At 10:38 PM -0600 11/19/96, Mike Bresina wrote:
> 1) Is the ECAC West a division-1 conference?
> 2) Does the playoff winner receive an auto bid?
No, and no. The six teams in the ECAC West span all three divisions:
DivI: Canisius, Niagara
DivII: Mercyhurst
DivIII: Elmira, Hobart, RIT
Each of these teams must hope for an at-large bid to the NCAA tourney in
the division in which they are classified. For Canisius and Niagara, this
is impossible - they don't play enough games against DivI teams. But
Mercyhurst, Elmira and RIT have all made NCAA appearances lately.
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