In the CHN article, it is also mentioned that the CHA tournament champion
will once again receive the autobid, even though the league will be playing
with only four teams this year.


On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Will Devine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Rita-Ann Monde <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Does the recommendation refer to only teams seeking an "at large" bid? It
> > is possible for a team to qualify for the tournament (i.e. "auto-bid" by
> > winning their conference tourney) with a sub .500 record.
> >
> >
> > Rita-Ann Monde
> > Trinity College 1991
> > Cornell University 2000
> >
>
> I tend to believe that the .500-or-better criterion would only apply to
> at-large bids.  Otherwise, teams going into their conference tournaments
> with sub-.500 records (more specifically, being below .500 by a number of
> games greater than the number of potential wins they could have in the
> conference tournament) would have little to play for in the postseason.
>
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