12 UNBC (6-14) in a best-of-three this coming weekend for a spot in the quarter-finals. On the women’s side, UBC (16-4) comes in fifth thanks to RPI. Based on geography and finances, it’s difficult to come up with a system that’s fair and equitable for everybody when you’re talking about 17 different programs.” “Seventeen teams is a lot of teams to try to make happy. 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. 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

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