Weekend Preview: Arizona State, UMass try to push toward an at-large bid (#532)

It’s time for our weekend preview. As I wrote earlier this week, the Pairwise bubble is shrinking but there are still several important “bubble games” this weekend.

Our games of the week include:

• NCHC: (5) Western Michigan vs. (15) Arizona State

• Big Ten: (3) Minnesota vs. (6) Ohio State

• Hockey East: (14) Massachusetts vs. (18) New Hampshire

• ECAC: (21) Clarkson vs. (26) Colgate

• CCHA: (53) Ferris State vs. (38) Michigan Tech

• AHA: (25) Sacred Heart vs. (36) Bentley

Plus, I have Friday night picks, including UMass-UNH, CC-St. Cloud, BU-Northeastern, and Penn State-Michigan State.

Finally, North Dakota AD Bill Chaves delivered one of the most prominent counterpoints to the House settlement.

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