Not weak, but not the WCHA! UND and CC have the first and fourth hardest Strength of Schedule. Michigan State has the hardest in the CCHA. Michigan is 15th. Beating Mich Tech, Minnesota and Wisconsin means they've only beaten teams in the bottom half of the WCHA. UNH and Michigan State are the two strongest teams outside of the WCHA in my opinion and seeing them both play in person. Jeff Lerg is a better goaltender then Billy Sauer when he's on. The only problem with the CCHA is the GAA. Jeff Zatkoff is the only goalie in the CCHA that has been really stand out, but then again Miami's Strength of Schedule is ranked 29th, with a schedule like that its easy to stand out on defense in a high scoring league. The funny part about this whole year is that 2 of the bottom 5 teams will probably make it to the frozen four, meaning 7 out of 16 teams could potentially be from the WCHA.