I think 16 teams in the tournament is too many, after all, there are only like 44 teams in division 1 hockey.. Personally, I say take the top 12 from the NCAA selection poll and thats final.. therefore you have the 12 best teams in college hockey playing in the end, not rewarding a team for winning a playoff tournament and such.. you just get teams that have been playing the best hockey year-roun Ryan Bowman Univ of Minnesota