On Mon, 25 Mar 2002, Greg Ambrose wrote:

> Although there is a precedent with women's basketball, I'm dead set against
> campus sites. Too much of an advantage for the home teams.  We already have
> seen what home ice has done for Michigan twice in the last five years, do we
> want to repeat it multiple times in the same year?  I hope not.

Except that it wouldn't always be Michigan like it is now.  The top
four teams in the country would earn the right to host the regionals
based on their play over the course of the season (as gauged by the
selection criteria).  This would basically replace the advantage those
teams currently get from the bye, as a reward for finishing the season
in the top four.
                                          John Whelan, Cornell '91
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