The matchup between the top seeded Boston College Eagles and unseeded but 6th seeded via PairWise Rankings Northeastern University Huskies is steeped in controversy.
According to past precedent, preserving bracket integrity while minimizing flights would’ve sent 7th seeded Princeton to Boston College via bus while sending the Huskies to 3rd seeded Minnesota via flight. There had previously been no cases where the committee took into consideration the length of the flight or bus trip -- a bus ride was a bus ride and a flight was a flight.
Last year, Boston University finished 5th and Quinnipiac finished 6th.