I love the NCAA hockey tournament - unlike March Madness, local teams always do well, and we have a rooting interest most of the time.
So why do I feel like I had a sausage party in my ass yesterday?
Wisconsin, that's why.
The 15-16-7 Wisconsin Badgers were an at-large selection. Yes, under .500 and an AT-LARGE SELECTION.
The committee uses the something very close to the PairWise Rankings to select the teams, unlike the basketball tournament, where the committee subjectively selects teams. If you want to bore yourself, here's an explanation of the clusterfucked method.
Why on God's green Earth you'd use a method that selects an under-.500 team is beyond me, and why isn't there a rule restricting teams to .500 or better for at-large consideration, like in other sports?
I haven't even gotten to the most horrific detail of this rant - THEY GOT A #3 SEED (OUT OF 4) AND GET TO PLAY THE 1ST TWO ROUNDS ON THEIR HOME FUCKING ICE.
What kind of bullshit is this? A below-.500 team isn't the lowest seeded team, AND gets to play at home? College hockey is a non-factor in many places around the country, and bush moves such as this contribute to that. Start seeding the teams fairly or expand the goddamn thing to almost all of Division 1, put 64 teams in it, and have a shitshow.
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