Here's a summary of what I have found out about the number of interconference games. HE has far more diversity of schedule than any other conference, while the western teams have, on average, only about 2 non-conference opponents. The ECAC is in the middle (Ivies pull down the average). One WCHA team (St. Cloud) did not play any Division I games outsite it's conference. While BC played ten different non-conference opponents. While I know that the 4 game, home-home series used in the west puts a severe limit on the number of NCO a western team can have, can anyone explain why some western teams have 0 or 1 NCO? Is is budget or travel problems? Conf Ave Num of Non-Conference Opp ---- ------------------ HE 8.0 ECAC 3.9 CCHA 2.3 WCHA 2.2 Top Five Teams In Number of Non-Conf Opponents (all HE) BC 10 Merrimack 9 New Hampshire 9 Prov 9 BU 8 Top of Division In Non-Conf Opponents BC (HE) 10 Clarkson (ECAC) 6 Michigan (CCHA) 4 Mich St. (CCHA) 4 Minnesota (WCHA) 4 Fewest Non-conference Opponents St. Cloud (WCHA) 0 Minnesota-Dul (WCHA) 1 Ill. Chicago (CCHA) 1 Lake Superior (CCHA) 1 Western Mich. (CCHA) 1 Other Low Non-conference Opponents by conference Princeton (ECAC) 2 Union (ECAC) 2 Maine (HE) 6