Here is the preseason version of The College Hockey Discussion List Poll:
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.
Terrier fans should be happy, and not just because Boston University is
HOCKEY-L's preseason #1. In the 1992 preseason poll, Maine was ranked #1,
and the Black Bears went on to capture the national championship. In the
1993 poll, Lake Superior and BU were ranked #1 and #2; last April, those two
met for the title, with the Lakers winning. So there is a precedent...
Composite poll (22 responses):
1993-94
Record Pts. Range
1. Boston University (14) 34-7 320 1-3
2. Lake Superior (1) 31-10-4 259 1-11
3. Michigan (2) 33-7-1 253 1-12
4. Minnesota (1) 25-13-4 237 1-12
5. Michigan State (3) 23-13-5 225 1-12
6. Harvard 24-5-4 223 2-9
7. Colorado College 23-11-5 172 3-14
8. Northeastern 20-12-7 129 3-13
9. St. Cloud 21-13-4 114 4-15
10. Clarkson 20-9-5 102 3-15
11. New Hampshire 25-12-3 90 6-14
12. Northern Michigan (1) 22-16-1 79 1-15
13. Maine 6-29-1 74 6-15
14. Vermont 15-12-6 65 6-14
15. Mass Lowell 25-10-5 53 3-15
Others receiving votes: RPI, Western Michigan, Bowling Green,
Wisconsin, Miami, Denver, Brown, North Dakota, Minnesota-Duluth,
Alaska-Fairbanks, St. Lawrence, Merrimack, Providence, Union
Teams named on all responses: Boston University, Lake Superior,
Michigan, Minnesota, Colorado College
The preseason East-West split was pretty even, and there is very little
difference between the Eastern and Western polls. One exception is Michigan
State, which is somewhat higher in the Western poll than in the Eastern one.
Eastern responses: Western responses:
1. Boston University (8) 174 1. Boston University (6) 146
2. Lake Superior 144 2. Lake Superior (1) 115
3. Michigan (1) 142 Michigan State (1) 115
4. Minnesota 124 4. Minnesota (1) 113
5. Harvard 116 5. Michigan (1) 111
6. Michigan State (2) 110 6. Harvard 107
7. Colorado College 88 7. Colorado College 84
8. Northeastern 79 8. Northeastern 50
9. St. Cloud 71 9. Clarkson 46
10. Clarkson 56 10. St. Cloud 43
11. New Hampshire 50 11. New Hampshire 40
12. Northern Michigan (1) 47 12. Maine 38
13. Vermont 43 13. Western Michigan 34
14. Maine 36 14. Northern Michigan 32
15. Mass Lowell 24 15. Mass Lowell 29
RPI 29
Here is a composite list of the HOCKEY-L poll and the three other preseason
rankings that have been posted (The Sporting News, American Hockey Magazine,
and WMEB). Note that TSN was a Top 20 poll, while AHM was a Top 10. WMEB
was also a Top 10 poll; the rankings in parentheses show where the teams in
"Others receiving votes" would have ranked if that poll were extended to a
Top 15.
Amer.
Hockey
HOCKEY-L TSN Mag. WMEB
Team Record Rank Rank Rank Rank
Boston University 34-7 1 1 1 1
Lake Superior 31-10-4 2 2 2 3
Michigan 33-7-1 3 8 5 4
Minnesota 25-13-4 4 5 3 6
Michigan State 23-13-5 5 6 7 2
Harvard 24-5-4 6 4 4 7
Colorado College 23-11-5 7 3 9 5
Northeastern 20-12-7 8 12 8 (12)
St. Cloud 21-13-4 9 11 10 (11)
Clarkson 20-9-5 10 10 6 8
New Hampshire 25-12-3 11 9
Northern Michigan 22-16-1 12 13 (14)
Maine 6-29-1 13 9 10
Vermont 15-12-6 14 20
Mass Lowell 25-10-5 15 7 (13)
For those of you who have not yet seen the "Tadpoll", it uses the above
results as voters. As in the HOCKEY-L poll, a team receives 15 points for
each first-place vote, 14 points for each second-place vote, and so on down
to one point for each fifteenth-place vote. Note that Cornell was ranked
#14 by TSN, which is why the Big Red appear in the Tadpoll but not in the
composite above.
Tadpoll:
1. Boston University (4) 60
2. Lake Superior 55
3. Minnesota 46
4. Michigan 44
Michigan State 44
6. Harvard 43
7. Colorado College 40
8. Clarkson 30
9. Northeastern 24
10. St. Cloud 23
11. Maine 16
12. Mass Lowell 13
13. New Hampshire 12
14. Northern Michigan 9
15. Cornell 2
Vermont 2
The regular-season version of the HOCKEY-L poll will begin in a couple of
weeks, with the deadline for votes being October 25th. More on that in a
week or so...
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