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The PairWise Rankings don't matter anymore to the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team.

A pair of home losses to Ohio State last weekend took the Badgers out of contention for an at-large spot in the NCAA tournament. When they play in the Big Ten tournament this weekend, there will be no need for PairWise watching.

An analysis of the possible game outcomes in the final days before Selection Sunday on the website CollegeHockeyRanked.com confirmed that the Badgers have no path to the tournament outside of the automatic bid for winning the playoff championship.

UW, 4-6 in its last 10 games, plays in Friday's semifinals in Detroit against the winner of Thursday's game between Ohio State and Michigan State.

In the last week, UW fell five spots to 18th in the PairWise, which represents the selection process for the national tournament.

The Big Ten could get anywhere from one to four teams in the NCAAs when the bracket is announced at 11 a.m. Sunday on ESPNU. Minnesota (fifth in the PairWise) is a lock, while Penn State (13th) and Ohio State (14th) could get in either as at-large selections or with the playoff title.