New Polls

[CU at Stanford]

What would Coach Schafer say?  I suspect he is not paying much attention to the polls.  I think he is telling the team to keep the eyes on the ball--that is, the ECAC tournament.  First, the quarterfinals at home, then, Albany.  Only after we get out of Ithaca, will the team focus on Harvard (assuming they make it out of Cambridge).  Even then, the coach will probably tell the icers to focus on their immediate opponent.

Of course, I would have liked our team to be ranked No. 1.  It is strange to yell, "We are Number Two."  It does not sound as good as "We are Number One." :-D  Nevertheless, I am content with this and shall bask in it for the next two weeks.

[Chris 02]

When does the last poll come out?  If I recall from last year, I think it was the Monday right after selection Sunday.  Anyone with more info on this than me?

[Keith K]

I for one would love to see a #1 ranking.  We all know polls don't mean much compared to trophies, but being able to say that you were the top ranked team in the nation at the end of a season has to be a help in recruiting (and for school and league pride anyway).  I doubt it would add any more pressure over the current #2 vote and #3 ranking.

That said, it's going to take more than a split with a Top 10 team to drop CC below us at this point.  This week's poll results are right about what I expected.  Notice that CC didn't get a vote below second place in either poll this week (easy to show).  Another split against Denver next week might push over the top, but it would again be close since we don't play.

[Jim Hyla]

Tom Tseng said:[Q]Of course, I would have liked our team to be ranked No. 1. It is strange to yell, "We are Number Two." [/Q]But we are No. 1 in the only thing that should matter right now, that's in the ECAC. So yell it with gusto and let the rest of the chips fall etc..

[Sarli]

Favorite Quote from the interview with Murray:
Announcer: (paraphrase) So you cut down you're penalty minutes:
Murray: "I got soft..."

I missed the rest of his answer I was laughing so hard.

[Chris 02]

USA Today Poll

  TEAM                                   PTS   PVS
     ----                                   ---   ---
  1. Colorado College (11) 24-5-5           249     1
  2. Cornell (6) 24-4-1                     240     2
  3. New Hampshire 21-7-6                   208     4
  4. Maine 24-7-5                           190     3
  5. Ferris State 25-8-1                    187     6
  6. Boston College 21-9-4                  170     5
  7. Minnesota 19-8-8                       166     7
  8. Minnesota State Univ-Mankato 17-8-9    121     9
  9. Michigan 24-9-1                        120     8
 10. Boston University 21-12-3              103    11
 11. North Dakota  22-9-5                    76    10
 12. Harvard 19-8-2                          69    12
 13. Providence 19-12-3                      54    14
 14. Denver 20-10-6                          44    13
 15. Ohio State 22-10-3                      28    15

Others receiving votes: Minnesota-Duluth 8, St. Cloud State 4, Michigan State 3

[Denison 71]

How often in the last twenty years has the team ranked #1 at the end of the season won the frozen four?