Ok, let me try this again. I was confused as to how the NCAA committee could go from point A (3/10 poll) to point C (3/17 poll) by going through point B (the games during that week). Point A: 3/10 NCAA poll: The following were the East positions in that poll: 1. Maine (Rank 1) 2. BU (Rank 7) 3. UNH (Rank 8) 4. St. Lawrence (Rank 10) 5. Providence (Rank 11) 6. Clarkson (Rank 13) Point C: 3/17 NCAA poll: Again, the East positions: 1. Maine (Rank 1) 2. St. Lawrence (Rank 7) 3. BU (Rank 9) 4. UNH (Rank 10) 5. Clarkson (Rank 11) 6. Providence (Rank 12) Now, point B "discussion": In my prior note, I couldn't understand how St. Lawrence jumped over both BU and UNH, since I thought that St. Lawrence's tourney performance was "equal" to UNH. At this point I CAN understand the argument that St. Lawrence made the jump based upon won/loss record AND a tourney title. Arguments about HE/ECAC comparitive league strength are like arguments about religion. I was also disappointed that BU stayed above UNH, but going 1-1 in the tourney DURING THIS WEEK does not clearly boost one team (UNH) over a team that didn't play (BU) DURING THIS WEEK. There are other factors here that smell (the Parker bias, UNH's second place HE finish vs. BU's fourth place finish, UNH's head-to-head season advantage over BU), but (1) it's been pointed out to me that none of those facts affect the ranking, and (2) THE GAMES during the week of point b surely didn't, in themselves, clearly lead to a switch. Now for an inconsistency: if you buy into the St. Lawrence jump, which I guess I'm prepared to do (so please don't give me any more grief about that), how do you buy into the Clarkson jump over Providence? They both had identical tourney records. In addition, I can't believe strength of schedule could then cause the jump, since all of the "strength" rankings I've seen have Providence's opponents FOR THIS WEEK ranked above Clarkson's. So why the jump here? Could it be that the NCAA committee is deviating a bit just to position the seedings for the NCAA tourney? (since there are no games between this ranking and the upcoming Sunday choices of the selection committee) L. Latour UMaine P.S. It was pointed out to me that the NCAA committee should never be confused with logicians. I suppose not. I'm just fascinated by all the jockeying that's going on here. I'd like to hear from those experts and/or cynics in the "audience". P.S. 2: (No pun intended) Could somebody please explain Parker's role in the NCAA selection committee to me? Does he excuse himself when the committee discusses BU? (Ha Ha) Does anybody on the committee care whether or not a bias exists. I've heard so much about this that I would like someone to set the record straight. I'm ready. I've nailed down the water bottles.