Question: What is the rationale for fielding a D-1 team that (a) does not belong to one of the conferences and, more importantly, (b) does not schedule a sufficient number of games against D-1 opponents to qualify for consideration for the NC$$ D-1 tournament? Put differently, why don't schools like UConn just drop their hockey programs to D-3? Any and all insights appreciated.... * Alexei Marcoux * Philosophy Dept - Bowling Green HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.