>I don't seem to recall that. Most of the people I know (including >myself) are in favor of automatic berths. In fact, I think that the >tournament should be 8 teams, 2 from each conference. >Of course, under my plan Wisconsin and Michigan State would have had >a longer summer this year. >John H Are you refering to the top 2 finishers in the regular season or the conference play-offs? Wisconsin did finish second in the regular season and would have qualified for the play-offs assuming you meant the regular season. Chris Skowen University od Wisconsin - LaCrosse [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]