[76lsjumb]

I believe that for ranking purposes the stroke play counts as one tournament and the match play counts as another tournament. So winning the stoke play portion would provide a good boost to Stanford’s ranking regardless of the outcome of match play.

If true, there's your answer for the National Championship as well.  

Have a National Champion for Stroke Play [honoring the team that came out on top using the type of scoring that is overwhelmingly used all season long] and a National Champion for Match Play [honoring the team that came out on top in the format that TV really wants because it's more exciting].  If the same team wins both, that's great -- that team really did prove that it was the CHAMPION.  If a different team wins Match Play -- as has happened rather frequently -- you've got two happy teams AND fodder for talking heads on the golf shows for at least a week as to which team is actually better [a BONUS for TV]. 

Win-Win ... literally.

[76lsjumb]

I believe that for ranking purposes the stroke play counts as one tournament and the match play counts as another tournament. So winning the stoke play portion would provide a good boost to Stanford’s ranking regardless of the outcome of match play.

If true, there's your answer for the National Championship as well.  

Have a National Champion for Stroke Play [honoring the team that came out on top using the type of scoring that is overwhelmingly used all season long] and a National Champion for Match Play [honoring the team that came out on top in the format that TV really wants because it's more exciting].  If the same team wins both, that's great -- that team really did prove that it was the CHAMPION.  If a different team wins Match Play -- as has happened rather frequently -- you've got two happy teams AND fodder for talking heads on the golf shows for at least a week as to which team is actually better [a BONUS for TV]. 

Win-Win ... literally.