NCAA Div III Autobids

[spwood]

So question: With the addition of the ECAC North Atlantic next year, what are the rules for a league receiving an auto-bid to the NCAA tourney? Also, is this enough new teams to expand the women's tourney by another team?

 

[HockeyEast33]

Re: NCAA Div III Autobids

So question: With the addition of the ECAC North Atlantic next year, what are the rules for a league receiving an auto-bid to the NCAA tourney? Also, is this enough new teams to expand the women's tourney by another team?

Asked and answered in the ECAC North Atlantic Hockey League forms thread:

"With the access ratio of 6.5 per one team for the NCAA Tournament that gives us 8.92. We still need one more team on order to get to a nine team NCAA Tournament .

The ECAC North Atlantic will have to wait two years until they get an autobid to the NCAA Tournament."

 

[PrezdeJohnson09]

Should the field remain at 8 teams the NCAA Tourney would likely be a 6 from East & 2 from West. If the tourney gets to 9 teams it's possible a 6 / 3 could happen but the mighty NC$$ will decide. Hopefully the WIAC still gets into the NCAA tourney.

When undefeated Adrian ties UMass Boston that doesn't help the West's cause.

 

[123kidd]

Re: NCAA Div III Autobids

The WIAC had two teams in the 2014 tourney...

 

[TonyTheTiger20]

Re: NCAA Div III Autobids

A 9 team tourney? How would that work?

 

[Hammer]

A 9 team tourney? How would that work?

One play-in (first round) game to get the field to 8, then go from there.

 

[PrezdeJohnson09]

One play-in (first round) game to get the field to 8, then go from there.

Correct.

 

[spwood]

Re: NCAA Div III Autobids

Asked and answered in the ECAC North Atlantic Hockey League forms thread:

"With the access ratio of 6.5 per one team for the NCAA Tournament that gives us 8.92. We still need one more team on order to get to a nine team NCAA Tournament .

The ECAC North Atlantic will have to wait two years until they get an autobid to the NCAA Tournament."

Sorry. I seem to have missed that thread...