The College Hockey Discussion List Poll for January 29, 1992:
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.
Well, it finally happened. After being the HOCKEY-L poll's #1-ranked team
since our poll first came out (eight straight weeks in all), the Black Bears
suffered a loss to Northeastern, Hockey East's eighth-place (now tied for
seventh) team and consequently fell to third in the rankings this week.
That ought to make Maine coach Shawn Walsh happy -- he's often said he
doesn't like his team being ranked #1.
Congrats go to Minnesota, the new top team.
Composite poll (9 responses):
Last
Record Pts. Week
1. Minnesota (5) 20-6 127 3
2. Lake Superior (3) 17-4-2 124 2
3. Maine (1) 19-3 122 1
4. Michigan 18-4-3 100 4
5. Wisconsin 15-8-1 89 7
6. Northern Michigan 15-8-3 87 5
7. Michigan State 14-5-5 76 8
8. Boston University 17-5-1 70 6
9. St. Lawrence 13-5-2 66 11
10. Providence 16-7-1 57 9
11. Alaska-Anchorage 19-5-1 46 14
12. New Hampshire 14-9 28.5 12
13. Clarkson 14-5-1 25 10
14. Western Michigan 12-8-2 24.5 15
15. Harvard 8-3-3 22 13
Others receiving votes: Yale, Minnesota-Duluth, Cornell
The HOCKEY-L poll reached another milestone of sorts this week when, for the
first time, there were more Western responses than Eastern responses.
Eastern responses: Western responses:
1. Minnesota (2) 56 1. Minnesota (3) 71
Maine (1) 56 2. Lake Superior (2) 69
3. Lake Superior (1) 55 3. Maine 66
4. Michigan 47 4. Michigan 53
5. Wisconsin 43 5. Michigan State 48
6. Northern Michigan 39 Northern Michigan 48
7. Boston University 34 7. Wisconsin 46
St. Lawrence 34 8. Providence 37
9. Michigan State 28 9. Boston University 36
10. Providence 20 10. St. Lawrence 32
11. Alaska-Anchorage 16 11. Alaska-Anchorage 30
12. Clarkson 15 12. New Hampshire 24
Harvard 15 13. Western Michigan 15
14. Western Michigan 9.5 14. Clarkson 10
15. Yale 6 15. Harvard 7
Times-
HOCKEY-L Union NCAA TCHCR
Team Record Rank Rank Rank Rank
Minnesota 20-6 1 2 1 1
Lake Superior 17-4-2 2 3 2 2
Maine 19-3 3 1 3 6
Michigan 18-4-3 4 4 4 3
Wisconsin 15-8-1 5 7 7 7
Northern Michigan 15-8-3 6 5 6 4
Michigan State 14-5-5 7 10 5 5
Boston University 17-5-1 8 8 7 10
St. Lawrence 13-5-2 9 6 7 13
Providence 16-7-1 10 10 12
Alaska-Anchorage 19-5-1 11 15 9
New Hampshire 14-9 12 12 20
Clarkson 14-5-1 13 9 13 19
Western Michigan 12-8-2 14 8
Harvard 8-3-3 15 11 17
The NCAA ranked Minnesota-Duluth #14.
I found the _Times-Union_ poll particularly interesting this week. I recall
someone on the list saying awhile back that the _Times-Union_ poll seemed to
have a bit of a Western slant, but it doesn't look like it this week. Maine
retained its #1 ranking in ATU, while the Black Bears fell to third in both
HOCKEY-L and the NCAA poll. Clarkson also stayed in the top 10 (#9) while
dropping to 13th in HOCKEY-L and the NCAA. Conversely, Michigan State is
ranked 7th by HOCKEY-L and 5th by both the NCAA and TCHCR -- but the
Spartans are 10th in the _Times-Union_.
Here's a TADPOLL composite of the three polls above: HOCKEY-L, _Times-
Union_, and NCAA. Teams receive 15 points for a first-place vote in any of
the three polls, 14 points for a second, etc. Since the _Times-Union_ only
ranks 10 teams, some of the Top 15 wind up getting a little short-changed in
this composite. Granted, it would be a lot more interesting with more media
polls to munch together, but here's a first look:
1. Minnesota (2) 44
2. Maine (1) 41
Lake Superior 41
4. Michigan 36
5. Northern Michigan 31
6. Wisconsin 29
7. Michigan State 26
St. Lawrence 26
9. Boston University 25
10. Clarkson 13
11. Providence 12
12. New Hampshire 8
13. Alaska-Anchorage 6
Harvard 6
15. Minnesota-Duluth 2
Western Michigan 2
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