On Thu, 24 Oct 1991 14:58:58 GMT Mike Machnik said:
>HOCKEY EAST PRESEASON COACHES POLL
>1. Maine (7)            49
>2. Providence (1)       43
>3. Boston College       33
>4. New Hampshire        32
>5. Boston University    31
>6. Merrimack            22
>7. Northeastern         18
>8. UMass-Lowell          8
>Coaches were asked to rate teams in order of predicted finish, not
>including their own teams.  1st was worth 7 pts, 2nd was worth 6 pts,
>and so on down to 1 point for 7th.
>
>(Yes, I know it doesn't work out because there should be a total of only
>7 first place votes and so on.  Maybe the commish voted too, I don't know.)
>
  Why only 7?  8 teams voted for number 1, 7 teams voted maine number 1,
  since maine could not vote on itself, it's obvious who voted for Providence.
  Still adds up to 8 first place votes.