> It's been repeated over and over again.  How many more times does it
> have to be said? I didn't have to be a wise-ass about it, for sure, but
> I don't understand the reluctance of people to believe a simple fact:
> The committee goes strictly by the numbers.  Mathematics says Clarkson
> can't drop far enough to be eliminated unless there's four conference
> tourney upsets.
 
If you check out the new USCHO feature "Selection Without
Representation" -- which centers around Hockey East not being on
the tournament committee next year -- you'll see further confirmation
of Adam's point.  Among other things, Joe Marsh says, "The selection
of teams is pretty clear-cut in the criteria. The only real
subjectivity involved is when you get into seeding and
the avoiding of interconference match-ups."
 
Dave Hendrickson
 
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