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The Daily OrangeFH | Syracuse, UConn embracing rivalry after Big East thriller
By Edward Paik
Posted: 11/12/08, 1:10 AM EST Section: Sports
According to the NCAA's Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) - a criteria which takes primarily a team's strength of schedule and record to determine the Division I tournament seeds - SU is ranked at No. 3 and Connecticut at No. 4, behind Maryland and Wake Forest, respectively.
"It shows the Big East is a really tough conference. We're one of the top two conferences in the country," Bradley said. "We're making hockey better, so the win goes beyond Syracuse. It helps the Big East."
Teams from the ACC have won the past six national championships. The last Big East team to hold the title is the Huskies, who won it 23 years ago. The NCAA selection committee announced Tuesday night that Syracuse will be the No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament and host its opening round matchup. Should the Orange win, it will host a second round game, as well. Connecticut and Louisville have also been invited to the tournament from the Big East.
Bradley spoke briefly to Stevens after the Big East championship about the possibility of seeing one another again at the Big East tournament. She felt relief when Connecticut was placed in a different bracket. If the two rivals do play again this year, it will be in a national championship game.
"If we get them at the (NCAA) tournament, great, Shannon said. "It's always great to play UConn and beat UConn."
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"It shows the Big East is a really tough conference. We're one of the top two conferences in the country," Bradley said. "We're making hockey better, so the win goes beyond Syracuse. It helps the Big East."
Teams from the ACC have won the past six national championships. The last Big East team to hold the title is the Huskies, who won it 23 years ago. The NCAA selection committee announced Tuesday night that Syracuse will be the No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament and host its opening round matchup. Should the Orange win, it will host a second round game, as well. Connecticut and Louisville have also been invited to the tournament from the Big East.
Bradley spoke briefly to Stevens after the Big East championship about the possibility of seeing one another again at the Big East tournament. She felt relief when Connecticut was placed in a different bracket. If the two rivals do play again this year, it will be in a national championship game.
"If we get them at the (NCAA) tournament, great, Shannon said. "It's always great to play UConn and beat UConn."
edpaik@syr.edu
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