> The biggest question is which teams will be swapped.  I am inclined to
> think that Denver & CC will go East, while along with MSU, Cornell will go
> West.  But there have been rumblings that Vermont may go West instead of
> Cornell.  This would be an odd twist since I don't believe that the
> committee has ever really "punished" teams for losing early in their
> conference tourneys before.  The attendance factor seems about equal, and
> Vermont ranks higher.
 
 
This is an interesting situation -- Cornell is rated lower than Vermont,
yet they win the PWR comparison.  Furthermore, Cornell finished higher
in the regular season ECAC standings, and also did better in the ECAC
tournament.  I think you can also add in the intangible of Mr. Dryden's
name being invoked.  I won't be surprised if Cornell gets to stay East.
 
 
- Ken
 
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