Pairwise Monday: Penn State in, Lowell out of NCAA Tournament spot (#536)

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Last Friday, I asked in our weekend preview “Can Penn State remain hot against Minnesota?”

The answer was yes.

The Nittany Lions split against the No. 3 team in the Pairwise, which moved them into an NCAA Tournament position this week in our weekly look at the Pairwise.

I still project that 10 teams are “locks” for the NCAA Tournament. The final six bids will come from conference champions, and an at-large bubble will include only six teams: Michigan, UMass, UMass Lowell, Arizona State, Quinnipiac, and Penn State.

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Today’s issue (#533) also includes:

• Our weekly look at the inter-conference records of each conference.

• This week’s bracketology. Where would each of the qualifying teams go this week?

• Pairwise takeaways, including a look at Penn State and not much movement at the top of the rankings.

• NCAA Tournament locks (8 teams are locked in) and “virtual locks.”

• Jared Whale is back on UNH’s campus after a scary incident Friday night at BC.

• Is the CHL looking to change its import rules due to the NCAA rule change?

• The NCAA is giving teams more time to opt in to the House settlement.

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