Eric Hillemann writes: <<[Two spots--33 and 34 in the Division I field this year--are being offered to British teams based upon results of the British NAQT championships.]>> OK. <<4. Overall champions at an IFT who were unable to attend an SCT because none were held within 450 miles of their school. 5. Undergraduate champions at an IFT who were unable to attend an SCT because none were held within 450 miles of their school.>> As near as I can tell, neither of these are applicable. <<6. Overall champions at an IFT who have not already been invited, whether or not they attended an SCT.>> There are three teams (Oklahoma, Florida, and Penn State) that won an IFT that didn't get an auto-bid at an SCT. <<7. Undergraduate champions at an IFT who have not already been invited, whether or not they attended an SCT.>> There are three IFT undergrad champions (Pittsburgh, WUSTL, and Oklahoma B) who did not earn auto-bids this weekend. <<8. Overall 2nd-place teams at an IFT who were unable to attend an SCT because none were held within 450 miles of their school.>> No team qualifies under this criterion. <<Invitations are now issued to any overall 2nd-place teams at an IFT who have not already been invited, whether or not they attended an SCT.>> None of the six teams left under this criterion (Princeton B, Michigan "B", Illinois, Texas A&M, Florida State, and Caltech; Pittsburgh gets in under (5) above) have automatic bids. ****************************** I guess the main question now is this: with no fewer than 33 teams apparently "guaranteed" DivI bids at some point in the selection process, how many teams will end up missing out primarily because of lousy geography? --STI
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