1.2.06 Polls

[A-19]

USCHO.com/CSTV Division I Men's Poll
January 2, 2006

 Team (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll
1 Wisconsin (37) 16-2-2 793 1
2 Miami ( 3) 13-2-3 755 2
3 Minnesota  11-5-4 679 3
4 Vermont  13-4-1 653 5
5 Boston College  10-4-2 627 4
6 Colorado College  17-6-1 622 7
7 Michigan  12-6-1 543 6
8 Cornell  9-3-2 532 8
9 North Dakota  13-8-1 448 10
10 Maine  12-6-0 411 9
11 St. Lawrence  12-6-1 399 12
12 Colgate  10-3-4 333 11
13 Providence  11-6-1 294 17
14 Harvard  10-6-1 276 16
15 New Hampshire  9-7-3 195 14
16 Ohio State  10-6-3 184 19
17 Denver  11-9-2 170 13
18 Clarkson  10-6-2 161 15
19 Lake Superior  10-6-4 78 18
20 Boston University  7-7-2 58 20
— Ferris State  9-6-5 58 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Nebraska-Omaha 51, Niagara 15, Minnesota-Duluth 15, Bemidji State 13, Michigan State 9, Northern Michigan 9, Alaska-Fairbanks 6, Mercyhurst 5, Holy Cross 4, Dartmouth 3, St. Cloud State 1

USA TODAY/American Hockey men's poll

Jan. 2, 2006

   Team (first-place votes)   Record    Points    LW
1.  Wisconsin (33)           16-2-2      509      1
2.  Miami (Ohio) (1)         13-2-3      468      2
3.  Minnesota                11-5-4      403      3
4.  Vermont                  13-4-1      395      5
5.  Colorado College         17-6-1      361      7
6.  Boston College           10-4-2      360      4
7.  Michigan                 12-6-1      312      6
8.  Cornell                   9-3-2      263     10      
 9.  Maine                    12-6-0      210      8
10.  North Dakota             13-8-1      203      9  
11.  St. Lawrence             12-6-1      143     14
12.  Providence               11-6-1      130     NR  
13.  Harvard                  10-6-1       97     NR  
14.  Colgate                  10-3-4       76     11
15.  Ohio State               10-6-3       51     NR
Others receiving votes: University of New Hampshire, 42; University of Nebraska Omaha, 21; Clarkson University, 15; University of Denver, 9; Ferris State University, 3; Lake Superior State University, 3; Mercyhurst College, 3; Niagara University, 3.

[ebilmes]

Who would have thought that among our opponents this year Niagara would be ahead of Michigan State?

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote ebilmes]Who would have thought that among our opponents this year Niagara would be ahead of Michigan State?[/quote]
Or that--as in the USA Today poll--five ECAC teams would be ahead of Denver.::banana::

[Trotsky]

Cornell is positioned fairly typically in the polls for this time of year.  Here's a comparison of the first USCHO poll of January with the first USCHO poll of March, to give an idea of how well the team has progressed up the ladder in recent years.  Age: PRE tags are not working, or I've done something wrong.

Year Jan Mar +/-
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2002  13  9  +4
2003   4  2  +2
2004   9 18  -9
2005   9  3  +6
2006   8