From the June 23, 1993 NC$$ News...
 
AT-LARGE SELECTION PROCESS REVIEWED
 
The NC$$ Divisions II and III Men's Ice Hockey Committee discussed the issue
of quality of competition vs. number of sponsoring institutions as a factor in
at-large selections for the Division III championship during its June 8-11
meeting in Hilton Head, S.C.
 
Although it made no recommendation to the NC$$ Executive Committee, the ice
hockey committee discussed the issue at length and agreed to study further the
concept of implementing geographical ratios for at-large participation in
future championships.
 
With schools in the East outnumbering those in the West by more than a
two-to-one margin, the committee agreed to gather input from coaches and
administrators as to whether a geographical ratio should be implemented for
at-large selection.
 
Six schools presently are selectred at large to participate in the eight-team
championship, while two institutions qualify automatically.
 
In other actions at its June 8-11 meeting, the Divisions II and III Men's Ice
Hockey Committee:
 
* Agreed to explore the option of conducting the Division III championship at
the same site and time of the Division I championship.
 
* Voted to conduct the 1994 Division III championship semifinals and final on
the campus of one of the competing institutions. The committee is in the
process of securing a predetermined site for the 1995 championship.
 
* Voted to recommend to the NC$$ Executive Committee that automatic
qualification be granted to the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
and the State University of New York Athletic Conference for the 1994 Division
III championship.
 
* Agreed to explore options that will allow Division II institutions to
participate in the Division III championship if the Division II championship
is eliminated at the 1994 NC$$ Convention.
 
* Voted to conduct the Division II championship March 18-19, 1994, on the
campus of one of the competing institutions.
 
* Voted to conduct the first round of the 1994 Division III championship March
11-12, 1994, and voted to propose an open weekend between the first round and
the semifinals and fianl of the championship.
 
* Voted to propose that the Division III semifinals and final be conducted
March 25-26, 1994, if the week off is granted.
 
(end of quoted material)
 
Craig Cheslog
Bowdoin College Sports Information Intern