 vs Minnesota.

Wisconsin (4 remaining games/12 possible points)
x2 vs Minnesota, x2 @ Ohio State.

Best/Worst case scenario standings:

1 (ND), (OSU).
2 (ND), (OSU), (Wisconsin), (Michigan), (PSU), (Minnesota).
3 (Wisconsin), (Michigan), (PSU), (Minnesota), (MSU).
4 (Wisconsin), (Michigan), (PSU), (Minnesota), (MSU).
5 (Wisconsin), (Michigan), (PSU), (Minnesota), (MSU).
6 (Wisconsin), (Michigan), (PSU), (Minnesota), (MSU).
7 (Wisconsin), (Michigan), (PSU), (Minnesota), (MSU).

ECAC

Current Standings:

1 Cornell (27 points)
2 Clarkson (24 points)
3 Union (22 points)
4 Harvard (21 points)
5 Colgate (17 points)
6 Dartmouth (15 points)
7 Princeton (15 points)
8 Quinnipiac (14 points)
9 Yale (13 points)
10 Brown (11 points)
11 Rensselaer (10 points)
12 St. Lawrence (5 points)

Brown (6 remaining games/12 possible points)
vs Princeton, vs Quinnipiac, @ Cornell, @ Colgate, vs Harvard, vs Dartmouth.

Clarkson (6 remaining games/12 possible points)
vs Cornell, vs Colgate, @ Dartmouth, @ Harvard, vs Princeton, vs Quinnipiac.

Colgate (6 remaining games/12 possible points)
@ St. Lawrence, @ Clarkson, vs Yale, vs Brown, @ Union, @ RPI.

Cornell (6 remaining games/12 possible points)
@ Clarkson, @ St. Lawrence, vs Brown, vs Yale, @ RPI, @ Union.

Dartmouth (6 remaining games/12 possible points)
@ RPI, @ Union, vs Clarkson, vs St. Lawrence, @ Yale, @ Brown.

Harvard (6 remaining games/12 possible points) 1 Non-Conference matchup
@ Union, vs Boston College (NC), vs St. Lawrence, vs Clarkson, @ Brown, @ Yale.

Princeton (6 remaining games/12 possible points)
@ Brown, @ Yale, vs RPI, vs Union, @ Clarkson, @ St. Lawrence.

Quinnipiac (6 remaining games/12 possible points)
@ Yale, @ Brown, vs Union, vs RPI, @ St. Lawrence, @ Clarkson.

RPI (5 remaining games (10 possible points)
vs Dartmouth, @ Princeton, @ Quinnipiac, vs Cornell, vs Colgate.

St. Lawrence (6 remaining games/12 possible points)
vs Colgate, vs Cornell, @ Harvard, @ Dartmouth, vs Quinnipiac, vs Princeton.

Union (6 remaining games/12 possible points)
vs Harvard, vs Dartmouth, @ Quinnipiac, @ Princeton, vs Colgate, vs Cornell.

Yale 6 remaining games/12 possible points)
vs Quinnipiac, vs Princeton, @ Colgate, @ Cornell, vs Dartmouth, vs Harvard.

Best/Worse case scenario standings:

1 (Colgate), (HU), (Union), (Clarkson), (Cornell).
2 (Yale), (QU), (PU), (Dartmouth), (Colgate), (HU), (Union), (Clarkson), (Cornell).
3 (Brown), (Yale), (QU), (PU), (Dartmouth), (Colgate), (HU), (Union), (Clarkson), (Cornell).
4 (Brown), (Yale), (QU), (PU), (Dartmouth), (Colgate), (HU), (Union), (Clarkson).
5 (SLU), (RPI), (Brown), (Yale), (QU), (PU), (Dartmouth), (Colgate), (HU), (Union), (Clarkson), (Cornell).
6 (SLU), (RPI), (Brown), (Yale), (QU), (PU), (Dartmouth), (Colgate), (HU), (Union), (Clarkson).
7 (SLU), (RPI), (Brown), (Yale), (QU), (PU), (Dartmouth), (Colgate), (HU), (Union), (Clarkson).
8 (SLU), (RPI), (Brown), (Yale), (QU), (PU), (Dartmouth), (Colgate), (HU), (Union), (Clarkson).
9 (SLU), (RPI), (Brown), (Yale), (QU), (PU), (Dartmouth), (Colgate), (HU), (Union), (Clarkson).
10 (SLU), (RPI), (Brown), (Yale), (QU), (PU), (Dartmouth), (Colgate), (HU), (Union).
11 (SLU), (RPI), (Brown), (Yale), (QU), (PU), (Dartmouth), (Colgate).
12 (SLU), (RPI), (Brown), (Yale), (QU), (PU), (Dartmouth), (Colgate).

Hockey East

Current Standings:

1 Boston College (26 points)
2 Northeastern (25 points)
3 Providence (24 points)
4 Boston University (22 points)
5 Maine (21 points)
6 UMass-Lowell (20 points)
7 Connecticut (19 points)
8 New Hampshire (14 points)
9 Vermont (14 points)
10 Massachusetts (13 points)
11 Merrimack (12 points)


Boston College (5 remaining games/10 possible points) 1 Non-Conference matchup
vs Umass-Lowell, vs Harvard (NC), @ Massachusetts, @ Maine, X2 vs Maine.

Boston University (5 remaining games/10 possible points) 1 Non-Conference matchup
vs Massachusetts, vs Northeastern (NC), @ Connecticut, @ Merrimack, x2 vs Vermont.

Connecticut (3 remaining games/6 possible points)
@ Northeastern, vs Boston University, vs Massachusetts.

Maine (5 remaining games/10 possible points)
@ Providence, @ New Hampshire, vs Boston College, x2 @ Boston College.

Massachusetts (6 remaining games/12 possible points)
vs Merrimack, @ Boston University, vs Umass-Lowell, vs Boston College, @ Connecticut, vs Providence.

Merrimack (5 remaining games/10 possible points)
@ Massachusetts, vs New Hampshire, vs Boston University, x2 vs Umass-Lowell (H/H*).

New Hampshire (6 remaining games/12 possible points)
x2 vs Vermont, vs Maine, @ Merrimack, x2 vs Northeastern (H/H*).

Northeastern (6 remaining games/12 possible points) 1 Non-Conference matchup
vs Connecticut, vs Boston University (NC), x2 @ Vermont, x2 vs New Hampshire (H/H*).

Providence (4 remaining games/8 possible points)
vs Maine, x2 vs Umass-Lowell (H/H*), @ Massachusetts.

UMass-Lowell (6 remaining games/12 possible points) 1 Non-Conference matchup
vs American International (NC), @ Boston College, @ Massachusetts, x2 vs Providence (H/H*), x2 vs Merrimack (H/H*).

Vermont (6 remaining games/12 possible points)
x2 @ New Hampshire, x2 vs Northeastern, x2 @ Boston University.

Best/Worst case scenario standings:

1 (Lowell), (Maine), (BU), (Prov.), (NU), (BC).
2 (UVM), (UNH), (UConn), (Lowell), (Maine), (BU), (Prov.), (NU), (BC).
3 (UMass), (UVM), (UNH), (UConn), (Lowell), (Maine), (BU), (Prov.), (NU), (BC).
4 (UMass), (UVM), (UNH), (UConn), (Lowell), (Maine), (BU), (Prov.), (NU), (BC).
5 (Merrimack), (UMass), (UVM), (UNH), (UConn), (Lowell), (Maine), (BU), (Prov.), (NU), (BC).
6 (Merrimack), (UMass), (UVM), (UNH), (UConn), (Lowell), (Maine), (BU), (Prov.), (NU), (BC).
7 (Merrimack), (UMass), (UVM), (UNH), (UConn), (Lowell), (Maine), (BU), (Prov.), (NU).
8 (Merrimack), (UMass), (UVM), (UNH), (UConn), (Lowell), (Maine), (BU), (Prov.), (NU).
9 (Merrimack), (UMass), (UVM), (UNH), (UConn), (Lowell), (Maine), (BU), (Prov.), (NU).
10 (Merrimack), (UMass), (UVM), (UNH), (UConn), (Lowell), (Maine), (BU), (Prov.).
11 (Merrimack), (UMass), (UVM), (UNH), (UConn), (Lowell), (Maine).

NCHC

Current Standings:

1 Denver (37 points)
2 St. Cloud State (34 points)
3 Western Michigan (27 points)
4 Minnesota-Duluth (24 points)
5 North Dakota (24 points)
6 Omaha (21 points)
7 Colorado College (20 points)
8 Miami (17 points)

Colorado College (8 remaining games/24 possible points)
x2 @ North Dakota, x2 vs Denver (H/H*), x2 @ Omaha, x2 vs Western Michigan.

Denver (6 remaining games/18 possible points)
x2 vs Colorado College (H/H*), x2 @ St. Cloud State, x2 vs Miami.

Duluth (6 remaining games/18 possible points)
x2 vs Miami, x2 @ Western Michigan, x2 vs Omaha.

Miami (8 remaining games/24 possible points)
x2 vs St. Cloud State, x2 @ Duluth, x2 vs North Dakota, x2 @ Denver.

North Dakota (8 remaining games/24 possible points)
x2 vs Colorado College, x2 @ Omaha, x2 @ Miami, x2 vs St.Cloud State.

Omaha (6 remaining games/18 possible points)
x2 vs North Dakota, x2 vs Colorado College, x2 @ Duluth.

St. Cloud State (8 remaining games/24 possible points)
x2 @ Miami, x2 vs Western Michigan, x2 vs Denver, x2 @ North Dakota.

Western Michigan (6 remaining games/18 possible points)
x2 vs St. Cloud State, x2 vs Duluth, x2 @ Colorado College.


Best/Worst case scenario standings:

Every team is in a position to finish in any possible spot 1-8.

WCHA
Current Standings:

1 Northern Michigan (52 points)
2 Mankato (51 points)
3 Bowling Green (49 points)
4 Bemidji State (39 points)
5 Michigan Tech (37 points)
6 Alabama-Huntsville (30 points)
7 Alaska-Fairbanks (29 points)
8 Ferris State (28 points)
9 Lake Superior (21 points)
10 Alaska-Anchorage (12 points)

Alabama-Huntsville (4 remaining games/12 possible points)
x2 vs Mankato, x2 vs Bowling Green.

Alaska-Fairbanks (6 remaining games/18 possible points)
x2 @ Northern Michigan, x2 @ Bemijdi State, x2 vs Alaska-Anchorage.

Alaska-Anchorage (6 remaining games/18 possible points)
x2 vs Lake Superior State, x2 vs Bowling Green, x2 vs Alaska-Fairbanks.

Bemidji State (6 remaining games/18 possible points)
x2 @ Michigan Tech, x2 vs Alaska-Fairbanks, x2 @ Mankato.

Bowling Green (4 remaining games/12 possible points)
x2 @ Alaska-Anchorage, x2 @ Alabama-Huntsville.

Ferris State (4 remaining games/12 possible points)
x2 @ Mankato, x2 vs Lake Superior State.

Lake Superior State (4 remaining games/12 possible points)
x2 @ Alaska-Anchorage, x2 @ Ferris State.

Mankato (6 remaining games/18 possible points)
x2 @ Alabama-Huntsville, x2 vs Ferris State, x2 vs Bemidji State.

Michigan Tech (4 remaining games/12 possible points) 2 Non-Conference matchups
x2 vs Bemidji State, x2 vs Arizona State (NC), x2 vs Northern Michigan (H/H*).

Northern Michigan (4 remaining games/12 possible points)
x2 vs Alaska-Fairbanks, x2 vs Michigan Tech (H/H*).


Best/Worst case scenario standings:

1 (BSU), (BGSU), (MSU), (NMU).
2 (BSU), (BGSU), (MSU), (NMU).
3 (MTU), (BSU), (BGSU), (MSU), (NMU).
4 (FSU), (UAF), (UAH), (MTU), (BSU), (BGSU).
5 (FSU), (UAF), (UAH), (MTU), (BSU), (BGSU).
6 (FSU), (UAF), (UAH), (MTU), (BSU).
7 (UAA), (LSSU), (FSU), (UAF), (UAH), (MTU), (BSU).
8 ((UAA), (LSSU), (FSU), (UAF), (UAH), (MTU), (BSU).
9 (UAA), (LSSU), (FSU), (UAF).
10 (UAA), (LSSU), (FSU), (UAF).