The College Hockey Discussion List Poll for December 1, 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.
The College Hockey Showcase/CCHA-WCHA Challenge, which included three of
HOCKEY-L's top 15 teams, had little effect on the rankings, despite the loss
suffered by each of the four that participated. Michigan and Wisconsin
didn't budge from their #1 and #6 spots, respectively (in spite of the
Badgers' 5-3 win against the Wolverines), and Michigan State dropped one
spot to #13.
The week's big gainer, not surprisingly, was RPI, benefitting from victories
over ranked opponents Bowling Green and Maine in the Dexter Shoe Classic.
After a week's hiatus from the HOCKEY-L poll, the Engineers reappear at #10.
Meanwhile, Mass Lowell's winless Thanksgiving cost them dearly in the poll,
as the Chiefs dropped six spots in the rankings.
A consensus appears to be forming among voters as to who the top 15 teams
are (though there isn't much agreement on the order yet). There were ten
"others receiving votes" this week, but there was a sharp drop-off after #15
Mass Lowell. The Chiefs took the last spot in the HOCKEY-L poll by a com-
fortable 62-point margin over Colgate.
By the way, this is the fourth straight week that Michigan and Maine have
been 1-2 in the HOCKEY-L poll.
Composite poll (27 responses):
Last
Record Pts. Week Range
1. Michigan (23) 10-1-1 400 1 1-3
2. Maine (1) 7-2-1 351.5 2 1-6
3. Lake Superior (1) 10-4 304.5 5 1-11
4. New Hampshire (1) 9-2 279 3 1-11
5. Boston University 6-3 250 8 2-11
6. Wisconsin (1) 7-4-1 234 6 1-15
7. Colorado College 8-2-2 206 10 3-14
8. Harvard 4-1-1 201 7 3-13
9. Bowling Green 7-2-2 197 4 3-14
10. RPI 5-3 195 -- 3-14
11. Northeastern 6-1-1 112 13 3-15
Northern Michigan 8-3-1 112 14 6-14
13. Michigan State 7-3-3 94 12 6-14
14. St. Lawrence 6-2 88 11 7-15
15. Mass Lowell 5-2-2 81 9 5-15
Others receiving votes: Colgate, Boston College, Michigan Tech, Brown,
Western Michigan, Kent, Alaska-Anchorage, Miami, Alaska-Fairbanks,
Notre Dame
Teams named on all responses: Michigan, Maine, New Hampshire
Dropped out of Top 15: Michigan Tech (#15 last week)
One somewhat interesting note from this week's East-West split: all of the
non-Michigan #1 votes came from the West.
Eastern responses: Western responses:
1. Michigan (17) 255 1. Michigan (6) 145
2. Maine 222.5 2. Maine (1) 129
3. Lake Superior 203.5 3. New Hampshire (1) 106
4. New Hampshire 173 4. Lake Superior (1) 101
5. Boston University 172 5. Colorado College 95
6. Wisconsin 154 6. Bowling Green 84
7. RPI 140 7. Wisconsin (1) 80
8. Harvard 126 8. Boston University 78
9. Bowling Green 113 9. Harvard 75
10. Colorado College 111 10. RPI 55
11. Northeastern 76 11. Northern Michigan 47
12. Northern Michigan 65 12. Michigan State 41
13. Michigan State 53 13. Northeastern 36
14. St. Lawrence 52 St. Lawrence 36
15. Mass-Lowell 46 15. Mass-Lowell 35
As usual, there are some disagreements between the HOCKEY-L and media polls
(what do those media folks know, anyway? :-) The media is not as impressed
with New Hampshire as HOCKEY-L is, and they remain more impressed with RPI.
Troy
HOCKEY-L WMEB WMPL CH USA Record
Team Record Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank
Michigan 10-1-1 1 1 1 1 1
Maine 7-2-1 2 3 2 2 2
Lake Superior 10-4 3 2 3 3 3
New Hampshire 9-2 4 7 7 9 8
Boston University 6-3 5 4 4 4 4
Wisconsin 7-4-1 6 5 4 5 5
Colorado College 8-2-2 7 8 6 7 6
Harvard 4-1-1 8 9 6 9
Bowling Green 7-2-2 9 10 8 10 10
RPI 5-3 10 6 8 8 7
Northeastern 6-1-1 11 (13) (14)
Northern Michigan 8-3-1 11 (13) (11) (12) (12)
Michigan State 7-3-3 13 (11) 10 (11) (11)
St. Lawrence 6-2 14 (12) (12) (14) (13)
Mass-Lowell 5-2-2 15 (14)
In the ratings composite, note that TCHCR and CHODR show some strong
differences of opinion -- which is not surprising, considering that they are
calculated in somewhat different ways. Note the divergent opinions on
Northeastern (#4 in TCHCR, #16 in CHODR), and, even more so, Boston College
(#25 in TCHCR, #3 in CHODR).
HOCKEY-L TCHCR CHODR
Team Record Rank Rank Rank
Michigan 10-1-1 1 1 1
Maine 7-2-1 2 2 5
Lake Superior 10-4 3 3 2
New Hampshire 9-2 4 6 7
Boston University 6-3 5 7 6
Wisconsin 7-4-1 6 10 11
Colorado College 8-2-2 7 8 13
Harvard 4-1-1 8 13 8
Bowling Green 7-2-2 9 5 4
RPI 5-3 10 9 9
Northeastern 6-1-1 11 4 16
Northern Michigan 8-3-1 11 14 17
Michigan State 7-3-3 13 11 15
St. Lawrence 6-2 14 12 10
Mass-Lowell 5-2-2 15 19 14
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Western Michigan 7-4-2 15 22
Boston College 4-3-1 25 3
Brown 3-2-2 23 12
Tadpoll: Tad-rate:
1. Michigan (5) 75 1. Michigan (2) 30
2. Maine 69 2. Lake Superior 27
3. Lake Superior 66 3. Maine 25
4. Boston University 58.5 4. Bowling Green 23
5. Wisconsin 54.5 5. Boston University 19
6. Colorado College 46 New Hampshire 19
7. New Hampshire 45 7. RPI 14
8. RPI 40.5 8. Boston College 13
9. Bowling Green 32.5 9. Northeastern 12
10. Harvard 32 10. Colorado College 11
11. Michigan State 24 Harvard 11
12. Northern Michigan 20.5 Wisconsin 11
13. St. Lawrence 15 13. St. Lawrence 10
14. Northeastern 9.5 14. Michigan State 6
15. Mass-Lowell 3 15. Brown 4
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