2/4/02 Polls

[KeithK]

I love the fact that the first place votes are so scattered in this week's poll.  It's an indication that the field is wide open this year, with no clear favorite.  Several perrenial favorites are down (e.g. last year's finalists) and everyone has stumbled at times.  Makes it all more fun, IMO.

[Weingarm]

And funny enough, Keith, that very same parity across college hockey this year is Cornell's only hope to move up beyond #8 (whether it be in a poll, the RPI ranking, or PWR).
You never know... Maine loses one game, then Colorado College trips over Wisconsin, then Minnesota hiccups against N. Dakota and all of the sudden... (keep your fingers crossed for Big Red wins)... Cornell moves up.
Yes, even in the more important RPI and PWR.
Those who argue it will be tough are right.   But it's been a while since Cornell had a team which was up to the challenge.  This year they do.

[KeithK]

My thoughts exactly Mike.

[Beeeej]

We won the Ivy title in 1988 - though we did have to share it with Penn.

Beeeej

[Beeeej]

Okay, I'm confused.  Where did you all see this supposed first-place vote?  Did they put it in there yesterday by mistake?  'cause it's certainly not there now at <http://www.uscollegehockey.com/polls/index.php>.

Beeeej

[Josh '99]

The first place vote is in the USA Today poll, not the USCHO poll.  That poll is not updated yet for this week on USCHO.

[CUlater \'89]

The first-place vote to which everyone (other than you) are referring came in the USA Today poll.

[Beeeej]

Aha!!  Thanks muchly, Josh & CULater.  I'm sure I'll be awake soon.

(Checks USA Today website)

Okay, so why doesn't the 1st place vote show on their website, <http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/hockey/usatmen.htm>?

Beeeej

[zg88]

So, the Big Red have something in common with the top 4 teams in the polls -- fewest overall losses (5).

(testing edit function):

...Oh, and it sure is sweet to see Cornell one notch higher than B.U.!  :-)

[ugarte]

I can't figure out why the usatoday website doesn't have all of the first place votes, but the total votes work out to 19 voters voting for places 1 -15, so the chart above is probably correct.

(19 voters *(15+14+13+12 . . .) = 2280, which is what you get if you add all of the weighted votes.)

[Al DeFlorio]

IIRC, there were 19 first place votes last week, as well.

[Beeeej]

And the copy of it on USCHO shows our first place vote, too.

I wonder if that was Mazzoleni?  :-D

Beeeej

[CowbellGuy]

Somebody already made that joke :-P

[Beeeej]

I'm old and forgetful, have some respect.  :-{P} <--homegrown goateed emoticon

Beeeej

[Tom Lento]

Hey, Beeeej, if you ask nicely Age might make you a bearded emoticon image set.  :-P

I'm sure there's one on the web, too, if you're into finding it.