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> It's hard these days to put together a quality tournament when so
> much of a team's schedule is reserved for league games. I think that
> an ideal tournament would have a team from each conference. If
> that isn't feasable, I would rather throw in an independent, Canadian,
> or a very strong D-II or D-III school rather than have a couple
> of D-I teams from the same conference (if they'd agree to come).
> At least that way the fans are exposed to teams they normally don't
> get to see.
>
 
Not only the fans, but it seems to me that it would be good for the
players to be exposed to different styles of play.
 
Scott