Polls 10/16

Omie · October 16, 2006, 04:10:43 PM

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USCHO.com/CSTV Division I Men's Poll
October 16, 2006

Team (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll
1 Boston College (31) 1-0-0 781 1
2 Wisconsin ( 3) 2-1-1 700 2
3 North Dakota ( 4) 3-1-0 693 5
4 Maine 3-0-0 650 7
5 Michigan ( 2) 2-0-0 643 6
6 Boston University 0-0-1 594 3
7 Minnesota 2-1-0 548 8
8 Michigan State 1-1-0 522 4
9 Miami 3-1-0 467 9
10 Vermont 2-0-1 376 10
11 Denver 2-2-0 340 11
12 New Hampshire 0-0-0 320 13
13 Harvard 0-0-0 317 12
14 Cornell 0-0-0 264 14
15 Clarkson 3-0-1 252 17
16 Colorado College 3-0-1 250 15
17 St. Cloud State 1-1-0 245 16
18 Dartmouth 0-0-0 128 18
19 Nebraska-Omaha 0-0-2 70 NR
20 Colgate 2-2-0 67 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Ohio State 52, Northern Michigan 40, Minnesota-Duluth 29, Alaska 11, Lake Superior 7, Alaska-Anchorage 4, Bemidji State 4, Notre Dame 4, Union 4, Niagara 3, Western Michigan 3, Massachusetts 2, Providence 2, Rensselaer 2, Sacred Heart 2, Ferris State 1, Holy Cross 1, Michigan Tech 1, St. Lawrence 1
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[Q]
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 16, 2006

Team Points (First Place Votes) Last Poll Record
1 Boston College 505 (29) 1 1-0-0
2 University of Wisconsin 450 (4) 2 2-1-1
3 University of North Dakota 431 (1) 4 3-1-0
4 University of Maine 385 7 3-0-0
5 University of Michigan 383 5 2-0-0
6 Boston University 340 6 0-0-1
7 University of Minnesota 295 8 2-1-0
8 Michigan State University 294 3 1-1-0
9 Miami (Ohio) University 243 10 3-1-0
10 University of Vermont 194 9 2-0-1
11 University of Denver 122 12 2-2-0
12 University of New Hampshire119 13 0-0-0
13 Harvard University 115 11 0-0-0
14 Clarkson University 54 NR 3-0-1
15 St Cloud State University 41 NR 1-1-0
Others receiving votes: Cornell University 36, Colorado College 35, Colgate University 13, Dartmouth College 13, University of Nebraska Omaha 9, University of Minnesota-Duluth 2, Ferris State University 1.
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We haven't played yet but we keep dropping. ::rolleyes::

ebilmes · October 16, 2006, 04:24:17 PM

I like how Sucks and UHN switched places in USCHO with neither having played a game yet.

KeithK · October 16, 2006, 04:34:37 PM

[quote ebilmes]I like how Sucks and UHN switched places in USCHO with neither having played a game yet.[/quote]Well, now we know that this poll has an uncertainty of at least +/-3 points! :-D

kaelistus · October 16, 2006, 04:52:06 PM

I'm confused and somewhat rattled. Why is it that Cornell didn't go up in this poll? I mean, we didn't play! We're supposed to go up on the weeks we don't play.

Stupid newbie pollsters.

:-P :-P

ftyuv · October 16, 2006, 07:19:52 PM

Maybe the other teams have not played more than we haven't played. I wish the AD would loosen his standards a bit, it'd be nice to not play at least 4 or 5 OOC games by this time of year.

KeithK · October 17, 2006, 12:20:58 PM

[quote ftyuv]Maybe the other teams have not played more than we haven't played. I wish the Ivy AD's/Presidents would loosen their standards a bit, it'd be nice to not play at least 4 or 5 OOC games by this time of year.[/quote]
Fixed your post.

ftyuv · October 17, 2006, 12:25:39 PM

[quote KeithK][quote ftyuv]Maybe the other teams have not played more than we haven't played. I wish the Ivy AD's/Presidents would loosen their standards a bit, it'd be nice to not play at least 4 or 5 OOC games by this time of year.[/quote]
Fixed your post.[/quote]
General consensus in that other thread notwithstanding, I disagree with the apostrophe you added.

KeithK · October 17, 2006, 01:55:08 PM

[quote ftyuv][quote KeithK][quote ftyuv]Maybe the other teams have not played more than we haven't played. I wish the Ivy AD's/Presidents would loosen their standards a bit, it'd be nice to not play at least 4 or 5 OOC games by this time of year.[/quote]
Fixed your post.[/quote]
General consensus in that other thread notwithstanding, I disagree with the apostrophe you added.

[/quote]I knew that was coming!

Chris 02 · October 17, 2006, 02:58:26 PM

The women's hockey team begins regular season play this coming weekend...why not the men?

Beeeej · October 17, 2006, 03:24:34 PM

[quote Chris 02]The women's hockey team begins regular season play this coming weekend...why not the men?[/quote]

Their season also ends a week earlier. This is largely so that the championship weekends don't coincide, either conference or national.

The Rancor · October 17, 2006, 03:48:48 PM

INCH.com doesnt even have us on the radar.

RichH · October 17, 2006, 04:44:44 PM

[quote The Rancor]INCH.com doesnt even have us on the radar.[/quote]

That's not surprising, since INCH.com is the website of an ISP in New York City.

OK, OK, I'll stop being a wise-ass now.

Seriously, I'm fine with the college hockey punditry not ranking Cornell. It's weird to say, but it feels good not to have tons of preseason expectations heaped on our backs. To me, it was simultaneously exhilarating and nerve-racking to have a lot of buzz early on. I'm sure there will still be a target on us with some teams, given our recent success and sheen of the program this decade but I think some good can come of the lowered expectations:

1. Opponents may underestimate us.
2. Opponents may save their #1 goalie for our travel partner (Colgate hasn't had a good start)
3. Bandwagoners off!
4. Less crow to eat.
5. While nobody likes to see it, a "rebuilding year" can push the younger players into bigger roles now which could pay off greater dividends down the road.
6. It will be much more sweeter when we come out of nowhere to storm through the playoffs leading to the biggest party ever in St. Louis come April. (well, one can still dream...)

Ice Meets Metal · October 18, 2006, 08:46:40 AM

Actually, I think the USCHO has been generous in ranking Cornell 14th. I think after November Cornell will lucky to crack the top 20.

ebilmes · October 18, 2006, 09:47:30 AM

[quote Ice Meets Metal]Actually, I think the USCHO has been generous in ranking Cornell 14th. I think after November Cornell will lucky to crack the top 20.[/quote]

I don't think you'll find many people here who honestly believe Cornell should be in the top 15. Or 20.

CowbellGuy · October 18, 2006, 01:28:46 PM

20? Even with the defensive depletion, you don't think we belong in the top third of college hockey? I think that's a bit extreme. I'd say around 15 is about right, but there are too many question marks right now. And with any injuries to what's left of the defense, they might start dressing traffic cones.