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Previous Meetings This Year

11/04/2005 Miami 3 Ohio State 1
11/05/2005 Miami 5 Ohio State 1
12/30/2005 Miami 1 Ohio State 1 (Miami won tournament in shootout)
01/10/2006 Ohio State 3 Miami 0

CCHA Standings

1. Miami (17-4-2) 36 pts.
2. Michigan (13-8-3) 29 pts.
3. Michigan State (11-7-6) 28 pts.
4. Lake Superior (11-9-4) 26 pts.
4. Nebraska-Omaha (11-9-4) 26 pts.
6. Ferris State (9-10-5) 23 pts.
7. Ohio State (10-11-2) 22 pts.
7. Northern Michigan (10-12-2) 22 pts.
9. Alaska-Fairbanks (9-12-3) 21 pts.
9. Notre Dame (9-12-3) 21 pts.
11. Bowling Green (8-15-1) 17 pts.
12. Western Michigan (6-15-3) 15 pts.



Besides the rivalry between these two teams, this game also has major ramifications. Ohio State is right now on the border of making the NCAA tournament or not. A loss against Miami would not take them out of contention completely, but a win could put them in a great position to get one of the few at large spots in the tournament if they fare well in the CCHA tournament. And even though they are tied for 7th, in the CCHA, they have played one less game than everybody else, and a win would move them to 6th in the conference and only 2 points from being in the coveted top 4, which assures a first round bye and home ice advantage in the second round of the conference tournament. Miami needs a win or a tie to claim the CCHA regular season title. They are already a lock for the NCAA tournament, but a win here could effect whether they are the top seed in their bracket or not.