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From: "Charlie Shub" <[log in to unmask]>

> next question is whether teams that do not qualify as a team under
> consideration, yet receive automatic bids, are to be treated as a TUC
> for purposes of PWR calculations.

I recall that when this question came up under the old TUC formula, the
answer was that an autobid winner would be counted as a TUC.  I would
presume that this has not changed.