Best point I've seen to date in this "discussion" is that the "best team" argument is purely subjective, although we do have all those quantitative ratings to determine it. We're in the midst of a qualitative discussion, which is more fun except when it gets nasty because some of us get emotional. The tournament, as said by someone else much better earlier, is about the championship team. No argument there. It's North Dakota! Steve Klein [log in to unmask] ---------- In your opinion. In my opinion, you cannot throw out the entire regular season when determining the best team. Just forget the other 30+ games? Hardly. -Alan HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List. HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.