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It seems that the independents could actually hold their own similar to a #12
ranked team, however is it fair for the #12 ranked team that would be displaced
because of this automatic bid. The current system provides an incentive for
teams to play to the best of their ability in the conference tournament and
makes for more interesting hockey. Giving an automatic bid to an Independent
just leads to more political !@#$@% (ie how is the independent team picked, who
picks them, etc, etc). It would probably be based on the same PWR ratings,
however, these can be easily manipulated by an Independent team that gets to
choose which teams they play.
It may be hard for an independent team to get any respect in college hockey,
but IMHO, they have two distinct choices. Start by scheduling and playing
tough against the lower eschelon D-I conference teams and then as your
popularity increases, draw some better teams. Your second option is to
(imagine this) join a conference. If there isn't a conference to join, make
one up...I'm sure Niagara, Canisus, Army, Villanova, etc can make the
beginnings of a Conference. Even Army football may be going conference, into
Conf. USA.
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02-11-97 10:57 AM
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Subject: Re: Independent's
Someone wrote:
> 1) Wouldn't it make the tourney a bit more
> interesting if even one of these independents had an at large bid into
the
> tourney (based on best record of the independents)
There was a bid for independent teams in the NCAA tournament between 1988
(when the tournament was expanded from 8 to 12 teams) amd 1992. Here's how
the Indies did over this period:
1988 Merrimack def. Northeastern 3-5, 7-3; lost to LSSU 4-3, 0-5.
1989 St. Cloud State lost to LSSU 3-6, 2-4.
1990 UA-Anchorage lost to LSSU 2-6, 3-10.
1991 UA-Anchorage def. BC 3-2, 3-1; lost to NMU 5-8, 3-5.
1992 UA-Anchorage lost to LSSU 2-7.
Maybe they should have called this the "Lake State Advancement Rule". :-)
The Indies were a #6 seed in each of these years. Here's a comparison of
Indy #6 bids vs. non-Indy #6 bids over the period. (Non-indy #6's: 88
Lowell; 89 Wisconsin; 90 BGSU; 91 Cornell; 92 Wisconsin.)
Indies: 7 series, 2-5; 13 games, 4-9.
Non-Indies: 8 series, 3-5; 14 games, 5-9.
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