Charlie wrote, in part.. > as a matter of practicality, the B teams will not have impressive > enough statistics to be chosen for the tournament. This has been true in recent years, but as my previous post might have implied, I don't think this is necessarily an absolute. If that "B" team wins their few games with teams under consideration, then they might look *very* good, depending on the algorithm du jour. Yours in college hockey, Wayne T. Smith mailto:[log in to unmask] Systems Group -- CAPS University of Maine System Co-owner of the College Hockey mailing lists HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.