Polls Oct. 23

In the "teams that haven't played yet" category, Harvard is +2, Cornell is +1, and Dartmouth capitalizes on their strong non-playing to move up 1.

USCHO.com/CSTV Division I Men's Poll
October 23, 2006

1 	Maine (34) 		5-0-0 	788 	4
2 	Wisconsin (3) 		3-1-2 	700 	2
3 	Minnesota (2) 		4-1-0 	688 	7
4 	BU 			2-0-1 	641 	6
5 	BC 			2-1-0 	616 	1
6 	Michigan (1) 		4-1-0 	579 	5
7 	Miami (OH) 		4-2-0 	525 	9
8 	UNH 			2-0-0 	513 	12
9 	Michigan State 		1-1-0 	448 	8
10 	North Dakota 		3-3-0 	437 	3
11 	Harvard 		0-0-0 	311 	13
12 	Notre Dame 		3-3-0 	310 	NR
13 	Cornell 		0-0-0 	304 	14
14 	Denver 			2-2-0 	284 	11
15 	Clarkson 		4-1-1 	253 	15
16 	St. Cloud State 	2-2-0 	157 	17
17 	Dartmouth 		0-0-0 	144 	18
18 	Northern Michigan 	3-2-1 	136 	NR
19 	Vermont 		2-2-1 	122 	10
20 	Colorado College 	3-2-1 	78 	16

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Colgate 73, Michigan Tech 71, 
Alaska-Anchorage 49, Nebraska-Omaha 39, Rensselaer 38, 
Minnesota-Duluth 30, Lake Superior 16, Army 7, Alaska 4, 
Holy Cross 4, Ohio State 4, Massachusetts 3, Mercyhurst 3, 
RIT 1


USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
Men's College Hockey Poll - Oct. 23, 2006
No. 	Team 			Points	Record	Last week Weeks in top 15
1. 	Maine 			507 (31)5-0-0	4		4
2. 	Wisconsin 		461 (3)	3-1-2	2		4
3. 	Minnesota 	  	430	4-1-0	7		4
4. 	Boston University 	397	2-0-1	6		4
5. 	Boston College 	  	340	2-1-0	1		4
6. 	Michigan 	  	331	3-1-0	5		4
7. 	Miami (Ohio) 		293	4-2-0	9		4
8. 	New Hampshire 		267	2-0-0	12		4
9. 	North Dakota 		234	3-3-0	3		4
10. 	Michigan State 		220	1-1-0	8		4
11. 	Notre Dame 		136	3-1-0	NR		1
12. 	Harvard 		123	0-0-0	13		4
13. 	Denver 			85	3-3-0	11		4
14. 	Clarkson 		79	4-1-1	14		2
15. 	Cornell 		63	0-0-0	NR		3

Others receiving votes: Dartmouth College, 30; St. Cloud State University, 30; 
Michigan Tech University, 11; University of Alaska Anchorage, 6; 
Northern Michigan University, 6; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 6;
Colgate University, 5; Lake Superior State University, 5; 
University of Nebraska Omaha, 5; University of Vermont, 5; 
University of Minnesota Duluth, 4; U.S. Military Academy (Army), 1.

Denver splitting with Rensselaer was enough to drop them below Cornell, and that can't happen without Cornell moving up - no big mystery on the "haven't played yet" thing. But hey, if you're looking for explanations, eleven goals against anybody ain't a bad reason for slightly higher vote-getting.

RIT breaks into the polling scene for the first time in their short history. Notre Dame's hot. 6 games already for some teams...

ithacat
RIT breaks into the polling scene for the first time in their short history.

Never mind...scrolled right past it...

ithacat
RIT breaks into the polling scene for the first time in their short history. Notre Dame's hot. 6 games already for some teams...

Is the reason Notre Dame has different rankings in the two polls because its record is different in each of them?

Will the result against RIT count this season? Since they're still not eligible for the NCAA Tournament, I'm guessing not.

Good question, but I don't think so either.

Adam W./CHN