Hello everyone! The regular season is over!!! The Sioux and the Gophers
will have to share the McNaughton Cup as the Sioux were swept by a hot
Denver team, and the Gophers rolled over the struggling Badgers.
Congrats to both programs!!! The Sioux win the tiebreaker, however, and
will receive the #1 seed in the WCHA playoffs and the NCAA Automatic Bid,
which marks the first time that North Dakota has appeared in the National
Tournament since 1990. Teams that locked up home playoff spots are
Denver, CC, and St. Cloud. Congrats to all teams who will be at home for
the playoffs! Now, let's move on to the season-ending "Unvarnished
Truth" WCHA Poll. Note: It's 9 voters again (Sorry!!!).
UNVARNISHED TRUTH WCHA POLL (3/3/97)
TEAM (FIRST PLACE VOTES) POINTS PREVIOUS RANKING
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1. Minnesota (6) 86 2
2. Denver (3) 78 3
3. St. Cloud 72 6
4. North Dakota 61 1
5. Colorado College 55 5
6. Northern Michigan 43 8
7. Minn.-Duluth 39 4
8. Wisconsin 30 7
9. Alaska-Anchorage 20 9
10. Michigan Tech 11 10
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Minnesota claims the top spot. North Dakota plummets from first to
fourth. Denver moves up from third to second and picks up some first
place votes. Duluth falls from fourth to seventh. Now, let's look at
the final, carved in stone, "Unvarnished Truth" Cummulative Rankings.
UNVARNISHED TRUTH CUMMULATIVE RANKINGS (3/3/97)
TEAM (TOTAL POINTS)
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1. North Dakota (106)
2. Minnesota (97)
3. St. Cloud (80)
4. Denver (79)
5. Colorado College (70)
6. Duluth (54)
7. Wisconsin (49)
8. Alaska-Anchorage (30)
9. Northern Michigan (24.5)
10. Michigan Tech (15.5)
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The votes are in, and NORTH DAKOTA is hereby crowned the "Unvarnished
Truth" WCHA Champions!!!!! Congratulations to the Fighting Sioux for
sustained excellence throughout this tough, competitive WCHA season!!!
UND outdid the Gophers by 9 points. Other top vote getters include St.
Cloud, Denver, and CC. Congrats to all!!!
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THE PLAYOFF SEASON IS HERE!!!
Yes, the playoffs are here at last!!! Forget all of the trash talking,
the bragging, ect. Now, it comes down to who wants it more. The
Unvarnished Truth will be here to cover it all for you. I'll have
special playoff previews on Wednesday, and a look at how they turned out
next Monday. Next Wednesday, I'll preview the Final Five, and tell you
who I think will win it all!!! After that, the NCAA Tournament. All of
it will be covered right here, so don't miss an issue!!!
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Well, that's all for now. See you on Wednesday. Later!
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