Ceramic Dalmatians, 2026-27

[Trotsky]

collegepucknxt also has a pre-season top 15:

1. Den
2. Mich
3. NDak
4. Mich St
5. UMD
6. Qpc
7. WMU
8. BU
9. Wis
10. UMass
11. Drt
12. UConn
13. Prv
14. Minn
15. BC

[The Rancor]

collegepucknxt also has a pre-season top 15:

1. Den
2. Mich
3. NDak
4. Mich St
5. UMD
6. Qpc
7. WMU
8. BU
9. Wis
10. UMass
11. Drt
12. UConn
13. Prv
14. Minn
15. BC

Eh. This is just a list of annual contenders and Dartmouth. UConn had a similar record and finished behind us in polling. That is to say, they A. Don't know Jack B. None of this Matters.

[stereax]

collegepucknxt also has a pre-season top 15:

1. Den
2. Mich
3. NDak
4. Mich St
5. UMD
6. Qpc
7. WMU
8. BU
9. Wis
10. UMass
11. Drt
12. UConn
13. Prv
14. Minn
15. BC

Eh. This is just a list of annual contenders and Dartmouth. UConn had a similar record and finished behind us in polling. That is to say, they A. Don't know Jack B. None of this Matters.

Yeah this is basically the same list as every year just with dartmouth lmaooo

1. Denver (but it's an even year)
2. Chokers with a loaded roster
3. Team that is the only thing decent about studying in North Dakota
4. Chokers with a loaded roster, green variant
5. Actually really scary this year
6. Quinnipiac is unfortunately still good
7. WMU is still here they won two years ago
8. Obligatory Boston school stonks
9. Runners up last year
10. HEA stonks
11. Guys did you know Dartmouth is good now?!?
12. More HEA stonks
13. Even more HEA stonks
14. The Gophers are gonna be good eventually right
15. Obligatory Boston school stonks, darker red variant

The fact that we're not on here when teams like BU and BC, who missed the dance, are is really funny.

Work in silence.

[Will]

collegepucknxt also has a pre-season top 15:

1. Den
2. Mich
3. NDak
4. Mich St
5. UMD
6. Qpc
7. WMU
8. BU
9. Wis
10. UMass
11. Drt
12. UConn
13. Prv
14. Minn
15. BC

Eh. This is just a list of annual contenders and Dartmouth. UConn had a similar record and finished behind us in polling. That is to say, they A. Don't know Jack B. None of this Matters.

Yeah this is basically the same list as every year just with dartmouth lmaooo

1. Denver (but it's an even year)
2. Chokers with a loaded roster
3. Team that is the only thing decent about studying in North Dakota
4. Chokers with a loaded roster, green variant
5. Actually really scary this year
6. Quinnipiac is unfortunately still good
7. WMU is still here they won two years ago
8. Obligatory Boston school stonks
9. Runners up last year
10. HEA stonks
11. Guys did you know Dartmouth is good now?!?
12. More HEA stonks
13. Even more HEA stonks
14. The Gophers are gonna be good eventually right
15. Obligatory Boston school stonks, darker red variant

The fact that we're not on here when teams like BU and BC, who missed the dance, are is really funny.

Work in silence.

We know how this works. Pre-season polls are always based on reputation, because of course there are no results yet. Some of these teams will make the tournament and some of them won't. In fairness, in a lot of years, Cornell also benefits from a reputation push, albeit not this year, but that's fine. Yes, none of this matters, but we need something to talk about in August, so here we are.

[BearLover]

These rankings are meant to predict the future by taking into account incoming/outgoing players. It's perfectly reasonable to expect a team that missed the NCAAs to be really good next season, for example. The rankings aren't ridiculous on their face.

Rather, the issue with these rankings is that I see no reason to believe "College Hockey NXT" is a reputable source. Who, or what, is College Hockey NXT? There's no name (or list of names) on their website. You'd think a site predicting commitments and team outcomes, and ranking recruiting classes, would be run by a former coach or scout or someone involved in college hockey in some way, but there's literally no indication (that I can find) that this website isn't run by a random kid. The emojis are a dead giveaway that this source is not to be taken seriously.

[marty]

collegepucknxt also has a pre-season top 15:

1. Den
2. Mich
3. NDak
4. Mich St
5. UMD
6. Qpc
7. WMU
8. BU
9. Wis
10. UMass
11. Drt
12. UConn
13. Prv
14. Minn
15. BC

His crystal ball didn't predict which Atlantic Hockey team will fill the 16th slot?

[BearLover]

These rankings are meant to predict the future by taking into account incoming/outgoing players. It's perfectly reasonable to expect a team that missed the NCAAs to be really good next season, for example. The rankings aren't ridiculous on their face.

Rather, the issue with these rankings is that I see no reason to believe "College Hockey NXT" is a reputable source. Who, or what, is College Hockey NXT? There's no name (or list of names) on their website. You'd think a site predicting commitments and team outcomes, and ranking recruiting classes, would be run by a former coach or scout or someone involved in college hockey in some way, but there's literally no indication (that I can find) that this website isn't run by a random kid. The emojis are a dead giveaway that this source is not to be taken seriously.

Sorry, I meant "College Puck NXT"

[adamw]

These rankings are meant to predict the future by taking into account incoming/outgoing players. It's perfectly reasonable to expect a team that missed the NCAAs to be really good next season, for example. The rankings aren't ridiculous on their face.

Rather, the issue with these rankings is that I see no reason to believe "College Hockey NXT" is a reputable source. Who, or what, is College Hockey NXT? There's no name (or list of names) on their website. You'd think a site predicting commitments and team outcomes, and ranking recruiting classes, would be run by a former coach or scout or someone involved in college hockey in some way, but there's literally no indication (that I can find) that this website isn't run by a random kid. The emojis are a dead giveaway that this source is not to be taken seriously.

Sorry, I meant "College Puck NXT"

Anyone can start a twitter feed and proclaim themselves experts and put out a ranking. Bear Lover could even try it if he wants. So we agree for a change.

Just look at me - amirite??

[Will]

These rankings are meant to predict the future by taking into account incoming/outgoing players. It's perfectly reasonable to expect a team that missed the NCAAs to be really good next season, for example. The rankings aren't ridiculous on their face.

Rather, the issue with these rankings is that I see no reason to believe "College Hockey NXT" is a reputable source. Who, or what, is College Hockey NXT? There's no name (or list of names) on their website. You'd think a site predicting commitments and team outcomes, and ranking recruiting classes, would be run by a former coach or scout or someone involved in college hockey in some way, but there's literally no indication (that I can find) that this website isn't run by a random kid. The emojis are a dead giveaway that this source is not to be taken seriously.

Sorry, I meant "College Puck NXT"

Anyone can start a twitter feed and proclaim themselves experts and put out a ranking. Bear Lover could even try it if he wants. So we agree for a change.

Just look at me - amirite??

Ha! Hey, when you started CHN, you already had a 'name' in the college hockey world and a record to speak of. You had earned respect already. As far as we know, "collegepucknxt" has none of that. Maybe someday that will be the case with them, but not today.

[stereax]

These rankings are meant to predict the future by taking into account incoming/outgoing players. It's perfectly reasonable to expect a team that missed the NCAAs to be really good next season, for example. The rankings aren't ridiculous on their face.

Rather, the issue with these rankings is that I see no reason to believe "College Hockey NXT" is a reputable source. Who, or what, is College Hockey NXT? There's no name (or list of names) on their website. You'd think a site predicting commitments and team outcomes, and ranking recruiting classes, would be run by a former coach or scout or someone involved in college hockey in some way, but there's literally no indication (that I can find) that this website isn't run by a random kid. The emojis are a dead giveaway that this source is not to be taken seriously.

Sorry, I meant "College Puck NXT"

Anyone can start a twitter feed and proclaim themselves experts and put out a ranking. Bear Lover could even try it if he wants. So we agree for a change.

Just look at me - amirite??

Ha! Hey, when you started CHN, you already had a 'name' in the college hockey world and a record to speak of. You had earned respect already. As far as we know, "collegepucknxt" has none of that. Maybe someday that will be the case with them, but not today.

CPNxt is really on the ball with commitments and stuff. It's why I keep their post notifications on for Twitter.