John Whelan, please help!!!! From today's Boston Globe..... A popular question this time of year: What Division 1 teams will be selected for the NCAA Regionals? The ECAC, Hockey East, CCHA, and WCHA each get two automatic berths, one for the postseason champion and one for the regular-season champion. If the same team wins the regular-season and postseason titles, the league's other berth, according to St. Lawrence coach Joe Marsh, the selection committee chairman, is decided by the following criteria: 1.) Ratings percentage index (RPI), which consists of won-lost record (35 percent), opponents' winning percentage (50 percent), and opponents' opponents' winning percentage (15 percent); 2.) Head-to-head competition, common opponents, results during the last 16 games, and results against other teams under consideration. After the eight automatic berths are settled, four at-large teams are picked, also using the above criteria. My Daddy told me a long time ago that never believe everythng you read in the Globe, but this seems to fly in the face of everything that we've read here over the past two years where #2 (PWR) was the first factor and #1 (the RPI) was used to break ties. "Never let the facts get in the way of a good story" was what some writer at the Globe told my father. BTW, if you're looking for the article, it's in the Maine - UNH story (www.boston.com/globe/sports) Speaking of Maine - UNH, that series looks like the barn burner of the weekend. The loser COULD face a 3rd seed East (and the extra game) if the ECAC RS champion does the double. Predictions anyone? Also, does the personal winner between Krog and Kariya become the defacto Eastern Hobey Hopeful? Joe ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.