(09-01-2016 04:57 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  Now I'm kind of hoping a west coast league forms.

(09-01-2016 04:35 PM)NoDak Wrote:  

(09-01-2016 04:24 PM)Schadenfreude Wrote:  

(09-01-2016 03:16 PM)Mav Wrote:  If a school with their resume was in Michigan they'd get an invite.

How do you figure Michigan is an advantage, geographically?

If Grand Valley St, Wayne St or Oakland had hockey, they would be seriously considered just because they are in metro regions. Ferris St and all the UP teams wouldn't get a invite. Toledo, Akron and Cleveland St would probably get consideration too.

Not unless those above schools already had top D1 programs. A Michigan team transitioning to D1 wouldn't get North Dakota's vote.

Also, if one of the UP teams had a quality team when the NCHC formed, the UP team would've gotten the invite over WMU. I don't think FSU got the bid at the time because they wanted 8 teams, and it was either FSU or WMU, and for various reasons, WMU was chosen. (bigger city, more success against, bigger school)

A Grand Rapids or Detroit metro school with a reasonable arena would get CBS's vote. If a school has a nice arena, that goes a long way towards acceptance. Ariz St does not have a nice arena yet, which is its holdup. Still waiting for WMU's.