>         Question:  It's my understanding that the 5 minute overtime was
> played in order to count as the NCAA's official record of the game result
> for use in determining tournament bids and seedings.  However, all the
> ratings have come out with Cornell at 8-3-1, instead of the 7-3-2 I might
> expect.  Is there a rationale for this, other than the preverbial, "we
> play games to see who wins them" type of logic?
 
I believe Larry may be right -- After the original double-take when I saw that
there was a 5-minute OT followed by a 20-minute, I thought of this too.  But I
have not been able to get a solid answer out of anyone.
 
The only answer I got was a sly comment that the Syracuse tournament isn't
exactly run by geniuses.  But, I do think there is some validity to Larry's
question.  All standings-keepers should try to check up on this.
 
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