The beauty of the NCAA D-1 selection process is that if you have the 
numbers, you get in.  If the WCHA gets 8 teams in, it is because they are in 
the top 14 of the PWR.  I would suggest that the other conferences beat the 
WCHA teams in head to head competition if they want more teams in the 
tournament.

Joe LaCour
CCT '77 & '78
1 - 3 -0 vs WCHA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Burton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: pwr and tournament


>I can already here the other leagues fans screaming if the WCHA gets  6-7 
>teams in the tourney. I think 5 teams will be the end number.
>
> Quoting Charlie Shub <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> if the season ended right now, according to the PWR
>> <http://www.uscho.com/rankings/pwr.php>
>>
>> we would see the following teams in the tournament
>>
>> (1)   AH - conference tournament champion
>> (1)   CHA - conference tournament champion
>> (1-2) ECAC - clarkson and conference tournament champion if not clarkson
>> (2-3) HE - new hampshire, boston college, and conference tournament 
>> champion
>>            if not one of those
>> (3-4) CCHA - Michigan, Miami, Michigan state, and conference
>>              tournament champion if not one of those
>> (5-8) WCHA - CC, North Dakota, Denver, Wisconsin, and one to four of
>>              minnesota state, minnesota duluth, st cloud state, and
>>      minnesota
>>
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