---Alton Hollingsworth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> The Ann Arbor News reports today that the NCAA Championships/Competition
> Cabinet has voted against recommending to the NCAA Management Council
> that the hockey tournament be expanded to 16 teams. This move
> effectively kills any hopes for expansion for the next couple of years.
> Among the reasons given for the "no" vote were the already high (23
> percent) percentage of teams making the tournament and the fact that the
> "sponsorship trends" (i.e. the number of institutions sponsoring the
> sport) are flat.
I read the article and had a very hard time understanding the "sponsorship
trends" item.
This was kind of disappointing but I do understand where the NCAA is coming
from on a % of teams basis.
I guess my idea would be to consider proposing 14 teams next year and see if
that works (with 4 more MAAC teams coming to the D1 ranks soon (American
International, Sacred Heart, Bentley, Mercyhurst) plus Alabama-Huntsville
and surely a team or two I am forgetting, I would think the 14 teams would
keep one at a passable % threshold (25% range). (I'd still prefer 16).
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