Notes from the minutes of the recent NCAA Executive Committee meeting: -- The Executive Committee has awarded a stipend for a statistician to compile numbers for the Ice Hockey Selection Committee. -- The Executive Committee says NO to letting the independent team play in a "play-in" game for the NCAA tourney. (This would in essence allow a thirteenth team in the tourney.) -- The Executive Committee also RECOMMENDS that the automatic bid for an independent team be ELIMINATED. (I don't know who has final say over if/when the independent bid will go bye-bye.) Keith [log in to unmask]