Polls 3/17

[jbeaber1998]

USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll

March 17, 2003

   Team      (First Place)        Record      Pts     Last Week
 1 Colorado College   (35)    28-5-5     595     1
 2 Cornell            ( 5)            26-4-1     553     2
 3 New Hampshire                25-7-6     520     3
 4 Ferris State                      29-8-1     454     4
 5 Minnesota                        22-8-9     414     6
 6 Boston College                 23-10-4  369     5
 7 Boston University             24-13-3  361     8
 8 Michigan                          26-9-3     332     7
 9 MSU-Mankato                  20-8-10   274    10
10 Maine                             24-9-5     243     9
11 North Dakota                  26-10-5  223    11
12 Harvard                          21-8-2    168    12
13 Ohio State                      24-10-5  136    13
14 Michigan State                23-13-2   70    15
15 Minnesota-Duluth          20-14-5   24       -

Others receiving votes: Denver 20, Dartmouth 14,
Providence 10, St. Cloud State 6, Northern Michigan 5,
Yale 3, Brown 2, Mercyhurst 2, Massachusetts 1,
Wayne State 1



Post Edited (03-17-03 17:46)

[Luke \'05]

So we beat RPI (a team with some quality wins) twice, shutting them out once.  Meanwhile CC plays Alaska Anc (a team without a conf win and only one overall) 5-3 and 4-1, and we still LOSE two first place votes.  Also of note, we are now closer to third than first for the first time in a month.  NCAA football polls now make more sense than these.

[KeithK \'93]

We lost two first place votes to CC.  Big deal.  They've been the #1 for a while now.  The only times that we've gained on them is when they have lost, which they haven't lately.  We're probably closer to third than we have been because UNH has gotten "credit" for winning the HE tournament.  No big surprises this week - pretty much in line with what I expected.

BTW - CC's wins over UAA were pretty solid.  No scares for Tiger's fans, though the Seawolves were in game 1 for a period (1-1).  OTOH, we struggled a bit against RPI on Friday night with much more tension than should have been necessary for the 11th seeded Engineers (Kepler's Laws not withstanding).  So a poll, which does take scores and how you win into account, will be a little more kind to CC than us this week.

[Alan]

Keep CC in first. I would rather not play with the burden that 1st place has carried this year. It seems to be a jinx to everyone from NoDak to BC. Even CC has received its share of losses while in first.

[Adam]

What's a seawolf?

[Al DeFlorio]

Adam '01 wrote:

What's a seawolf?

Nazi submarine? ::screwy::

[Robb]

I think it's a mythical creature of native american lore.

[Bill Fenwick]

It can never be said enough...

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(wow, the repeat rate on this keyboard is pretty high)

[CowbellGuy]

And the standard reply is, short of a national title, the only widespread exposure of college hockey is the polls. Typically no one in western Canada knows the difference between the CCHA and the CHA or a Colgate and a Cornell, but if you can show them a national poll with Cornell at #2, whether or not it's justified, it will mean something to them.

[Adam]

Do folks in Western Canada know what a Seawolf is?  ::innocent::

[Rob \'98]

Actually its a US submarine

http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/ssn-21.htm

[atb9]

[Insert unoriginal currency exchange rate joke about how #2 is almost #1 in Canada]

[schoaff]

[Q] Author: Bill Fenwick (---.oracorp.com)
Date:   03-18-03 11:23

It can never be said enough...

Polls don't matter! Polls don't matter! Polls don't matter! Polls don't matter!
[/Q]

Sure they do. The actual hockey games only last about 6 hours a week. That leaves 162 hours every week with nothing to do except argue about the polls.

Not important... bah!


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[rhovorka]

USA Today/American Hockey Magazine
Men's College Hockey Poll - March 17, 2003 

1. Colorado College   254 (16)  28-5-5   1 
2. Cornell            235 (1)   26-4-1   2 
3. New Hampshire      222       25-7-6   3 
4. Ferris State       202       29-8-1   4 
5. Minnesota          179       22-8-9   6 
6. Boston College     163       23-10-4  5 
7. Boston University  148       24-13-3  7 
8. Michigan           134       26-9-3   8 
9. MSU-Mankato        118       20-8-10  9 
10. Maine              91       24-9-5  10 
11. North Dakota       89       26-10-5 11 
12. Harvard            79       21-8-2  12 
13. Ohio State         57       24-10-5 13 
14. Michigan State     37       23-13-2 15 
15. Denver             13       21-14-6 14 

Others receiving votes: Minnesota-Duluth 10, Dartmouth 8, St. Cloud State 1 

[Al DeFlorio]

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