Mike writes: >Here's an interesting stat...there have been five tourneys played so far >with the 12-team format, and a #1 seed has never won the title since then >(1988-92). The #1 seeds this year are LSSU and Maine. Not only that, in the last three years, the consensus #1-ranked team in the NC$$ hasn't even made it to the Phinal Phour. In 1990, Michigan State was knocked off in the quarterfinals by Boston University in three games. The next year, Clarkson beat #1-ranked Lake Superior in the quarterfinals, two games to one. Then last year, Michigan State upset Maine. Not a good trend for the #1-ranked Black Bears this season, although it should make the Clarkson and Minnesota fans happy. -- Bill Fenwick | Send your HOCKEY-L poll responses to: Cornell '86 and probably '94 | [log in to unmask] LET'S GO RED!! "Before I met my wife, I had had virtually no experience with women. I remember on our wedding night, I tried to inflate her." -- Jonathan Katz