Word: tournaments
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...NCAA men's basketball championship tournament begins tomorrow, and members of the selection committee must be mighty proud of themselves...
Since the NCAA tournament began to sport a modern 64-team look in the 1980s, the Ivy League champion has been seeded 16th in a region against one of the top four teams in the country. The results in the last three years; three losses by an average of 40 points...
Throw in a Beanpot for the Crimson, and the options to play tournament teams are limited. Harvard had only two open dates to play non-league teams. The Crimson faced two Hockey East teams, New Hampshire and Boston College. It won both games...
Naturally, Maine will play more tournament teams because it plays sqauds from two of the four major hockey leagues. There's your strength of schedule argument...
Maybe the top ECAC teams should play more tournament teams during the season. But for now, let this year's playoffs decide who really is the best team in the East...