It's hard to say how far things go, but it appears that Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Minnesota and Wisconsin are (to some extent) at a disadvantage. I feel that Michigan's hockey team has some of the best walk-ons in the nation -- Chris Gordon, Ron Sacka -- and I'd hate to see them cut because of the 60-40 rule. >How do you get Wisconsin out? I resent that remark. And I resent the black mark that Wisconsin placed on college hockey. I guess you missed the smiley. :-) As far as I know, there are no plans to reduce the Big Ten to 10 teams. John H Let's make Everyone an independent!