John:

It looks like the NCAA Championships & Competition Cabinet will be discussing 
this issue during their meeting on February 5-7.  It is agenda item #8 during 
their meeting; the agenda is posted here:
http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/governance/division_I/docs/champ_cabinet/200202_d1_ccc_meeting/Feb_02_Cab_Agenda.htm

Note that tournament expansion for the Men's hockey tournament will also 
be discussed during that meeting...

Alton

>In particular, I've read speculation on
>the USCHO bulletin board that the NCAA may have fewer teams crossing
>over than in the past, in order to reduce travel in the wake of the
>September 11 attacks.  Does anyone have any information about this, or
>any other changes in selection niceties (e.g., regional placement)
>beyond what's in the championship's manual?