In article <[log in to unmask]>, Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]> says: > >I would say that last year Hockey East may have had the best conference, >because what really amounts to is the NCAA tournament. The NCAA tournament doesn't mean much in terms of determining which conference is best. You have to remember the tournament's a single- elimination affair. When Maine won the national title in 1993, there was little doubt it was the best team. If Maine had lost,that would not have meant it wasn't the best team. And when you're talking about an entire conference, tournament play still doesn't show much. As others have said, there is a whole slew of factors: all players, all coaches, officiating even. There are some things statistics can't show. While it's true that debating which conference is best makes for good fodder, there is no answer to the question. But who cares, anyway? I certainly don't! _____________________________________________________________________ Ryan Robbins "Nothing in fine print is ever good news." University of Maine -- Andy Rooney _____________________________________________________________________ [log in to unmask] ____________________________________________ http://maine.maine.edu/~rrobbi32/____________________________________ HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.