Could someone give a brief overview of how the national championship
tournament for Division I will be structured this year?  I saw
something earlier about an "East Regional."  Maybe I was just out of
it, or maybe my team's seeding made it moot to it and me, but  I
don't recall there being any "West Regional" last year.  As I
remember it the four top-seeded teams in the country got first round
byes while the next 8 played off, best-of-3, on the rinks of the
#5-#8.  The survivors of that first round played best-of-3 series on
the ice of the top 4.  Winners all went to the finals in St. Paul.
Am I leaving something out?
 
Also (I asked this earlier but no one responded), is the top-ranked
Independent automatically invited to the tournament?  I've noticed
reference to an Independents tournament this year.  Was there one
last year? I presume its winner goes to the NCAA--oops, NC$$.
 
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