Tim Newman:
 
>> What if Air Force faces UAH in the CHA playoffs - wouldn't that give them
>> 20 games?  (UAH is Division I, and games against UAH should "count,"
>> although UAH itself can't be selected to participate in the NCAA
>> post-season extravaganza.)
 
Craig Powers:
 
> As I understand it, the games that count toward the requirement of 20
> are games against other tournament-eligible teams.
 
I know that's not the case; in the days when there were D1 teams
(e.g., Canisius) playing in the ECAC's D3 conferences, and thus not
scheduling enough D1 opponents to qualify, Army and/or Air Force used
to play >20 games against D1 opponents but <20 against
tournament-eligible ones.  Those games against teams "playing down"
counted towards the 20-game minimum, so Army and Air Force were
eligible, but only the games they played against other eligible teams
counted in the RPI etc.
                                          John Whelan, Cornell '91
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