The College Hockey Discussion List Poll for January 18, 1995:
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.
Maine keeps the top spot again, but on the strength of a weekend sweep at
defending national champion Lake Superior State, Michigan surges past
Colorado College into the HOCKEY-L poll runner-up spot. Farther down,
Harvard re-enters the poll at #12 after a weekend sweep at Dartmouth and
Vermont. Speaking of Vermont, the Catamounts drop three places after losing
to Brown as well as the Crimson.
Also, this week's total of 36 responses establishes another new high for the
HOCKEY-L poll.
Composite poll (36 responses):
Last Most
Record Pts. Week Range Frequent
1. Maine (26) 20-1-5 515 1 1-7 1 (26)
2. Michigan (7) 16-4 499.5 3 1-4 2 (19)
3. Colorado College 18-6 445.5 2 2-6 4 (13)
4. Boston University (3) 14-4-3 445 4 1-8 2 (9)
5. Michigan State 15-5-2 398 5 3-10 5 (16)
6. Bowling Green 15-6-1 346 6 3-13 6 (10)
7. New Hampshire 14-4-3 294 8 5-13 6 (9)
8. Denver 14-7-1 242.5 7 4-15 8 (9)
9. Minnesota 12-8-2 239 9 5-14 7 (7)
10. Brown 10-5 233 10 3-15 9 (8)
11. Clarkson 11-5-2 208 12 4-15 11 (11)
12. Harvard 10-6-1 110.5 -- 8-15 12 (8)
13. Wisconsin 12-10-1 97 14 10-15 12 (9)
14. Vermont 10-7-1 50.5 11 10-15 15 (6)
15. Western Michigan 14-9-2 34 -- 7-15 14,15 (4)
Others receiving votes: Northeastern 32.5, RPI 26, North Dakota 20,
Mass Lowell 18, Michigan Tech 18, Miami 10, Lake Superior 5, Illinois-
Chicago 3, Princeton 3
Teams named on all responses: Maine, Michigan, Colorado College,
Boston University, Michigan State, Bowling Green
Dropped out of Top 15: Northeastern (#13 last week), RPI (#15)
A nice even split between Eastern and Western responses this week, with 18
of each:
Eastern responses: Western responses:
1. Maine (14) 257 1. Maine (12) 258
2. Michigan (1) 244.5 2. Michigan (6) 255
3. Boston University (3) 233 3. Colorado College 228
4. Colorado College 217.5 4. Boston University 212
5. Michigan State 200 5. Michigan State 198
6. Bowling Green 168 6. Bowling Green 178
7. New Hampshire 153 7. New Hampshire 141
8. Brown 120 8. Denver 134
9. Minnesota 117 9. Minnesota 122
10. Clarkson 114 10. Brown 113
11. Denver 108.5 11. Clarkson 94
12. Harvard 69.5 12. Wisconsin 45
13. Wisconsin 52 13. Harvard 41
14. Western Michigan 22 14. Vermont 31
15. Vermont 19.5 15. RPI 20
With slight variations in positioning, HOCKEY-L and this week's two media
polls (WMPL, Troy Record) are in agreement as to who the top eleven teams in
the country are.
Troy
HOCKEY-L WMPL Record
Team Record Rank Rank Rank
Maine 20-1-5 1 1 1
Michigan 16-4 2 2 2
Colorado College 18-6 3 4 4
Boston University 14-4-3 4 3 3
Michigan State 15-5-2 5 5 5
Bowling Green 15-6-1 6 6 6
New Hampshire 14-4-3 7 8 8
Denver 14-7-1 8 9 7
Minnesota 12-8-2 9 7 9
Brown 10-5 10 10 10
Clarkson 11-5-2 11 (11) (11)
Harvard 10-6-1 12 (13)
Wisconsin 12-10-1 13 (12) (12)
Vermont 10-7-1 14
Western Michigan 14-9-2 15 (13) (14)
Here is the HOCKEY-L - ratings composite, including the debut of Wayne's
HEAL ratings:
HOCKEY-L RPICH CHODR HEAL
Team Record Rank Rank Rank Rank
Maine 20-1-5 1 1 6 1
Michigan 16-4 2 3 1 3
Colorado College 18-6 3 4 3 4
Boston University 14-4-3 4 2 2 2
Michigan State 15-5-2 5 5 4 6
Bowling Green 15-6-1 6 13 5 9
New Hampshire 14-4-3 7 8 9 10
Denver 14-7-1 8 9 13 5
Minnesota 12-8-2 9 7 8 7
Brown 10-5 10 6 10 16
Clarkson 11-5-2 11 10 7 13
Harvard 10-6-1 12 12 11 12
Wisconsin 12-10-1 13 11 15 8
Vermont 10-7-1 14 16 14 15
Western Michigan 14-9-2 15 21 12 25
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Michigan Tech 12-9-2 14 25 14
North Dakota 11-10-1 15 24 11
A bit of an oddity in this week's Tad-rate. Boston University did not
finish first in any of the three rankings, yet by virtue of three #2 votes
grabs the top spot in the Tad-rate.
Tadpoll: Tad-rate:
1. Maine (3) 45 1. Boston University 42
2. Michigan 42 2. Michigan (1) 41
3. Boston University 38 3. Maine (2) 40
4. Colorado College 37 4. Colorado College 37
5. Michigan State 33 5. Michigan State 33
6. Bowling Green 30 6. Minnesota 26
7. New Hampshire 25 7. Bowling Green 21
8. Denver 24 Denver 21
9. Minnesota 23 New Hampshire 21
10. Brown 18 10. Clarkson 18
11. Clarkson 15 11. Brown 16
12. Wisconsin 11 12. Wisconsin 14
13. Harvard 7 13. Harvard 13
14. Western Michigan 5.5 14. North Dakota 6
15. Vermont 2 15. Michigan Tech 4
Western Michigan 4
North Dakota tied with Western Michigan for #14 in the Troy Record poll.
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