The College Hockey Discussion List Poll for November 2, 1994:
Teams were given 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for a second-place
vote, and so on down to 1 point for a fifteenth-place vote. Total first-
place votes are in parentheses.
Boston University once again takes HOCKEY-L's top spot, but Michigan State's
tie against Illinois-Chicago drops the Spartans to third, with Minnesota
moving into the second spot. The Gophers, off a weekend sweep of Wisconsin,
garnered nearly as many first-place votes as BU did. On the flip side,
Michigan's split at Ferris State caused the Wolverines to slide six places,
into a tie for eleventh.
HOCKEY-L already seems to have built a consensus of who the top 12 teams
are, as there is a huge 81-point gap between #12 (or the tie for #11) and
#13. There is little agreement on who the last three teams in the Top 15
are; note the relatively large number of 13 "others receiving votes."
Composite poll (22 responses):
Last
Record Pts. Week Range
1. Boston University (11) 1-0-1 317 1 1-3
2. Minnesota (10) 4-0 305 3 1-6
3. Michigan State (1) 4-0-1 281 2 1-6
4. Colorado College 3-1 254 4 3-8
5. Northeastern 3-0-1 210 7 3-14
6. Harvard 0-0 195 6 3-12
7. Lake Superior 2-1-1 172 10 4-13
8. Vermont 3-0 163 8 5-13
9. Maine 3-0-2 142 11 4-13
10. Clarkson 2-0 129 9 2-13
11. Bowling Green 7-1 128 15 4-15
Michigan 3-2 128 5 3-14
13. Wisconsin 3-2 47 12 7-15
14. New Hampshire 3-1 42 -- 9-15
15. Northern Michigan 2-2 33 14 10-15
Others receiving votes: St. Cloud, Michigan Tech, Ferris State,
Colgate, Brown, Mass Lowell, Western Michigan, Providence, RPI, Boston
College, Miami, Minnesota-Duluth, Union
Teams named on all responses: Boston University, Minnesota, Michigan
State, Colorado College, Northeastern, Lake Superior, Maine, Michigan
Dropped out of Top 15: St. Cloud (#13 last week)
A check of the East-West results (an even split this week) shows an argument
developing as to who the top team is. BU has the edge in the East, but
Minnesota ties the Terriers among Western voters and has more first-place
votes. A little farther down, Lake Superior has gained significantly more
favor in the West than in the East after sweeping Notre Dame, while the
Easterners are giving Northeastern quite a bit more backing. Two oddities
of note: Harvard got more points from the West than the East, while the
reverse was true for Bowling Green.
Eastern responses: Western responses:
1. Boston University (6) 159 1. Minnesota (6) 158
2. Minnesota (4) 147 Boston University (5) 158
3. Michigan State (1) 143 3. Michigan State 138
4. Colorado College 124 4. Colorado College 130
5. Northeastern 122 5. Harvard 105
6. Harvard 90 6. Lake Superior 100
Vermont 90 7. Northeastern 88
8. Maine 87 8. Michigan 78
9. Lake Superior 72 9. Vermont 73
10. Bowling Green 71 10. Clarkson 61
11. Clarkson 68 11. Bowling Green 57
12. Michigan 50 12. Maine 55
13. New Hampshire 20 13. Wisconsin 29
14. St. Cloud 18 14. New Hampshire 22
Wisconsin 18 15. Northern Michigan 20
Here's a composite of the HOCKEY-L poll and the four media polls that were
posted this week. True to form, the Eastern-based polls (WMEB and Troy
Record) had Boston University ranked #1, while the Western ones (College
Hockey USA and WMPL) gave Minnesota the top spot. And the HOCKEY-L poll
breaks the tie :-)
Troy
HOCKEY-L WMEB Record CHUSA WMPL
Team Record Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank
Boston University 1-0-1 1 1 1 2 2
Minnesota 4-0 2 2 2 1 1
Michigan State 4-0-1 3 4 3 4 3
Colorado College 3-1 4 3 3 3 4
Northeastern 3-0-1 5 7 5 6 5
Harvard 0-0 6 5 6 5 (13)
Lake Superior 2-1-1 7 6 7 8 6
Vermont 3-0 8 10 10 7
Maine 3-0-2 9 (11) (12) 8
Clarkson 2-0 10 9 9 7 9
Bowling Green 7-1 11 (12) (11) 10 10
Michigan 3-2 11 8 8 9
Wisconsin 3-2 13 (13) (12)
New Hampshire 3-1 14 (12) (14)
Northern Michigan 2-2 15 (15) (11)
This week's Tadpoll:
1. Boston University (3) 73
2. Minnesota (2) 72
3. Colorado College 62.5
Michigan State 62.5
5. Northeastern 52
6. Lake Superior 46
7. Harvard 45
8. Clarkson 36
9. Vermont 29
10. Michigan 27.5
11. Bowling Green 24.5
12. Maine 24
13. Wisconsin 10
14. New Hampshire 7
Northern Michigan 7
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