The College Hockey Discussion List Poll for November 17, 1993:
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.
This is getting to be a full-time job. The 31 responses sent in this week
are the most ever for the HOCKEY-L poll by a pretty good margin. The Wol-
verines maintain their hold on the top spot in the poll for another week,
but there was a major shakeup in the rankings after the top 4. RPI, which
last week jumped four spots after beating BU, dropped five this week after
losses to St. Lawrence and New Hampshire. The Engineers also seem to have
lost their status as ECAC favorite, as Harvard moved ahead of them in the
poll again after trailing by only half a point last week. Meanwhile,
undefeated New Hampshire was the week's big winner, both on the ice and in
the poll, as their 3-0 mark boosted them six spots to #7.
The HOCKEY-L Top 15 welcomes a new member this week, as the Northeastern
Huskies make an appearance for the first time ever. Northeastern's presence
also gives Hockey East the lead in top 15 teams, with five -- not bad,
especially when you consider that the conference has only a total of eight
teams. The CCHA and WCHA each have four teams in the top 15 (though the
CCHA has three of the top four), and the ECAC has the remaining two.
Composite poll (31 responses):
Last
Record Pts. Week Range
1. Michigan (24) 7-0-1 452 1 1-4
2. Maine (4) 5-0-1 410 2 1-9
3. Bowling Green 6-0-1 368.5 3 2-10
4. Lake Superior (1) 6-2 356.5 4 1-10
5. Harvard (1) 3-0 328 7 1-11
6. Colorado College (1) 6-0-2 299 8 1-10
7. New Hampshire 7-0 264 13 2-15
8. Boston University 3-2 213.5 5 3-14
9. Michigan Tech 4-2-2 179 10 5-14
10. Northern Michigan 6-2 166.5 9 4-14
11. RPI 3-3 163 6 4-15
12. Wisconsin 4-3-1 138 11 5-15
13. Mass-Lowell 4-0-1 110.5 14 5-15
14. Michigan State 5-2-1 109.5 12 7-15
15. Northeastern 4-1 43 -- 7-15
Others receiving votes: St. Lawrence, Clarkson, Brown, Alaska-
Fairbanks, Colgate, Denver, Miami, Minnesota-Duluth, Alaska-Anchorage
Teams named on all responses: Michigan, Maine, Bowling Green, Lake
Superior, Harvard, New Hampshire
Dropped out of Top 15: Clarkson (#15 last week)
The East-West split is surprisingly close this week, with total agreement on
the order of the top eight teams. Western voters were considerably harsher
on RPI than the Easterners were, though. Two other oddities: Northern
Michigan got most of its support from the East, while Northeastern got the
big boost from Western voters.
Eastern responses: Western responses:
1. Michigan (15) 291 1. Michigan (9) 161
2. Maine (4) 270 2. Maine 140
3. Bowling Green 237 3. Bowling Green 131.5
4. Lake Superior 227 4. Lake Superior (1) 129.5
5. Harvard (1) 211 5. Harvard 117
6. Colorado College 188 6. Colorado College (1) 111
7. New Hampshire 171 7. New Hampshire 93
8. Boston University 138.5 8. Boston University 75
9. RPI 124 9. Michigan Tech 72
10. Northern Michigan 118 10. Wisconsin 57
11. Michigan Tech 107 11. Northern Michigan 48.5
12. Wisconsin 81 12. Michigan State 45.5
13. Mass-Lowell 70 13. Mass-Lowell 40.5
14. Michigan State 64 14. RPI 39
15. Northeastern 18 15. Northeastern 25
Here's the composite of the HOCKEY-L, WMEB, WMPL, and College Hockey USA
polls:
HOCKEY-L WMEB WMPL CH USA
Team Record Rank Rank Rank Rank
Michigan 7-0-1 1 2 2 1
Maine 5-0-1 2 1 1 2
Bowling Green 6-0-1 3 5 5 7
Lake Superior 6-2 4 3 3 3
Harvard 3-0 5 4 6 4
Colorado College 6-0-2 6 8 4 5
New Hampshire 7-0 7 9 10 8
Boston University 3-2 8 6 7 6
Michigan Tech 4-2-2 9 (11) 8 (11)
Northern Michigan 6-2 10 (15) (13) (12)
RPI 3-3 11 7 9 9
Wisconsin 4-3-1 12 10 (11) 10
Mass-Lowell 4-0-1 13 (13) (15)
Michigan State 5-2-1 14 (12) (12) (13)
Northeastern 4-1 15 (14) (15)
This week's Tadpoll:
1. Maine (2) 58
Michigan (2) 58
3. Lake Superior 51
4. Harvard 45
5. Bowling Green 44
6. Colorado College 41
7. Boston University 37
8. New Hampshire 30
9. RPI 28
10. Michigan Tech 25
11. Wisconsin 21
12. Northern Michigan 13.5
13. Michigan State 12.5
14. Mass-Lowell 7
15. Northeastern 4
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