I went back over the last 3 years, and here's how things stack up: YEAR DivIII vs DivI vs DivI Conf vs DivI Indep 1991-92 4-38-2 .114 0-8-0 .000 4-30-2 .139 1990-91 8-34-2 .205 0-4-0 .000 8-30-2 .225 1989-90 11-48-4 .206 3-10-1 .250 8-38-3 .194 TOT 23-120-8 .179 3-22-1 .135 20-98-7 .188 ----------------------------------------------------- Mike, thanks for the analysis - it looks like my estimate of .400 was way off. It's interesting to see how the total number of these games has decreased due to scheduling restrictions (63 in 89-90 down to 44 the past two years), and how the winning percentage has gone down as well. I can remember back to the days of division II when many schools were playing 5-6 games a year against division I teams and winning a fair number of them (more than 19% anyway). This year is the first in my memory that RIT has no division I teams on their schedule - perhaps the 8-0 drubbing by RPI plast year (it was an all-around embarassment, lots of needless roughing, etc.) has something to do with that, although it was uncharacteristic of previous meetings between the two teams. I would think that a couple of division I games on the schedule helps in recruiting for a division III school, and can also help them come playoff time when they're playing tougher division III opponents. Mercyhurst seems to be playing more and more games against division I schools (haven't seen their schedule for this year, though). They've moved to the forefront of division III in a very short time, and I believe have recently built a new rink. Perhaps they've got division I aspirations. Their program looks interesting - it looks like they're dumping tons of money into it and have been successful recruiting a large number of players from Western Canada. Anybody have any additional information? Chris Lerch Xerox RIT '84 & '91