Minnesota State can be seeded anywhere from fourth to seventh in the WCHA tournament following this weekend's final games of the regular season. Currently, MSU is tied for fourth with Wisconsin and Denver and is one point ahead of Nebraska Omaha.
The Mavericks play North Dakota on Saturday night but might have to wait until Sunday afternoon after Denver and Alaska Anchorage play to find out their fate.
According to the WCHA, here are the tiebreakers that affect Minnesota State (suffice to say that MSU needs a win or a tie Saturday night or an Omaha loss or tie at Duluth it it's to clinch home ice for next week's playoffs):
Two-way Tiebreakers for 4th-7th places
• Minnesota State over Wisconsin: More league wins.
• Denver over Minnesota State: 2-0-0 head-to-head.
• Minnesota State leads Nebraska Omaha at 32 points (Minnesota State tie, Nebraska Omaha win): WCHA Goal Differential - Minnesota State currently leads (+21 to +7).
• Minnesota State over Nebraska Omaha at 31 points (Minnesota State loss, Nebraska Omaha tie): More league wins.
• Wisconsin over Denver: 1-0-1 head-to-head.
• Wisconsin over Nebraska Omaha: 2-0-0 head-to-head.
• Denver over Nebraska Omaha: 1-0-1 head-to-head.
Three-way Tiebreakers for 4th-7th places
• Wisconsin over Denver over Minnesota State.
• Denver over Minnesota State and Nebraska Omaha (then 2-way tie above for Minnesota State and Nebraska Omaha).
• Wisconsin over Minnesota State and Nebraska Omaha (then 2-way tie above for Minnesota State and Nebraska Omaha).
Four-way Tiebreaker for 4th-7th places
• Wisconsin over Denver over Minnesota State and Nebraska Omaha (then 2-way tie above for Minnesota State and Nebraska Omaha).
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