Polls

[Jim Hyla]

Thanks to a good showing in the NCAAs, we finish 2012 in the Top Ten.

1   Boston College   (50)   33-10-1    1000   1
2   Ferris State      26-12-5    939   9
3   Union              26- 8-7    871   3
4   Minnesota      28-14-1    857   6
5   North Dakota      26-13-3    748   4
6   Minnesota-Duluth   25-10-6    739   5
7   Michigan      24-13-4    702   2
8   Miami              24-15-2    545   7
9   Massachusetts-Lowell   24-13-1    537   13
10   Cornell              19- 9-7    529   14
11   Boston University       23-15-1    518   8
12   Denver              25-14-4    510   10
13   Maine              23-14-3    483   11
14   Western Michigan   21-14-6    423   12
15   Michigan State      19-16-4    271   15
16   Air Force      21-11-7    246   16
17   Merrimack      18-12-7    192   17
18   Harvard              13-10-11 133   18
19   Notre Dame      19-18-3    100   19
20   Northern Michigan   17-14-6    82   20
Others receiving votes: Colorado College 23, St. Cloud State 14, Ohio State 11, Colgate 9, Quinnipiac 8, 
Bowling Green 5, Lake Superior 2, Niagara 1, Providence 1, Rochester Institute of Technology 1.

And considering how close we were to 2 & 3, not a bad season.

[jtn27]

Thanks to a good showing in the NCAAs, we finish 2012 in the Top Ten.

1   Boston College   (50)   33-10-1    1000   1
2   Ferris State      26-12-5    939   9
3   Union              26- 8-7    871   3
4   Minnesota      28-14-1    857   6
5   North Dakota      26-13-3    748   4
6   Minnesota-Duluth   25-10-6    739   5
7   Michigan      24-13-4    702   2
8   Miami              24-15-2    545   7
9   Massachusetts-Lowell   24-13-1    537   13
10   Cornell              19- 9-7    529   14
11   Boston University       23-15-1    518   8
12   Denver              25-14-4    510   10
13   Maine              23-14-3    483   11
14   Western Michigan   21-14-6    423   12
15   Michigan State      19-16-4    271   15
16   Air Force      21-11-7    246   16
17   Merrimack      18-12-7    192   17
18   Harvard              13-10-11 133   18
19   Notre Dame      19-18-3    100   19
20   Northern Michigan   17-14-6    82   20
Others receiving votes: Colorado College 23, St. Cloud State 14, Ohio State 11, Colgate 9, Quinnipiac 8, 
Bowling Green 5, Lake Superior 2, Niagara 1, Providence 1, Rochester Institute of Technology 1.

We beat Michigan. We should be ahead of them. And Miami lost in the first round. We should be ahead of them too.

[Ronald '09]

Thanks to a good showing in the NCAAs, we finish 2012 in the Top Ten.

1   Boston College   (50)   33-10-1    1000   1
2   Ferris State      26-12-5    939   9
3   Union              26- 8-7    871   3
4   Minnesota      28-14-1    857   6
5   North Dakota      26-13-3    748   4
6   Minnesota-Duluth   25-10-6    739   5
7   Michigan      24-13-4    702   2
8   Miami              24-15-2    545   7
9   Massachusetts-Lowell   24-13-1    537   13
10   Cornell              19- 9-7    529   14
11   Boston University       23-15-1    518   8
12   Denver              25-14-4    510   10
13   Maine              23-14-3    483   11
14   Western Michigan   21-14-6    423   12
15   Michigan State      19-16-4    271   15
16   Air Force      21-11-7    246   16
17   Merrimack      18-12-7    192   17
18   Harvard              13-10-11 133   18
19   Notre Dame      19-18-3    100   19
20   Northern Michigan   17-14-6    82   20
Others receiving votes: Colorado College 23, St. Cloud State 14, Ohio State 11, Colgate 9, Quinnipiac 8, 
Bowling Green 5, Lake Superior 2, Niagara 1, Providence 1, Rochester Institute of Technology 1.

We beat Michigan. We should be ahead of them. And Miami lost in the first round. We should be ahead of them too.

RPI beat us.  So did UMass.  So did Brown.  Should those teams be ahead of us?

[jtn27]

Thanks to a good showing in the NCAAs, we finish 2012 in the Top Ten.

1   Boston College   (50)   33-10-1    1000   1
2   Ferris State      26-12-5    939   9
3   Union              26- 8-7    871   3
4   Minnesota      28-14-1    857   6
5   North Dakota      26-13-3    748   4
6   Minnesota-Duluth   25-10-6    739   5
7   Michigan      24-13-4    702   2
8   Miami              24-15-2    545   7
9   Massachusetts-Lowell   24-13-1    537   13
10   Cornell              19- 9-7    529   14
11   Boston University       23-15-1    518   8
12   Denver              25-14-4    510   10
13   Maine              23-14-3    483   11
14   Western Michigan   21-14-6    423   12
15   Michigan State      19-16-4    271   15
16   Air Force      21-11-7    246   16
17   Merrimack      18-12-7    192   17
18   Harvard              13-10-11 133   18
19   Notre Dame      19-18-3    100   19
20   Northern Michigan   17-14-6    82   20
Others receiving votes: Colorado College 23, St. Cloud State 14, Ohio State 11, Colgate 9, Quinnipiac 8, 
Bowling Green 5, Lake Superior 2, Niagara 1, Providence 1, Rochester Institute of Technology 1.

We beat Michigan. We should be ahead of them. And Miami lost in the first round. We should be ahead of them too.

RPI beat us.  So did UMass.  So did Brown.  Should those teams be ahead of us?

But we beat Michigan in the playoffs. That's what counts.

[css228]

Thanks to a good showing in the NCAAs, we finish 2012 in the Top Ten.

1   Boston College   (50)   33-10-1    1000   1
2   Ferris State      26-12-5    939   9
3   Union              26- 8-7    871   3
4   Minnesota      28-14-1    857   6
5   North Dakota      26-13-3    748   4
6   Minnesota-Duluth   25-10-6    739   5
7   Michigan      24-13-4    702   2
8   Miami              24-15-2    545   7
9   Massachusetts-Lowell   24-13-1    537   13
10   Cornell              19- 9-7    529   14
11   Boston University       23-15-1    518   8
12   Denver              25-14-4    510   10
13   Maine              23-14-3    483   11
14   Western Michigan   21-14-6    423   12
15   Michigan State      19-16-4    271   15
16   Air Force      21-11-7    246   16
17   Merrimack      18-12-7    192   17
18   Harvard              13-10-11 133   18
19   Notre Dame      19-18-3    100   19
20   Northern Michigan   17-14-6    82   20
Others receiving votes: Colorado College 23, St. Cloud State 14, Ohio State 11, Colgate 9, Quinnipiac 8, 
Bowling Green 5, Lake Superior 2, Niagara 1, Providence 1, Rochester Institute of Technology 1.

We beat Michigan. We should be ahead of them. And Miami lost in the first round. We should be ahead of them too.

RPI beat us.  So did UMass.  So did Brown.  Should those teams be ahead of us?

Yes. And UAH beat Denver at Denver. So obviously they should be at 12!

[KeithK]

Thanks to a good showing in the NCAAs, we finish 2012 in the Top Ten.

1   Boston College   (50)   33-10-1    1000   1
2   Ferris State      26-12-5    939   9
3   Union              26- 8-7    871   3
4   Minnesota      28-14-1    857   6
5   North Dakota      26-13-3    748   4
6   Minnesota-Duluth   25-10-6    739   5
7   Michigan      24-13-4    702   2
8   Miami              24-15-2    545   7
9   Massachusetts-Lowell   24-13-1    537   13
10   Cornell              19- 9-7    529   14
11   Boston University       23-15-1    518   8
12   Denver              25-14-4    510   10
13   Maine              23-14-3    483   11
14   Western Michigan   21-14-6    423   12
15   Michigan State      19-16-4    271   15
16   Air Force      21-11-7    246   16
17   Merrimack      18-12-7    192   17
18   Harvard              13-10-11 133   18
19   Notre Dame      19-18-3    100   19
20   Northern Michigan   17-14-6    82   20
Others receiving votes: Colorado College 23, St. Cloud State 14, Ohio State 11, Colgate 9, Quinnipiac 8, 
Bowling Green 5, Lake Superior 2, Niagara 1, Providence 1, Rochester Institute of Technology 1.

We beat Michigan. We should be ahead of them. And Miami lost in the first round. We should be ahead of them too.

RPI beat us.  So did UMass.  So did Brown.  Should those teams be ahead of us?

But we beat Michigan in the playoffs. That's what counts.

Insofar as we're bothering to have a poll at this time of year voters should still be voting base don who is the best team given all of the available evidence.  It shouldn't just be basedon playoff results.  Small sample sizes and all.

Thought experiment. Let's say that the Air Force goalie started to channel the spirit of Ken Dryden in the tournament and managed to earn four 1-0 shut outs while his team was outshot by an average of 50-5.  Air Force would then be the national champions. But given the peripherals would it make sense to vote them the #1 team in the country? I don't think so.

If you just want the final polls to follow the NC$$ tournament results then why bother havin a poll in the first place?  Wait.  Why do we have a poll after the tournament? :-D

[ugarte]

Thanks to a good showing in the NCAAs, we finish 2012 in the Top Ten.

1   Boston College   (50)   33-10-1    1000   1
2   Ferris State      26-12-5    939   9
3   Union              26- 8-7    871   3
4   Minnesota      28-14-1    857   6
5   North Dakota      26-13-3    748   4
6   Minnesota-Duluth   25-10-6    739   5
7   Michigan      24-13-4    702   2
8   Miami              24-15-2    545   7
9   Massachusetts-Lowell   24-13-1    537   13
10   Cornell              19- 9-7    529   14
11   Boston University       23-15-1    518   8
12   Denver              25-14-4    510   10
13   Maine              23-14-3    483   11
14   Western Michigan   21-14-6    423   12
15   Michigan State      19-16-4    271   15
16   Air Force      21-11-7    246   16
17   Merrimack      18-12-7    192   17
18   Harvard              13-10-11 133   18
19   Notre Dame      19-18-3    100   19
20   Northern Michigan   17-14-6    82   20
Others receiving votes: Colorado College 23, St. Cloud State 14, Ohio State 11, Colgate 9, Quinnipiac 8, 
Bowling Green 5, Lake Superior 2, Niagara 1, Providence 1, Rochester Institute of Technology 1.

We beat Michigan. We should be ahead of them. And Miami lost in the first round. We should be ahead of them too.

I just got a call from the Sun Sports Editor. You're fired. Fortunately I also got a call from Skip Bayless and you're hired.

[jtn27]

Thanks to a good showing in the NCAAs, we finish 2012 in the Top Ten.

1   Boston College   (50)   33-10-1    1000   1
2   Ferris State      26-12-5    939   9
3   Union              26- 8-7    871   3
4   Minnesota      28-14-1    857   6
5   North Dakota      26-13-3    748   4
6   Minnesota-Duluth   25-10-6    739   5
7   Michigan      24-13-4    702   2
8   Miami              24-15-2    545   7
9   Massachusetts-Lowell   24-13-1    537   13
10   Cornell              19- 9-7    529   14
11   Boston University       23-15-1    518   8
12   Denver              25-14-4    510   10
13   Maine              23-14-3    483   11
14   Western Michigan   21-14-6    423   12
15   Michigan State      19-16-4    271   15
16   Air Force      21-11-7    246   16
17   Merrimack      18-12-7    192   17
18   Harvard              13-10-11 133   18
19   Notre Dame      19-18-3    100   19
20   Northern Michigan   17-14-6    82   20
Others receiving votes: Colorado College 23, St. Cloud State 14, Ohio State 11, Colgate 9, Quinnipiac 8, 
Bowling Green 5, Lake Superior 2, Niagara 1, Providence 1, Rochester Institute of Technology 1.

We beat Michigan. We should be ahead of them. And Miami lost in the first round. We should be ahead of them too.

I just got a call from the Sun Sports Editor. You're fired. Fortunately I also got a call from Skip Bayless and you're hired.

Seeing as how I just went from writing just 2 sports articles ever for a college newspaper to appearing on a national television show I'd say that's a pretty good deal.

[marty]

Thanks to a good showing in the NCAAs, we finish 2012 in the Top Ten.

1   Boston College   (50)   33-10-1    1000   1
2   Ferris State      26-12-5    939   9
3   Union              26- 8-7    871   3
4   Minnesota      28-14-1    857   6
5   North Dakota      26-13-3    748   4
6   Minnesota-Duluth   25-10-6    739   5
7   Michigan      24-13-4    702   2
8   Miami              24-15-2    545   7
9   Massachusetts-Lowell   24-13-1    537   13
10   Cornell              19- 9-7    529   14
11   Boston University       23-15-1    518   8
12   Denver              25-14-4    510   10
13   Maine              23-14-3    483   11
14   Western Michigan   21-14-6    423   12
15   Michigan State      19-16-4    271   15
16   Air Force      21-11-7    246   16
17   Merrimack      18-12-7    192   17
18   Harvard              13-10-11 133   18
19   Notre Dame      19-18-3    100   19
20   Northern Michigan   17-14-6    82   20
Others receiving votes: Colorado College 23, St. Cloud State 14, Ohio State 11, Colgate 9, Quinnipiac 8, 
Bowling Green 5, Lake Superior 2, Niagara 1, Providence 1, Rochester Institute of Technology 1.

We beat Michigan. We should be ahead of them. And Miami lost in the first round. We should be ahead of them too.

RPI beat us.  So did UMass.  So did Brown.  Should those teams be ahead of us?

Yes. And UAH beat Denver at Denver. So obviously they should be at 12!

...and I'm My Own Grandpa

[billhoward]

Nothing wrong with a post-season poll. Starts to build interest for next year.