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There’s been so much change in our league over the years.

“We went to two divisions, with some playoff cross over, and people had trouble following that,” he said. Hanson admits he’s not sure what an ideal playoff format for the league might look like. We just have go out and prove ourselves.” After that settles in, you realize you cannot change it. When you first hear about it, there’s the initial shock. “Sometimes things are out of your control. “It’s been a good life lesson for our players,” said Hanson. They split a two-game series in Saskatchewan in early January, losing 95-78 and then winning 83-74, and they swept Alberta at home in mid-January, winning 78-68 and then 102-76. There’s also one wild card entry to the event. The top two teams advance to the eight-team U Sports national championships March 9-12 in Halifax. Assuming all plays out according to form, that would mean UBC would play Calgary in their gym in the semifinals.

The team with the highest RPI advancing past the quarter-finals gets to host the Canada West Final Four on March 3-5.

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 24-26.Īssuming they win that, that’s where dropping down in the seedings due to the RPI format really changes things. UBC will host that best-of-three quarter-final Feb. The T-Birds, who finished the regular season on an 11-game winning streak, have a bye this week and then face the winner of this weekend’s best-of-three between Manitoba (12-8) and Regina (9-11). Nor did the 16 other teams in the circuit.Ĭalgary (16-4) ended up first thanks to the RPI, followed by Saskatchewan (14-6), Alberta (14-6) and then UBC. UBC had no say in that portion of its schedule. It works in large part in the NCAA, but that’s because teams select their opponents for their non-league games.Ĭanada West used it this year on its regular season only. The RPI ranks teams according to strength of schedule along with wins and loses. UBC AND THE RPI: VarsityLetters.ca talks with 'Birds head coach Kevin Hanson /k7sStV955N- Howard Tsumura February 13, 2017 Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.

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