Final Meaningless Polls 3/20

[Chris 02]

USA TODAY/American Hockey men's poll

March 20, 2006

    Team (first-place votes)   Record     Points   LW 
1. Boston University (19)     25-9-4      484      3 
2. Wisconsin (12)             26-10-3     451      4 
3. Michigan State             24-11-8     431      6 
4. Minnesota (2)              27-8-5      426      1 
5. Miami (Ohio)               26-8-4      363      2 
6. North Dakota (1)           27-15-1     349      8 
7. Harvard                    21-11-2     299     12 
8. Boston College             23-12-3     256      9
9. Cornell                    21-8-4      254      7
10. Maine                     26-11-2     228      5
11. New Hampshire             20-12-7     133     10
12. Michigan                  21-14-5     132     11
13. Colorado College          24-15-2     105     13
14. St. Cloud State           22-16-4      56     NR
15. Denver                    21-15-3      44     14

Others receiving votes: Nebraska-Omaha 25, Holy Cross 16, Northern Michigan 16, Dartmouth 10, Bemidji State 2. 

[Trotsky]

Final USA Today poll; Cornell

3/16/98: NR
3/22/99: NR
3/20/00: NR
3/19/01: 17
3/25/02: 9
3/24/03: 1
3/22/04: 20
3/21/05: 4
3/20/06: 9

[ebilmes]

We're 8 in USCHO. I don't have time to format it right now...

We played like a top-5 team on Friday and a top-20 team on Saturday. Let's hope we play more like the top-5 team this weekend.

[Josh '99]

Is the thread title to be contrasted with other, more meaningful polls?  :-P

[KeithK]

[quote jmh30]Is the thread title to be contrasted with other, more meaningful polls?  :-P[/quote]The only meaningful poll is the one you hang.... Oh wait, we hang our banners from the rafters, not on poles.

[Roy 82]

[quote ebilmes]Let's hope we play more like the top-5 team this weekend.[/quote]

I'm hoping for the top four

[ugarte]

[quote jmh30]Is the thread title to be contrasted with other, more meaningful polls?  :-P[/quote]No, it is the last of the meaningless polls.

[las224]

I always get a bit confused at the PWR stuff, so can someone explain to me:

1. How is it possible for Boston to have so many more points than us?  I thought 2 points were awarded per game won, 1 per game tied, and 0 for losing.  Their record shows them winning only 4 games more than us and tying once more, so wouldn't that be ((4x2)+1=)9 points difference?

2. What does LW stand for?  A ranking of likelihood of winning is my best guess, but I really have no idea.

Thanks in advance for helping out a clueless fan

[Liz '05]

[quote las224]I always get a bit confused at the PWR stuff, so can someone explain to me:

1. How is it possible for Boston to have so many more points than us?  I thought 2 points were awarded per game won, 1 per game tied, and 0 for losing.  Their record shows them winning only 4 games more than us and tying once more, so wouldn't that be ((4x2)+1=)9 points difference? [/q]

In these polls, PWR doesn't matter.  Points are accumulated based on votes gotten from media, coaches, etc.
[q]
2. What does LW stand for?  A ranking of likelihood of winning is my best guess, but I really have no idea.

Thanks in advance for helping out a clueless fan [/quote]

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