> Taken as a whole, I find Miami's season to be a lot less impressive than > Wisconsin's. As a Wisconsin fan, I'd like to point of that it isn't the Wisconsin fans who are complaining, and saying that "we" deserve to be in the tournament. The fact is, if the Badgers had won even a few more games -- especially some critical games -- they would be in a stronger position in the pairwise. Wisconsin had a rough season, no doubt. The point being made isn't about one particular team -- but is there something in the current selection process that is flawed (yes, I'm sure we can all find something -- maybe not the same thing -- flawed in the current process) in a way that is creating a tournament field that isn't "the best"? I can't say - I've seen less college hockey this year (and most years) than some of you. I haven't seen enough of the other teams. But I do think it isn't just Wisconsin -- a couple (perhaps even "several") WCHA teams that are not in the tournament this year would probably be favored to beat several of the teams that are in the tournament. I don't know enough about the other leagues to evaluate if others can say the same. --david -------- david parter [log in to unmask] university of wisconsin -- madison voice: 608-262-0608/262-2389 computer sciences department fax: 608-262-6626