> Now for some speculation (heck it is summer): > > 40 Div 1 teams means 8 NCAA participants under the 20% rule -- but I think > I'd just do 4. (2 E - 2W or 1 W - 3E). I don't think we have that strong > a field for 8 (or do we?). I think Joe is right - starting with a four team championship field would probably be a good idea. Give it the new teams and leagues a few years to get settled before adding a quarterfinal round, presumably at campus sites. With four teams is it really necessary to label the seeds? (as in 2 E - 2W or 1 W - 3E)? Why not just pick the four best teams? Although presumably there would be at least a couple of autobids. Keith Kannenberg Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://mae.cornell.edu/kannenb/ HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.