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NCAA Rankings?

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Probably depend on how deep the pockets are of the Blue Line Club. I know teams can send more than the official traveling party, but have to pay for it. I assume they could choose to fly, and be reimbursed for what the trip would have cost the NCAA, but I do think there is some kind of contact with a travel agency involved that might complicate the situation
 
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NUProf said:
Probably depend on how deep the pockets are of the Blue Line Club. I know teams can send more than the official traveling party, but have to pay for it. I assume they could choose to fly, and be reimbursed for what the trip would have cost the NCAA, but I do think there is some kind of contact with a travel agency involved that might complicate the situation
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ugh the red tape is endless:eek:
 
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NUProf said:
The only thing that matter is the NCAA guidelines. They spell everything out. Presumably, Utica could submit a bid that doesn't meet the guidelines and the NCAA could accept it or not. That probably is what they should/would do. With no bid, there is no chance - ask UMD what happens then
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That is what I would do: submit a bid for Friday evening or Sunday evening. But I don't run the place......just a small part of it :D
 
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This is what I don't understand about the NCAA. From their own explaination,

"Why is it 11 teams, and not a more convenient number like 16, 12, or even eight? That's based on an NCAA rule that applies across all Division-III sports without exception: Each championship tournament is allotted one bid per every 6.5 teams that play the sport. Currently 72 teams play Division-III hockey, thereby creating 11.07 bids to the tournament which, practically speaking, yields our 11 team field."

As far as I can tell, Division I only has 59 teams yet sends 16 to the playoffs? While I can understand not having 16 teams in the DIII tournament for money reasons, why not 12 for pure common sense? I know it's a DIII rule, but it still doesn't make sense. And if it is a money issue, why wouldn't they let a team that gets a bid (any team) and has a conflict, move a game up or back a day when you're looking at a sold out arena? I guess my mistake may be using common sense and the NCAA in the same post.They seem to have strict rules, except when they don't. Go figure.
 
Bennycheck said:
This is what I don't understand about the NCAA. From their own explaination,

"Why is it 11 teams, and not a more convenient number like 16, 12, or even eight? That's based on an NCAA rule that applies across all Division-III sports without exception: Each championship tournament is allotted one bid per every 6.5 teams that play the sport. Currently 72 teams play Division-III hockey, thereby creating 11.07 bids to the tournament which, practically speaking, yields our 11 team field."

As far as I can tell, Division I only has 59 teams yet sends 16 to the playoffs? While I can understand not having 16 teams in the DIII tournament for money reasons, why not 12 for pure common sense? I know it's a DIII rule, but it still doesn't make sense. And if it is a money issue, why wouldn't they let a team that gets a bid (any team) and has a conflict, move a game up or back a day when you're looking at a sold out arena? I guess my mistake may be using common sense and the NCAA in the same post.They seem to have strict rules, except when they don't. Go figure.
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Division I and III operate under a totally different set of rules. D3 gets minimal funding from the NCAA, which rightly or wrongly funnels almost all of its income to the big boys. That's just how it works
 
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Bennycheck said:
This is what I don't understand about the NCAA. From their own explaination,

"Why is it 11 teams, and not a more convenient number like 16, 12, or even eight? That's based on an NCAA rule that applies across all Division-III sports without exception: Each championship tournament is allotted one bid per every 6.5 teams that play the sport. Currently 72 teams play Division-III hockey, thereby creating 11.07 bids to the tournament which, practically speaking, yields our 11 team field."

As far as I can tell, Division I only has 59 teams yet sends 16 to the playoffs? While I can understand not having 16 teams in the DIII tournament for money reasons, why not 12 for pure common sense? I know it's a DIII rule, but it still doesn't make sense. And if it is a money issue, why wouldn't they let a team that gets a bid (any team) and has a conflict, move a game up or back a day when you're looking at a sold out arena? I guess my mistake may be using common sense and the NCAA in the same post.They seem to have strict rules, except when they don't. Go figure.
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D-I runs with an access ratio of, I believe 1/4. That does not yield 16 teams, but a deal was struck that the expansion of the men's ice hockey bracket was tied to the the expansion of the women's softball (?) bracket.

Face it, the money is in Division I. Nobody pays money to televise the D-II or D-III championships. If you do televise one of them (generally football and basketball), it's because when you paid the NCAA beaucoup bucks for the rights to the D-I stuff and the NCAA made you televise the lower divisions.

The NCAA D-III championships are, for the most part, televised on-line by Turner Sports/NCAA. Sometimes I wonder if we could pick up the WTOP crew, they would do a better job, but that is one man's opinion.
 
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I can't remember what the exact ratio is but is it close to add the 12th team with the addition of Nazerath and Canton? Or don't Naz and Canton count yet for they are on their probation period? NuProf I know you have probably thought about this could you inform us on this topic. I talked with the Canton coach yesterday about what conference they are going to and he didn't know or was willing to tell me. I for one hope they go ECAC West. It give teh West their 7th team for an AC and if Canton get a women's team that is the conference they would play in.
Oswego 88
 
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joecct said:
The NCAA D-III championships are, for the most part, televised on-line by Turner Sports/NCAA. Sometimes I wonder if we could pick up the WTOP crew, they would do a better job, but that is one man's opinion.
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I spoke with the NCAA and Turner about that a couple years back...got nowhere.
 
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If they round, which is what they did when they expanded the women's field they need 75 teams to get another slot
 
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