Dave writes: >Maybe some folks out there who understand the fine points >of whata particular division is could explain further, but it seems >to me that Plattsburgh State, RIT, Babson, Wisconsin-Stevens Point, > and some of the better Div.III programs are as close to our Phinal >Phour as the patsies the hoopsters set up in their first round. How >well have any of the Div.III schools done in games against Div.I? I saw some stats last year that had D-III teams with something like a .240 winning percentage against "true" Division I teams (i.e. teams eligible for the D-I tournament) in the past 3-4 years. In the 70s and early 80's, things were different with the then D-II schools like Merrimack, RIT, Lowell and Elmira having some success against D-I schools. But I think that the calliber of D-I hockey has improved to the point where it doesn't make much sense any more to schedule D-III vs. D-I games. Plattsburgh, the dominant D-III team in the east, lost to Army and was hammered by Colgate last year. RIT got blown out (8-0) by RPI two years ago. I doubt they'll get resheduled, even though the two teams have played some very competitive hockey over the years (RIT beat RPI in 1987). I think that now the talent gap is too large. >I know Union got beaten up last year, but hey, they used to get >killed by RIT... Well, not exactly. The series record between the two teams is indeed 12-2-2 RIT, but that includes 5 overtime games. I personally have been at almost all of the games, and they were all close (10 of the 16 meetings have been in the post-season). Union was fairly successful in their D-II/III days, winning a couple of ECAC West championships and making the NCAA D-II finals in 1984. Chris Lerch Xerox RIT '84 & '91