Originally Posted by Cyclonic 
Anyway, I don't know if it has been discussed before, but do the Hawkeye women have a chance to play in Des Moines too? Or will they take them out of region so they don't have a repeat game (
ISU vs UI reg. season). That should actually be a attractive game for $$$ reasons.
There is a chance. Des Moines will have 8 teams -- two groups of 4, each group likely advancing in a different region. So, theoretically,
ISU could be in one pod and "them" in another.
The tournament goes back to 16 host sites (4 teams each) in '09.
