Interesting artcle in USCHO, by Adam Wodon, who contributes to this list.
 
http://www.uscollegehockey.com/news/2000/04/13_expansion.html
 
Some interesting tidbits:
 
-  Looks bad for expansion
-  If there's one thing that drives the NCAA even more than $$, it's
politics
-  Expanding to 16 teams would generate about $236,000 in revenue for the
NCAA
-  Men's hockey is the second largest revenue generator of the NCAA
tournaments, trailing only squeakball (but Adam, I assume that's not
counting the football bowl games as a "tournament," correct?).
-  The MAAC is going to  get an autobid next year.  That wasn't my
understanding.  As Adam says in his article, that makes expansion all the
more urgent.
 
Clay
 
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