Does the recommendation refer to only teams seeking an "at large"  
bid? It is possible for a team to qualify for the tournament (i.e.  
"auto-bid" by winning their conference tourney) with a sub .500 record.


Rita-Ann Monde
Trinity College 1991
Cornell University 2000



On Jul 3, 2008, at 11:30 AM, Mark Lewin wrote:

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> Reacting to last year's NCAA tournament selections, the Division I  
> Men's Ice
> Hockey Committee is recommending that teams must compile a record  
> of .500 or
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> Last March, sub-.500 Wisconsin was selected as an at-large team to the
> tournament through the NCAA's objective process of pairwise  
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> The committee made the recommendation after hearing from coaches  
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> April's convention. Most other NCAA sports have a policy that  
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> sub-.500 teams from qualifying for NCAA tournament competition.
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