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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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> COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS DENYING SUB-.500 TEAMS FROM NCAAS
> http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/07/03_committee.php
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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
> above in the regular season to be considered for championship
> selection.
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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
> comparisons. The
> selection drew an uproar in some circles.
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> The committee made the recommendation after hearing from coaches
> during
> April's convention. Most other NCAA sports have a policy that
> prohibits
> sub-.500 teams from qualifying for NCAA tournament competition.
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