There's a few steps to filling it out, I'll go through all
Step 1. Rank the 16 teams ('*' indicates conference champion)
1. Minnesota
2. Union*
3. Boston College
4. Wisco.nsin*
5. Ferris State
6. Quinnipiac
7. UMass Lowell*
8. Saint Cloud State
9. Notre Dame
10. Providence
11. North Dakota
12. Minnesota State Mankato*
13. Michigan
14. Colgate
15. Denver*
16. Robert Morris*
Step 2: fill in regions (east region goes to top some reason)
East:
#2 Union
#6 Quinnipiac
#11 North Dakota
#15 Denver
Midwest:
#4 Wisconsin
#8 SCSU
#9 Notre Dame
#13 Michigan
Northeast:
#3 Boston College
#7 UMass Lowell
#10 Providence
#14 Colgate
West:
#1 Minnesota
#5 Ferris State
#12 Minn State Mankato
#16 Robert Morris
Step 3: rearrange teams for attendance purposes and make sure there are no first round matches between schools in same conference
East:
#2 Union
#6 Quinnipiac
#9 Notre Dame
#13 Michigan
Midwest:
#4 Wisconsin
#5 Ferris State
#11 North Dakota
#16 Robert Morris
Northeast:
#3 Boston College
#7 UMass Lowell
#10 Providence
#14 Colgate
West:
#1 Minnesota
#8 SCSU
#12 Minn State Mankato
#15 Denver
Final bracket:
#1 Union vs #4 Michigan
#2 Quinnipiac vs #3 Notre Dame
#1 Wisconsin vs #4 Robert Morris
#2 Ferris State vs #3 North Dakota
#1 Boston College vs #4 Colgate
#2 UMass Lowell vs #3 Providence
#1 Minnesota vs #4 Denver
#2 Saint Cloud State vs #3 Minnesota State Mankato |