> > 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 > Then why have a conference tourny? later jd on wisCAHNsin! class of '90