Jay Lau asks:
 
>> What about BC? Ranked third in the country now, if they win the
>>tournment, how
>> will the selection committee look at this?
 
Adam Wodon responds:
 
>It's not a matter of choice --- if they win the tournament, they'll
>definitely receive a bye .... again, I just don't have the desire to
>explain all the reasons why right now.
 
        That's not correct.  It's Yale that will definitely receive a
bye if they win their tournament.  If the higher seed wins every game
this weekend, BC will win the Hockey East tournament, and be the
second best team in the East according to the PWCs, but Yale will get
the second bye for winning the RS and tournament championships in
their league.  If Clarkson defeats Yale in the ECAC championship game
and all the other high seeds win, Clarkson will win the comparison
with BC, and the Knights will get the other bye.  It is possible for
BC to get the second bye with a HE championship, but it depends on how
other games (notably those in the ECACs) turn out.
 
                                         John Whelan, Cornell '91
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