Another possible improvement:
 
>in Chicago or something. (^; Seriously, if you swap WMU and RPI as the
>5th and 6th seeds, then you don't have all-east and all-west match-ups,
>plus RPI isn't in Harvard's bracket. (RPI and Wisconsin in the first
>game in Albany. Wow--can you say the battle of the fans in red?) The
>committee fiddled with other seeds; I don't see why they didn't fiddle
>one more time.
 
Why not have the #1 seed in each region play the lowest remaining seed after
the first round game?  In the Eastern scenario this would prevent Harvard from
playing RPI, and BU from playing UHN.  To me this also is the fairest solution.
Of course the Wolverines might be a little upset if the Spartans pulled off an
upset.  OTOH they're looking forward to LSSU for a fifth time?  Guess that's
the downside of your conference putting four teams in the tourney.
 
And for all those Badger fans out there--Albany loves you!  You were the hit of
'92!  I trust your beef was with the refs, not the natives.
 
When you say Wisconsin!  You've said it all.
 
 
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