Friday Night RPI Update

With all of Friday's games except Alaska v. Alaska-Anchorage completed, here is a quick glance of the RPIs of three teams competing for tournament seeding:

Rank	Team	RPI
5	Michigan	.5565
6	Merrimack	.5564
7	Notre Dame	.5563

Michigan's .0001 lead over Merrimack has Michigan tied with Merrimack for 4th in the Pairwise, putting them in line for a 1-seed. Notre Dame, meanwhile, is tied for 7th in the Pairwise with two other teams and is in line for the last 2-seed in the tournament. Needless to say, the Pairwise is incredibly volatile at the moment. Incidentally, should Alaska win tonight, Michigan will remain in fifth, Notre Dame will probably advance to sixth place, and Merrimack will wind up in seventh. But should Alaska tie or lose, Merrimack will wind up in fifth, Notre Dame will wind up sixth, and Michigan will wind up seventh. As of right now, Alaska leads 3-1 midway through the third period, which is good news for Michigan. While it is highly doubtful that this game will determine where these teams ultimately finish in the RPI and Pairwise, these teams will take any help they can get with their comparisons as close as they are.