Hello everyone!  Welcome to this special Tuesday edition of "The
Unvarnished Truth".  Today we'll look at the latest "Unvarnished Truth"
WCHA Poll, the Cummulative Rankings, and the Around the Rinks/USCHO
National Poll.  Let's get started. Note: One pollster is absent.
 
 
                UNVARNISHED TRUTH WCHA POLL (2/25/97).
 
 
TEAM (FIRST PLACE VOTES)         POINTS              PREVIOUS RANK
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1. North Dakota (7)                88                            1
 
2. Minnesota (2)                   83                            3
 
3. Denver                          67                            6
 
4. Minn.-Duluth                    62                            5
 
5. Colorado College                52                            4
 
6. St. Cloud                       50                            2
 
7. Wisconsin                       33                            7
 
8. Northern Michigan               31                           T8
 
9. Alaska-Anchorage                17                           10
 
10. Michigan Tech                  12                           T8
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St. Cloud takes a huge dive, while Denver moves up after their sweep of
the Badgers on the road.  Everyone else either moves a little or not at
all.  Now, let's look at the Cummulative rankings.
 
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               UNVARNISHED TRUTH CUMMULATIVE RANKINGS (2/25/97)
 
TEAM (TOTAL POINTS)
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1. North Dakota (99)
 
2. Minnesota (87)
 
3. St. Cloud (72)
 
4. Denver (70)
 
5. Colorado College (64)
 
6. Duluth (50)
 
7. Wisconsin (46)
 
8. Alaska-Anchorage (28)
 
9. Northern Michigan (19.5)
 
10. Michigan Tech (14.5)
 
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No change in Cummulative rankings positions.  Now, here is the Around The
Rinks/USCHO National Poll.
 
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                AROUND THE RINKS/USCHO NATIONAL POLL.
 
TEAM (FIRST PLACE VOTES)      RECORD       POINTS       PREVIOUS RANKING
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1. Michigan (29)              29-2-4          299                      1
 
2. NORTH DAKOTA (1)           24-8-2          264                      2
 
3. New Hampshire              24-8-0          212                      3
 
4. Clarkson                   22-8-0          200                      5
 
5. MINNESOTA                  22-11-1         184                      7
 
6. Miami                      23-10-1         114                      6
 
7. Boston University          18-8-6           98                      4
 
8. Michigan State             19-11-3          71                      9
 
9. Vermont                    19-8-3           70                      8
 
10. Maine                     23-10-1          57                     NR
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Others Receiving Votes: Cornell 36, Lake Superior 15, ST. CLOUD 14,
DENVER 9, COLORADO COLLEGE 6, Union 1.
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Well, that's all for now.  I'll see you tommorow. Later.
 
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