Being a graduate of Oswego State, a Div III school with a history of occasionally making it into the NCAA playoffs, I thought I would drop a couple of reasons why the playoffs should NOT be at a neutral site. Just a disclaimer - I am writing this from the Oswego State frame of being that we are a state college belonging to SUNYAC and ECAC-West. - I think most Div III schools draw their students from a smaller geographical area and more alums stay within this area. - After 3 years of witnessing fans at Lynah Rink at Cornell as compared to 2 years of seeing fans at Romney Fieldhouse at Oswego - I think that most fans at the DIV III level ARE the students - not locals. - At Oswego, I think that a large number of the students would be unable to afford a trip out to a neutral site - unless it was relatively close. - At the Div III level, we play in older rinks, with smaller budgets. Even though we would never trade them, the players are from the "TOO" squad (a step too slow, a little too light) and the play isn't alway crisp (and God knows the officiating never is). So the thought of having the playoff at your rink is just a little compensation. - If it isn't broke don't fix it.