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From: fargo@ihuxx.UUCP (Matt Noah)
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Subject: Re: ALL PLAYOFF RESULTS, NCAA bids
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Date: Tue, 13-Mar-84 09:08:02 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 13 09:08:02 1984
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It is ever so evident again this year that Easterners are biased ever
so strongly toward their own.  That is why the WCHA championship is more
prestigious than the NCAA championship.  If it was up to me and I was in
the WCHA I'd boycott the NCAA playoffs.  If I was RPI, facing UND in the
first round, I'd be upset.  Minnesota is probably steaming and rightfully
so.  I guess the Easterners on the selection committee just didn't want
to send three WCHA teams to the NCAAs and admit the fact that at least
half the teams in one association were superior to ~90% of the Eastern
teams.  Maybe forced bussing is the solution!

Predictions:

Duluth over Clarkson
RPI toss-up UND
BU over BG
BC over MSU

Note:	A hot goalie will make any prediction weak.