>1. Re: 16team NCAA tourney - this subject was touched on several
>   weeks ago.  The fact is that there is NOT ENOUGH hockey schools
>   who sponsor the sport at a D-I level for the NCAA to increase
>   the tourney to 16 - this was mentioned.  In fact (NC$$ guidelines)
>   at present do not call for hockey to have a 12 team tourney -
>   according to their "championship guidelines".  keep in mind
>   only 44 schools play the minimum 20 games in D-I level.  Holding
>   on to the 12 team tourney has been the major project.
 
What would it take to change this rule?  Is there any support for such
a change?  After all, this is merely an NC$$ rule, not a constitutional
amendment.
 
Mike