> It's been repeated over and over again. How many more times does it > have to be said? I didn't have to be a wise-ass about it, for sure, but > I don't understand the reluctance of people to believe a simple fact: > The committee goes strictly by the numbers. Mathematics says Clarkson > can't drop far enough to be eliminated unless there's four conference > tourney upsets. If you check out the new USCHO feature "Selection Without Representation" -- which centers around Hockey East not being on the tournament committee next year -- you'll see further confirmation of Adam's point. Among other things, Joe Marsh says, "The selection of teams is pretty clear-cut in the criteria. The only real subjectivity involved is when you get into seeding and the avoiding of interconference match-ups." Dave Hendrickson HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.