Despite an inspired comeback and a strong effort against UMass-Lowell, Boston College’s 4-3 loss to the River Hawks in the Hockey East final ended the Eagles’ season. The only question as the other games ended was just how narrow the miss would be.
With Wisconsin falling to Penn State in the Big Ten final, the Eagles officially finish as the first team out - #16 in the final Pairwise, but out due to the WCHA champion, Michigan Tech, receiving an autobid.
BC’s RPI ended at .5395, compared to Ohio State’s .5430, which broke the tie between the two teams in the Pairwise rankings (explainer here).