Responding to the message of "John T. Whelan" <[log in to unmask]>:
 
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>         2) Ineligible teams (eg Mankato State in 1996-1997) can still
> be included in the PWR.  Last year UNO and Niagara asked not to be
> included so D1 powers wouldn't shy away from playing them.  The
> dynamic might be different with the teams in question safe within a
> 28-game conference structure, so I think we have to see what the NCAA
> says is happening this season.
 
 
Mankato State was not included in the 1996-97 PWR but were in 1997-98 (anyone
wondering about the two-year rule should know Mankato received a waiver of one
year).  To be included in the PWR, a team MUST be eligible for NCAA post-season
play to be considered in the PWR.
 
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