[Viking_Guy]

One more update - I didn't even check, but #2 Maryland lost in the Big X semis to host #24 Penn State 1-0.  Penn State is playing for the championship and a berth in the tourney right now against #10 Iowa.  So Stanford's automatic bid is even more important - if Penn State wins, I would bet that either #12 Michigan or #14 Northwestern gets left out of the tourney.

VG

[Viking_Guy]

One more update - I didn't even check, but #2 Maryland lost in the Big X semis to host #24 Penn State 1-0.  Penn State is playing for the championship and a berth in the tourney right now against #10 Iowa.  So Stanford's automatic bid is even more important - if Penn State wins, I would bet that either #12 Michigan or #14 Northwestern gets left out of the tourney.

VG