(Stephen writes about poll votes).
I think different people vote differently in part because they are
ranking different attributes. If someone was ranking by wins and
losses only, then why bother with a poll ... just sort the list by
wins and losses. I think most people are not ranking completely by
performance so far, but by one of at least two looks into the future:
end of season ranking or NCAA tourney ranking.
You'll find a significant amount of discussion about this in the
HOCKEY-L posting archives, including comments by some poll takers.
>I can see the flames coming now! ...
No "flames" on HOCKEY-L, please :-)
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