USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll
March 17, 2003
Team (First Place) Record Pts Last Week
1 Colorado College (35) 28-5-5 595 1
2 Cornell ( 5) 26-4-1 553 2
3 New Hampshire 25-7-6 520 3
4 Ferris State 29-8-1 454 4
5 Minnesota 22-8-9 414 6
6 Boston College 23-10-4 369 5
7 Boston University 24-13-3 361 8
8 Michigan 26-9-3 332 7
9 MSU-Mankato 20-8-10 274 10
10 Maine 24-9-5 243 9
11 North Dakota 26-10-5 223 11
12 Harvard 21-8-2 168 12
13 Ohio State 24-10-5 136 13
14 Michigan State 23-13-2 70 15
15 Minnesota-Duluth 20-14-5 24 -
Others receiving votes: Denver 20, Dartmouth 14,
Providence 10, St. Cloud State 6, Northern Michigan 5,
Yale 3, Brown 2, Mercyhurst 2, Massachusetts 1,
Wayne State 1
Post Edited (03-17-03 17:46)
So we beat RPI (a team with some quality wins) twice, shutting them out once. Meanwhile CC plays Alaska Anc (a team without a conf win and only one overall) 5-3 and 4-1, and we still LOSE two first place votes. Also of note, we are now closer to third than first for the first time in a month. NCAA football polls now make more sense than these.
We lost two first place votes to CC. Big deal. They've been the #1 for a while now. The only times that we've gained on them is when they have lost, which they haven't lately. We're probably closer to third than we have been because UNH has gotten "credit" for winning the HE tournament. No big surprises this week - pretty much in line with what I expected.
BTW - CC's wins over UAA were pretty solid. No scares for Tiger's fans, though the Seawolves were in game 1 for a period (1-1). OTOH, we struggled a bit against RPI on Friday night with much more tension than should have been necessary for the 11th seeded Engineers (Kepler's Laws not withstanding). So a poll, which does take scores and how you win into account, will be a little more kind to CC than us this week.
Keep CC in first. I would rather not play with the burden that 1st place has carried this year. It seems to be a jinx to everyone from NoDak to BC. Even CC has received its share of losses while in first.
What's a seawolf?
QuoteAdam '01 wrote:
What's a seawolf?
Nazi submarine? ::screwy::
I think it's a mythical creature of native american lore.
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(wow, the repeat rate on this keyboard is pretty high)
And the standard reply is, short of a national title, the only widespread exposure of college hockey is the polls. Typically no one in western Canada knows the difference between the CCHA and the CHA or a Colgate and a Cornell, but if you can show them a national poll with Cornell at #2, whether or not it's justified, it will mean something to them.
Do folks in Western Canada know what a Seawolf is? ::innocent::
Actually its a US submarine
http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/ssn-21.htm
[Insert unoriginal currency exchange rate joke about how #2 is almost #1 in Canada]
[Q] Author: Bill Fenwick (---.oracorp.com)
Date: 03-18-03 11:23
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Sure they do. The actual hockey games only last about 6 hours a week. That leaves 162 hours every week with nothing to do except argue about the polls.
Not important... bah!
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USA Today/American Hockey Magazine
Men's College Hockey Poll - March 17, 2003
1. Colorado College 254 (16) 28-5-5 1
2. Cornell 235 (1) 26-4-1 2
3. New Hampshire 222 25-7-6 3
4. Ferris State 202 29-8-1 4
5. Minnesota 179 22-8-9 6
6. Boston College 163 23-10-4 5
7. Boston University 148 24-13-3 7
8. Michigan 134 26-9-3 8
9. MSU-Mankato 118 20-8-10 9
10. Maine 91 24-9-5 10
11. North Dakota 89 26-10-5 11
12. Harvard 79 21-8-2 12
13. Ohio State 57 24-10-5 13
14. Michigan State 37 23-13-2 15
15. Denver 13 21-14-6 14
Others receiving votes: Minnesota-Duluth 10, Dartmouth 8, St. Cloud State 1
Somebody loves us.:-)
A slightly different poll, from ecac.org:
Who will be crowned 2003 ECAC Hockey Champion this Saturday at the Pepsi Arena in Albany?
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Poll Results:
Brown - 112
Cornell - 476
Dartmouth - 150
Harvard - 83