No, having two "Non Deserving" teams in the tournament, gets in TWO MORE
"NON Deserving" teams (using true hockey snob logic).  Plus, what should be
done when a "major conference" "cellar-dwellar" wins it's conference
tournament?  Hockey snobs who belittle the CHA and AHA should just settle
on pushing for a 12-team tournament with NO auto-bid since their logic also
precludes considering that some teams who peak at the end of the season
could possibly be a "Deserving" team.

>Date:    Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:51:25 -0400
>From:    =?UTF-8?Q?Jim_Prue?= <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Comley: AH-CHA Play-In Game Needed
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>You do realize that the NCAA tournament was expanded from 12 teams to 16
>teams based on having the automatic bids for the winners of the AHA and CHA.
> If the automatic bids were taken away from those conferences I would bet
>that the NCAA goes back to a 12 team tournament.  Basically having the two
>"Non Deserving" teams in the tournament, gets in two more of the "Deserving"
>teams.

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