I guess the committee finally got offended that they could be replaced with
a script written by John Whelan that runs in a few seconds.  I could just
see the smirk on the face of the chairman as he said, 'This will add a
little mystery to [selection] Sunday,' I'm sure the committee is very proud.

Also, the main justification given was to influence scheduling of good NC
games.  What then is the point of announcing it at the END of the season?
I'm baffled.  Well, at least I can look forward to the hundreds of emails I
used to get on Selection Sunday evening.  They were always fun to read.

Also, since this is an additive bonus that doesn't penalize losses, it
clearly benefits teams with more non-conference games played.  So, I will be
the first to say, "They are clearly trying to screw the ECAC, and the Ivies
in particular."

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik J Biever" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: back to the smoke-filled room


> I expect that the "exact percentage bonus" won't be known until the
> committee knows which teams and/or conferences it wants to reward by
> applying it.
>
> Let me be the first to say that the WCHA didn't get enough respect from
> the committee.
>
> -- Erik
>
> > http://www.uscho.com/news/2003/02/26_006290.php
> >
> > "According to Division I men's ice hockey committee chair Ian McCaw, a
> > 'bonus component' will reward teams for 'good wins' by adding percentage
> > points to their Ratings Percentage Index (RPI)."
> >
> > ...
> >
> > "Though the system remains objective  because the bonus is precisely
> > defined  the NCAA has not published the exact percentage bonus that will
> > be given.
> >
> > 'This will add a little mystery to [selection] Sunday,' said McCaw."
> >
> > I guess the committee got tired of having all the selection criteria
> > available for examination by the public.  Now we can go back to
grumbling
> > about how much respect our favorite conferences get from the committee.
> >
> > -- Erik
> >
>