USCHO Pre-Season Poll 9/25/06

Preseason USCHO.com/CSTV Division I Men's Poll
September 25, 2006

 Team            (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll 
1 Wisconsin                     (17) 30-10-3 688 2 
1 Boston College                (10) 26-13-3 688 9 
3 Minnesota                     ( 5) 27- 9-5 666 3 
4 Boston University             ( 3) 26-10-4 595 1 
5 Michigan State                ( 1) 25-12-8 587 4 
6 North Dakota                  ( 1) 29-16-1 581 6 
7 Michigan                      ( 2) 21-15-5 539 11 
8 Miami                              26- 9-4 520 5 
9 Denver                             21-15-3 407 16 
10 New Hampshire                     20-13-7 397 13 
11 Maine                             28-12-2 395 10 
12 Harvard                           21-12-2 346 7 
13 Cornell                           22- 9-4 317 8 
14 Colgate                      ( 1) 20-13-6 271 20 
15 Colorado College                  24-16-2 257 12 
16 St. Cloud State                   22-16-4 205 14 
17 Ohio State                        15-19-5 169 NR 
18 Dartmouth                         19-12-2 151 17 
19 Northern Michigan                 22-16-2 110 18 
20 Clarkson                          18-17-3  98 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Nebraska-Omaha 83, Providence 61, Minnesota-Duluth 59, Vermont 45, Bemidji State 34, St. Lawrence 31, Holy Cross 28, Notre Dame 18, Lake Superior 11, Niagara 11, Mercyhurst 7, Quinnipiac 7, Massachusetts 5, Ferris State 4, Alaska 3, Sacred Heart 3, Alaska-Anchorage 2, Mass.-Lowell 1

Have I mentioned how much I love polls, specifically preseason ones.

FWIW - I do love the fact that Cornell is ranked #13 in the preseason, even given all of our losses. I don't believe it, but publicity is a good thing.

I wonder who gave Colgate a first place vote.

calgARI '07
Have I mentioned how much I love polls, specifically preseason ones.

At least it gives us something to talk about until the puck drops in several weeks.

Is it coincidence that Minnesota has 666 points?

johnF
Is it coincidence that Minnesota has 666 points?

Fitting that Holy Cross ended their season last year, then.

Since when is Alaska-Fairbanks just "Alaska"?

They changed the their Athletics name over the summer from UAF Nanooks to Alaska Nanooks. There are threads about it on USCHO forum. Apparently not everyone is happy especially some UAA fans.

Beeeej
Since when is Alaska-Fairbanks just "Alaska"?

FWIW, a thread was started about this on USCHO back in May. [board.uscho.com]

I still think it's rediculous to rank 20 teams in Div-I NCAA hockey. That's almost a third of the entire division. Stupid. Should be top 10, or go back to 15, but 10 would be my bet.

As mentioned, preseason polls are quite stupid too. At least the hockey poll doesn't decide the national champion.

JordanCS
As mentioned, preseason polls are quite stupid too. At least the hockey poll doesn't decide the national champion.

It does decide the Ceramic Dalmatian, however.

After wandering in the off-season wilderness, it's great to see the poll. Like the first leaf falling, it's a sign that hockey will soon be back. The Wheel of Life, and all that stuff.

Trotsky

JordanCS
As mentioned, preseason polls are quite stupid too. At least the hockey poll doesn't decide the national champion.

It does decide the Ceramic Dalmatian, however.