Preseason Poll - 9/26/11

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1	Notre Dame	(11)	25-14-5	740	1
2	Miami	        (12)	23-10-6	722	2
3	North Dakota	( 5)	32- 9-3	720	3
4	Denver		        25-12-5	670	4
5	Boston College	( 2)	30- 8-1	659	5
6	Michigan		29-11-4	613	6
7	Colorado College	23-19-3	594	7
8	Minnesota-Duluth(10)	26-10-6	586	8
9	Yale	        (1)	28- 7-1	571	9
10	Boston University(2)	19-12-8	542	10
11	Union		        26-10-4	382	11
12	New Hampshire		22-11-6	368	12
13	Western Michigan	19-13-10362	13
14	Nebraska-Omaha		21-16-2	288	14
15	Merrimack		25-10-4	198	15
16	Maine		        17-12-7	190	16
17	Wisconsin		21-16-4	129	17
18	Rensselaer		20-13-5	121	18
19	Minnesota		16-14-6	107	19
20	Cornell		        16-15-3	106	20

Others receiving votes: Dartmouth 80, Air Force 74, Rochester Institute of Technology 53, St. Cloud State 48, Alaska 22, Ohio State 16, Northeastern 15, Ferris State 12, Lake Superior 8, Northern Michigan 8, Providence 8, Princeton 7, Michigan State 4, Quinnipiac 4, Massachusetts 3.

I don't quite agree with where Yale and BU are placed and I think Union holding the 11th spot is shaky at best. UNH should be higher and RPI should be lower. Clearly the people who did these polls based their 10th+ votes on last year's outcome, not necessarily the team's performance this year.

Polls don't mean anything in hockey anyways...

ajh258
I don't quite agree with where Yale and BU are placed and I think Union holding the 11th spot is shaky at best. UNH should be higher and RPI should be lower. Clearly the people who did these polls based their 10th+ votes on last year's outcome, not necessarily the team's performance this year.

Polls don't mean anything in hockey anyways...

Most of the voter's don't seem to do much more than glance at the scoreboards every week during the season. It's hard to imagine them doing anything more for a preseason poll.

Let the awarding of ceramic dalmatians begin!

ajh258
I don't quite agree with where Yale and BU are placed and I think Union holding the 11th spot is shaky at best. UNH should be higher and RPI should be lower. Clearly the people who did these polls based their 10th+ votes on last year's outcome, not necessarily the team's performance this year.

Polls don't mean anything in hockey anyways...

But then again it's hard to base anything on the team's performance this year.

Jim Hyla

ajh258
I don't quite agree with where Yale and BU are placed and I think Union holding the 11th spot is shaky at best. UNH should be higher and RPI should be lower. Clearly the people who did these polls based their 10th+ votes on last year's outcome, not necessarily the team's performance this year.

Polls don't mean anything in hockey anyways...

But then again it's hard to base anything on the team's performance this year.

*projected

Jim Hyla

ajh258
I don't quite agree with where Yale and BU are placed and I think Union holding the 11th spot is shaky at best. UNH should be higher and RPI should be lower. Clearly the people who did these polls based their 10th+ votes on last year's outcome, not necessarily the team's performance this year.

Polls don't mean anything in hockey anyways...

But then again it's hard to base anything on the team's performance this year.

Hey, I have a Bradley Terry ranking that shows that Cornell has the best record in all of college hockey this year! We should be getting first place votes!

[www.dailygazette.com]

We are placed 3rd in both coaches and media polls:

The polls
(First-place votes in parentheses)

Coaches

1. Yale (9) 117 points
2. Union (2) 107
3. Cornell 97
4. RPI 85
5 Dartmouth 76
6. Quinnipiac (1) 70
7. Harvard 65
8. Princeton 51
9. St. Lawrence 45
10. Colgate 31
11. Clarkson 28
12. Brown 22


Media

1. Yale (23) 432 points
2. Union (11) 397
3. Cornell (3) 356.
4 Dartmouth (1) 308
5. RPI 281
6. Quinnipiac 239
7. Princeton 205
8. St. Lawrence 173
9. Clarkson 164
10. Colgate 152
11. Brown 134
12. Harvard 129

ajh258
[www.dailygazette.com]

We are placed 3rd in both coaches and media polls:

The polls
(First-place votes in parentheses)

Coaches

1. Yale (9) 117 points
2. Union (2) 107
3. Cornell 97
4. RPI 85
5 Dartmouth 76
6. Quinnipiac (1) 70
7. Harvard 65
8. Princeton 51
9. St. Lawrence 45
10. Colgate 31
11. Clarkson 28
12. Brown 22


Media

1. Yale (23) 432 points
2. Union (11) 397
3. Cornell (3) 356.
4 Dartmouth (1) 308
5. RPI 281
6. Quinnipiac 239
7. Princeton 205
8. St. Lawrence 173
9. Clarkson 164
10. Colgate 152
11. Brown 134
12. Harvard 129

Wow, Harvard last in the media poll -- big divergence from what the coaches anticipate.

scoop85

ajh258
[www.dailygazette.com]

We are placed 3rd in both coaches and media polls:

The polls
(First-place votes in parentheses)

Coaches

1. Yale (9) 117 points
2. Union (2) 107
3. Cornell 97
4. RPI 85
5 Dartmouth 76
6. Quinnipiac (1) 70
7. Harvard 65
8. Princeton 51
9. St. Lawrence 45
10. Colgate 31
11. Clarkson 28
12. Brown 22


Media

1. Yale (23) 432 points
2. Union (11) 397
3. Cornell (3) 356.
4 Dartmouth (1) 308
5. RPI 281
6. Quinnipiac 239
7. Princeton 205
8. St. Lawrence 173
9. Clarkson 164
10. Colgate 152
11. Brown 134
12. Harvard 129

Wow, Harvard last in the media poll -- big divergence from what the coaches anticipate.

And not so boring RPI is 4^th or 5^th.

Here's TBRW prediction - 3rd as well for Cornell - TBRW

The Bottom Line

1. Union
2. Yale
3. Cornell
4. Quinnipiac
5. Colgate
6. Dartmouth
7. Princeton
8. Brown
9. St. Lawrence
10. Harvard
11. RPI
12. Clarkson

Larry72
Here's TBRW prediction - 3rd as well for Cornell

It's actually not quite done yet. One RPI player is returning for grad school and Quinny picked up a BGSU guy (edit: not eligible until next year).

Edit: TBRW Prediction is complete and up, now. (2012 --> Features: ECAC Predictions)


1. Union
2. Yale
3. Cornell
4. Quinnipiac
5. Colgate
6. Dartmouth
7. Princeton
8. Brown
9. St. Lawrence
10. RPI
11. Harvard
12. Clarkson