Eeyore writes:

> I agree with you, but you can't blame the NCAA for this; all they say is
> that each conference gets one automatic berth.  It's the conferences
> themselves that decide to award it to the tournament champion; they could
> just as easily declare that it would go to the regular season champ, to the
> team that finishes eighth, or the third team in an alphabetical listing.

If the WCHA chose the second team in an alphabetical listing, that would make
it the new "Colorado College" rule.

-- Erik