Tony Buffa asks:
 
> I know in roundball a team must sit out several years after becoming D-I
> to be eligible for the big dance.  If the MAAC teams (or most of them
> anyway) are eligible now ... are the rules diff for D-I hockey?
 
Five of the MAAC teams (Holy Cross, UConn, Canisius for sure and I
suppose Iona and Fairfield as well) have been playing D1 hockey for
years, but were in D2/3 conferences and didn't so play enough D1 games
to qualify.  So their probation is long over.  Quinnipiac is the one
newcomer, having just finished their probation.  I believe the NCAA
has said pretty explicitly that these six teams are eligible.
 
                                          John Whelan, Cornell '91
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