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still 8/10

USCHO.com/CSTV Division I Men's Poll

December 19, 2005
   Team      (First Place Votes)      Record   Points   Last Poll
1 Wisconsin      (33)             14-2-2     788        1
2 Miami              (6)               12-2-2     765     2
3 Minnesota                   9-5-4     659        4
4 Boston College   (1)               9-4-1     636        5
5 Vermont                  11-4-1     619        3
6 Michigan                       11-5-1     599        6
7 Colorado College                  15-6-1     592        7
8 Cornell                            8-3-1     494        8
9 Maine                             11-5-0     460        9
10 North Dakota                     12-7-1     454       10
11 Colgate                          10-2-3     410       11
12 St. Lawrence                     12-6-1     363       15
13 Denver                           11-7-2     354       13
14 New Hampshire                     9-6-3     324       12
15 Clarkson                         10-5-1     210       16
16 Harvard                           9-5-1     184       14
17 Providence                        9-6-1     172       17
18 Lake Superior                    10-6-4     111       18
19 Ohio State                        9-6-2      59       NR
20 Boston University                 6-7-2      52       20

Others Receiving Votes: Bemidji State 36, Nebraska-Omaha 13, Ferris State 10,
Michigan State 9, Northern Michigan 8, Mercyhurst 5, Niagara 4, Dartmouth 3,
Minnesota-Duluth 3, St. Cloud State 3, Holy Cross 1

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 19, 2005
   Team                      Points  (First Place Votes)  Last Poll  Record
1 University of Wisconsin      504            (28)           1       14-2-2
2 Miami (Ohio) University      482             (6)           2       12-2-2
3 University of Minnesota      400                           4        9-5-4
4 Boston College               390                           5        9-4-1
5 University of Vermont        366                           3       11-4-1
6 University of Michigan       361                           6       11-5-1
7 Colorado College             323                           7       15-6-1
8 University of Maine          227                           8       11-5-0
9 University of North Dakota   202                           9       12-7-1
10 Cornell University          193                           10       8-3-1
11 Colgate University          169                           11      10-2-3
12 University of Denver        141                           13      11-7-2
13 University of New Hampshire 138                           12       9-6-3
14 St. Lawrence University     101                           NR      12-6-1
15 Clarkson University          57                           15      10-5-1

Others receiving votes: Providence College 11, Harvard University 9,
Mercyhurst College 3, The Ohio State University 3[/PRE]

More evidence that a top-20 poll in college hockey is ridiculous.  Boston University is ranked in the poll (#20) and they've actually lost more games than they've won.

[Q]ben03 Wrote:

 still 8/10[/q]
Interesting. I thought we had the week off.

[Q]KeithK Wrote:

 More evidence that a top-20 poll in college hockey is ridiculous.  Boston University is ranked in the poll (#20) and they've actually lost more games than they've won.[/q]
yeah, when 53% of the division I programs [31/58(9)] receive votes in a poll, it pretty much negates its already microscopic legitimacy. if USCHO and CSTV are trying to imitate the farce that is the D1 football bowl system, they're off to a good start. i guess this is not a surprise, seeing as both have sold out both figuratively and literally.
it kind of sucks that over the last few years USCHO has fallen into the toilet and has shown no sign of extricating themselves. i guess the best thing about their complacency is that we’re likely to see the emergency of smaller, higher quality sites with better writing/reporting popping up to fill the void.

You'd think a team with a resume like SLU's would be ahead of us.