New Polls

ronnym · March 02, 2003, 10:34:10 PM

Does anyone think CU will move up in the polls with Colorado College's loss over the weekend? ::twitch::

Weingarm · March 02, 2003, 10:50:52 PM

Probably won't move up, although it may seem counter intuitive to us as Cornell fans. We would need at least 21 1st place votes and last week we only had 8. I can see us getting maybe 15 1st place votes at most. It will be an incredibly close vote, however.

On the brighter side, Cornell is off next weekend while CC plays Denver in a 2 game set. CC-Denver is a BIG rivalry in colorado and Denver never lays down for any game they play against each other. In addition, CC will have little to play for next weekend given that they've already clinched 1st place in the WCHA. Denver on the other hand is locked in a 5-way tie for 5th in the WCHA. If they finish in 5th, they lock a home ice bid in the WCHA tourney.

Translation= Denver will be playing at 300%, CC's only incentive is to maintain PWR position and thus, will be playing at more like 100%.
Further translation= don't be surprised if DU pulls off an upset or two. Then, you just may see Cornell rise to the only spot left.

Josh '99 · March 02, 2003, 11:21:42 PM

Prediction: If CC loses one or two games next weekend, and Cornell moves up to #1 in the polls, people on USCHO will BITCH and BITCH about us moving up when idle. :-))

Greg Berge · March 02, 2003, 11:43:43 PM

It may not be all that close a vote. Although CC lost, it was to a team that had gone unbeaten in their previous 18 games -- since their last loss against CC.

jy3 · March 03, 2003, 11:20:06 AM

this is good that someone started this thread so that we wont have a couple about polls when the polls come out ;-)
i see cornell gaining some votes but that is about all

RedAR · March 03, 2003, 04:46:35 PM

Before the polls come out for this week, does anyone really want Cornell to be voted the #1 team in the nation? Personally, I'm quite comfortable with us in the #2 spot.

Give My Regards · March 03, 2003, 04:51:13 PM

[Q]Before the polls come out for this week, does anyone really want Cornell to be voted the #1 team in the nation?[/Q]

Not until April 13th. :-))

CowbellGuy · March 03, 2003, 05:11:19 PM

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

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

Post Edited (03-06-03 21:39)

CowbellGuy · March 03, 2003, 05:44:22 PM

   Team      (First Place)    Record  Pts   Last Week
 1 Colorado College   (22)    24-5-5  582     1
 2 Cornell            (17)    24-4-1  572     2
 3 New Hampshire      ( 1)    21-7-6  501     4
 4 Maine                      24-7-5  438     5
 5 Ferris State               25-8-1  429     6
 6 Boston College             21-9-4  424     3
 7 Minnesota                  19-8-8  374     7
 8 Michigan                   24-9-1  301     8
 9 MSU-Mankato                17-8-9  265    10
10 Boston University         21-12-3  246    11
11 North Dakota               22-9-5  194     9
12 Harvard                    19-8-2  141    13
13 Providence                19-12-3  112    15
14 Denver                    20-10-6   97    12
15 Ohio State                22-10-3   67    14
Others receiving votes: St. Cloud State 31, Michigan State 10,
Minnesota-Duluth 10, Dartmouth 4, Quinnipiac 2

Lenny 01 · March 03, 2003, 05:58:57 PM

OH, so close.... but maybe better to have less pressure on them??
I guess the poles don't really matter anyway. A #1 would have been nice, but I agree that it is an uncessary pressure on them.
Speaking of rankings, did anyone hear Doug on the TV interview on Saturday night? He referred to the "Power Rankings". But, I would not stand up to him myself. Let him take care of playing hockey and I'll take care of looking at stats......

RedAR · March 03, 2003, 05:59:45 PM

RedAR · March 03, 2003, 06:00:40 PM

Age,

Could you edit in the "Others receiving votes" in the USCHO poll?

Section A · March 03, 2003, 06:02:30 PM

While it may as well be a good thing we're not #1 (target on our backs, etc., etc.), I really thought we would be today.

If you're #1, you shouldn't lose, and CC lost; that's the way I see it anyway. And meanwhile, we were the only team out of the current top 4 that had a 4 point weekend, and the only one remaining with only 4 losses.

But it's okay, I'll take #2 anyway...for now. :-)

Section A · March 03, 2003, 06:03:25 PM

"PWR" said really fast sounds like "Power" :-P ....

ronnym · March 03, 2003, 06:25:08 PM

I was watching Murray's interview, but I guess I didn't catch the part when he talked about the PWR ratings. What did he say?

About the rankings, there's a big half of me that wants to see us #1- but only if we're playing like #1 and deserve that ranking. Obviously, the most important poll comes at the end of the season, when the national champion is ranked number one, but for now, I think it would be awesome to see CU as #1 for the first time ever.

As far as pressure, I think that the pressure is there no matter what. Everyone in the ECAC (especially you know who in Cambridge) is gunning for us. And, beyond that, once into the NCAA tournament, the stakes and the pressure are high enough already because it's win or go home. So, I think that we should've bumped by CC this week, even considering that our two wins were against unranked teams, and they lost to a (now) top ten team. We don't have any choice in who we play at this time of year- neither do they- so I still think we should have moved up.