Responding to the message of Mike Machnik <[log in to unmask]>:
 
> I cannot say for sure what the status of UNO is this season.  I believe
> they will be considered D1 and eligible for the tourney but I'm not sure.
> Their situation may be slightly different because when they established
> their program, they did so as D1.
 
 
UNO, as I understand the rules, is classified as D1 but still is in its two-year
probationary period and not eligible for NCAA post-season play until 1999-2000.
 
 
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