Re: Quinnipiac
 
Many people have chosen to compare QC's situation to the field of 64 in hoops
and some of the low teams that get in. You cannot.  There is absolutely no
league or team in basketball the resembles the MAAC/Hockey, which at this point
is basically an intramural league.
 
The MAAC has a similar league for football, in order to meet DI requirements for
basketball all the MAAC schools moved their DIII football programs up to DI-AA,
where they play only each other and could not beat any ranked DIII teams, yet
they are DI and meet the letter of the NCAA mandate, if not the spirit.  Granted
the MAAC motives in hockey are more legitimate, but until they play a fully
integrated Division I hockey schedule it would be a crime to keep a Michigan or
RPI out of the tourney.
 
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Date:    3/16/99 3:36 PM
 
 
Greg Ambrose wrote:
 
> To deny the the 12th ( or 13th) ranked team in the country a bid to throw
a
> bone to Quinnipiac is an injustice to that team which has proved it is
> worthy throughout the year by playing and defeating superior competition.
 
Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think anyone is suggesting that the committee
"throw a bone"  to QC.  They're simply saying that given the currently
stated criteria, Quinnipiac might deserve a bid.  Right or wrong (and I'm
not sure I agree with some of the criteria), the numbers, as has been all
stated before, are what are used.  IF QC qualifies on this, the committee
can't just change things to avoid letting them in.  Rather, it should force
the NCAA to reevaluate what the criteria is and make the adjustments for
future seasons.
 
As far as denying a team that is ranked 12th or 13th a bid, my response is
that what happens sometimes.  Look at the NCAA hoop tourney.  Think those
are the 64th top ranked teams in there?  Not a chance.  They're the 64 teams
that satisfied some criteria that the NCAA has put forth.  A comparison that
could be made to Quinnipiac might be a school like Florida A&M.  They're in
a conference that probably doesn't play any "tough" schools and certainly
wouldn't rank in the top 64 teams in the country.  And is the last place in
the ACC (for example) much, much better they FAM?  Most definitely.  But who
gets in?  Florida A & M did since they satisfied whatever criteria they had
to, winning their conference tourney.
 
 
 
   - Steve
 
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