If UConn finished in the top 8 and got home ice for the play in round, that would be a strong showing the school's first year, and the basement of HE is quite bad, a series win over UMass, UNH, or Maine is a very real possibility in that scenario. While an at-large to the NCAA is pretty much mathematically impossible at this point, if UConn found their way to the Garden, that'd be an enormous accomplishment. That's uphill, I don't see them getting to the top 4 for the bye, but with strong goaltending and a hardworking team, UConn is a tough out. I know I'd much prefer BU play someone else in the quarters.