NCAA Tourney Team Selection Options

[J.D.]

Of course they can ask...just like they asked the people in Pittsburgh

[J.D.]

Wisconsin in trouble with shoddy goaltending

Big Ten has no interest in being in the tournament

[TigerFan86-87]

Who says someone has to offer? The NCAA can't ask?
Its a BS argument.
The tourney needed to be bubbled...if your original location can't do it...you find another...you don't wait or need an offer.

But even if they had bubbled, Neither Michigan nor Notre Dame were infected in Fargo and Albany. The results to the tournament would have been the same. ND would not have been allowed in and Michigan would have been kicked out this afternoon.
I don't know how the bubble would have worked, though. The sports that bubbled last year (NHL, NBA) required a certain amount of isolation time before the games and practices started. This would not have been possible with the conference championships just ending 5 days ago.
I know the basketball tournament did a bubble in Indy with a similar timing situation. The way the winter sports season has gone, I think they got really really lucky that only 1 team had an issue coming in. Now that the remaining 16 teams have been in Indy for a week and a half, the bubble concept should be helping prevent any further disturbances.
If hockey followed that plan, the bubble would only really protect the frozen four teams, not really the other 12.

[First Time, Long Time]

But even if they had bubbled, Neither Michigan nor Notre Dame were infected in Fargo and Albany. The results to the tournament would have been the same. ND would not have been allowed in and Michigan would have been kicked out this afternoon.
I don't know how the bubble would have worked, though. The sports that bubbled last year (NHL, NBA) required a certain amount of isolation time before the games and practices started. This would not have been possible with the conference championships just ending 5 days ago.
I know the basketball tournament did a bubble in Indy with a similar timing situation. The way the winter sports season has gone, I think they got really really lucky that only 1 team had an issue coming in. Now that the remaining 16 teams have been in Indy for a week and a half, the bubble concept should be helping prevent any further disturbances.
If hockey followed that plan, the bubble would only really protect the frozen four teams, not really the other 12.

I think it could have been done if they'd actually planned for it during the season. Move the tourney back a week from the conference tourneys and bubble it. If there are no or minimal fans...you don't need a massive NHL arena or city to do it in.
if the NCHC could bubble in Omaha...the NCAA could have bubbled this tourney and had contingency plans for teams if they got ill.

[J.D.]

Buccigross doing a great job telling us Caufield and Holloway are gone after the season

[J.D.]

Lololololol

[beaverhockeyfan]

Buccigross doing a great job telling us Caufield and Holloway are gone after the season

Maybe they have already left?

[Rabid Gopher]

I'd be ****ed if I was a UMD fan. If they go on to win it all there will be a huge * in the books.
It will not be a legit NC or three-peat.

[J.D.]

Nah, there won't.

[Nick Papagiorgio]

B1g: 0-3

[Ralph Baer]

B1g: 0-3

That's B1gly. ;-)

[First Time, Long Time]

I'd be ****ed if I was a UMD fan. If they go on to win it all there will be a huge * in the books.
It will not be a legit NC or three-peat.

Yes it will. If they win...they played under the conditions put forth...there is nothing illegitimate about it.

[Bomber]

B1g: 0-3

On the heels of the basketball teams spitting the bit. Ouch.

[J.D.]

Maybe Iowa can take down UConn in women's hoops

[J.D.]

This could be the worst performance from a #1 seed since BC lost to CC in 2011. At least that team had national titles in 2010 and 2012. Wisconsin hasn't won a tournament game since 2010.