Interesting, but the selection process is MORE THAN JUST THE RATING PERCENTAGE INDEX. Remember, teams are also evaluated on: head-to-head records with other teams under consideration record vs the teams under consideration common opponents with other teams under consideration record in the last 20 games Over the past several years, the selections have matched the ratings pretty closely. But the committee does not just read off the selections based on the rating; they look at several other factors. Northeastern is an interesting team to watch this year. Although they have a good rating, they currently only have 1 win against teams in the top half of the rating and are under .500 in their last 20 games. If all you do is to look at the Rating Percentage Index, you are not getting the whole picture. Answering Jayson's questions: 1) Yes, each conference will get two bids. This has been the practice for many years now. The new wrinkle is that the committee will choose the league's regular season winner, regardless of the above factors. 2) And yes, I truly believe that Wisconsin *could* "get the boot" even though they are a regional host. I think the committee proved its commitment to the numbers last year..... BUT, if Wisconsin is selected, they *will* be placed in the west regional. The committee was pretty up-front about trying to maximize revenue from the regionals last year and I believe they are still concerned about making the current format work. Keith