12/8/03 polls

USCHO Division I Men's Poll
December 8, 2003

   Team        (First Place)    Record  Pts   Last Week
 1 North Dakota         (36)     9-2-0  595     1
 2 Boston College        (4)    10-2-3  562     2
 3 Maine                        11-2-1  521     3
 4 Colorado College              9-2-3  453     4
 5 New Hampshire                10-4-1  418     5
 6 St. Cloud State              10-4-2  374     7
 7 Wisconsin                     9-3-4  334    11
 8 Massachusetts                 9-3-2  298     9
 9 Michigan                     10-6-0  249    10
10 Denver                        9-5-2  230     8
11 Ohio State                   11-7-0  177     6
12 Dartmouth                     4-1-4  163    13
13 Brown                         6-2-2  115    12
14 Miami                        10-6-2   76    NR
15 Cornell                       4-2-5   71    NR

Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota-Duluth 46, 
Boston University 25, Harvard 24, Notre Dame 18, 
Rensselaer 17, Michigan State 6, Minnesota 6, 
Bemidji State 5, Providence 5, St. Lawrence 4, 
Ferris State 2, Quinnipiac 2, Alaska-Fairbanks 1, 
Holy Cross 1, Niagara 1, Western Michigan 1

the polls are irrelevant, but i am pissed that unh didn't even drop a spot after losing to slu. where's the respect?

Actually, not penalizing UNH for a loss to SLU shows respect for SLU. You don't penalize a team overly for a tough loss against a good team.

Actually I think it has more to do with the question - who would you put ahead of UNH?

So now the Estero tournament has #3 Maine, #11 OSU, #15 CU, and unranked Notre Dame. (assuming we don't slide out of the polls while idle).

Not quite the tournament it was several weeks ago, but still pretty darn good.

Gee, shouldn't we be higher then? From the USCHO front page:
[q]Cornell gave the ECAC three ranked teams once more, reentering at No. 15 after two wins, including one over archrival Harvard.[/q]

Cowbell Guy wrote:
Gee, shouldn't we be higher then? From the USCHO front page:
[q]Cornell gave the ECAC three ranked teams once more, reentering at No. 15 after two wins, including one over archrival Harvard.[/q]

This is the same editorial staff that gave you the option of a "goaltender's dual" [sic] in their own poll this week.

Beeeej

Of course you could just drop a line to the editorial staff as a head's up instead of mocking it, though I realize that's not nearly as entertaining. ... I'm happy to say I was not responsible for either gaffe, though if I don't make at least a couple mistakes a week, it's an upset.



Post Edited (12-08-03 23:15)

USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 8, 2003

   Team                               Pts (1st) Last Record
 1 University of North Dakota         506 (31)   1    9-2-0
 2 Boston College                     476 (3)    2   10-2-3
 3 University of Maine                442        3   11-2-1
 4 Colorado College                   386        4    9-2-3
 5 University of New Hampshire        343        5   10-4-1
 6 St Cloud State University          331        6   10-4-2
 7 University of Wisconsin            315       11    9-3-4
 8 University of Massachusetts        236       10    9-3-2
 9 University of Michigan             212        9   10-6-0
10 University of Denver               193        8    9-5-2
11 The Ohio State University          159        7   11-7-0
12 Dartmouth College                  132       13    4-1-4
13 Brown University                   100       12    6-2-2
14 Miami University (Ohio)             86       NR   10-6-2
15 Cornell University                  61       NR    4-2-5

Others receiving votes: University of Minnesota-Duluth 27, 
Harvard University 22, University of Minnesota 19, 
Boston University 15, University of Notre Dame 8, 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 5, 
College of the Holy Cross 2, Quinnipiac University 2, 
Michigan State University 1, Niagara University 1.

It seems like the agreement between polls has been stronger this season than typical (just my impression, no actual effort was put into trying to verify this ).

Adam Wodon wrote:
Of course you could just drop a line to the editorial staff as a head's up instead of mocking it, though I realize that's not nearly as entertaining. ... I'm happy to say I was not responsible for either gaffe, though if I don't make at least a couple mistakes a week, it's an upset.
Post Edited (12-08-03 23:15)

I tried, Adam, but ironically, the "Contact Us" page isn't working properly. No matter which recipient I choose, it returns an "Invalid To: field in message. Try again." error.

(I did later just send an e-mail, copying webmaster, editor, and info.)

Beeeej

Hee.. now edited to read:

[q]Meanwhile, Cornell gave the ECAC three ranked teams once more, reentering at No. 15 after earnings three points from Brown and archrival Harvard.[/q]

Almost there...!!

Beeeej

By golly - Beeej was right. The contactus page is now fixed, I believe.

You'd be surprised by how many times he is right...one reason why I missed him before he reappeared...

Adam Brown '03 wrote:
You'd be surprised by how many times he is right...one reason why I missed him before he reappeared...

You're still not getting my Bud Light.

Beeeej