Polls 2/14/05

USCHO.com/CSTV Division I Men's Poll
February 14, 2005

   Team        (First Place)    Record  Pts   Last Week
 1 Denver               (22)    21-6-2  566     3
 2 Boston College        (9)    18-4-5  551     1
 3 Colorado College      (8)    24-5-3  542     2
 4 Cornell               (1)    18-4-3  449     5
 5 Michigan                     22-7-3  441     6
 6 Wisconsin                    20-8-2  404     4
 7 Ohio State                   22-7-3  361     7
 8 New Hampshire                20-7-3  314     8
 9 Harvard                      15-6-2  231    10
10 Minnesota                   20-12-1  211     9
11 Boston University           17-10-2  203    13
12 Colgate                      20-8-2  182    12
13 Mass.-Lowell                 17-7-4  131    11
14 Maine                        15-9-6   96    14
15 North Dakota                15-12-3   62    15

Others Receiving Votes: Northern Michigan 28,
Dartmouth 20, Bemidji State 5, Vermont 3

And USA Today's...

The USA TODAY/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 men's
college hockey poll with first-place votes
in parentheses, 2004-05 record and rank:  

(as of February 14)

    TEAM                        PTS    Record    Last week
    ----                        ---    ------    ---------
1.  Boston College (20)         484    18-4-5         1
2.  Denver (9)                  469    21-6-2         3
3.  Colorado (5)                464    24-5-3         2
4.  Cornell                     380    18-4-3         5
5.  Wisconsin                   357    20-8-2         4
6.  Michigan                    355    22-7-3         6
7.  Ohio State                  317    22-7-3         7
8.  New Hampshire               278    20-7-3         8
9.  Harvard                     205    15-6-2        10
10. Minnesota                   189   20-12-1         9
11. Boston Univ.                161   17-10-2        13
12. Colgate                     133    20-8-2        12
13. Massachusetts-Lowell        105    17-7-4        11
14. Maine                        99    15-9-6        14
15. North Dakota                 49   15-12-3        15

Others receiving votes: Northern Michigan, 25; Dartmouth College, 8; 
Nebraska Omaha, 1; College of the Holy Cross, 1.

Beeeej

Fourth is a reasonable place for Cornell to be now and maybe finish the regular season. 2-3 are close in points as is the Cornell-Michigan band of 4-5. Beating up on cripples the rest of the way can't move Cornell up much although losing could push Cornell down. (Start by rooting for Fair Harvard against BC tonight in the Beanpot consolation.) It does feel nice to see BC at #2 and realize we were able to play BC to within one goal (plus the ENG).

  Team        (First Place)    Record  Pts   Last Week
 1 Denver               (22)    21-6-2  566     3
 2 Boston College        (9)    18-4-5  551     1
 3 Colorado College      (8)    24-5-3  542     2
 4 Cornell               (1)    18-4-3  449     5
 5 Michigan                     22-7-3  441     6
 6 Wisconsin                    20-8-2  404     4
 7 Ohio State                   22-7-3  361     7
 8 New Hampshire                20-7-3  314     8
 9 Harvard                      15-6-2  231    10
10 Minnesota                   20-12-1  211     9
11 Boston University           17-10-2  203    13
12 Colgate                      20-8-2  182    12
13 Mass.-Lowell                 17-7-4  131    11
14 Maine                        15-9-6   96    14
15 North Dakota                15-12-3   62    15
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Michigan 28, Dartmouth 20, Bemidji State 5, Vermont 3

So does the 2:1 flip-flop in first-place votes for Denver and BC indicate western bias at USCHO and eastern at USA Today?

And who picked us #1?

Let's send them a big red cookie!

While #4 is probably about where we should be at, we didn't deserve to go up simply for throttling Yale and Princeton. I suppose it's really that Wisconsin went down for only taking one of four points from Denver, but then again, Denver was #3, is now #1/#2, and is still the defending national champion.

The rest of the ECAC can move up to having a good weekend against Cornell and Colgate. We don't have that luxury because we are the 800 pound gorillas of the ECAC. I think the voters are simply recognizing that 9-0-1 is a pretty good streak no matter how crummy the competition.

yes.
4th is maybe a little high, but you gotta recognize the streak. plus, they are still doing everything they are supposed to be doing so how can you argue moving them up? maybe if Cornell was playing in the WCHA they would be scoring an extra goal or two a game against teams that are all O, no D. everyone knows the ECAC is stacked for goalkeepers and plays a more defensive style, thanks to a team that wears red.