Here is the preseason version of The College Hockey Discussion List Poll:
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.
Looks like we're off to a flying start this season, as a HOCKEY-L poll-
record 24 voters sent in responses. Lake Superior, last year's NC$$ runner-
up, starts off the season in the top spot by a comfortable margin, although
the #1 votes were spread around pretty well.
Composite poll (24 responses):
1992-93
Record Pts. Range
1. Lake Superior (14) 30-8-5 332 1-7
2. Boston University (3) 29-9-2 307 1-13
3. Wisconsin (2) 24-15-3 299 1-9
4. RPI 20-11-4 251 2-15
5. Harvard 22-6-3 224 2-13
6. Michigan State (1) 24-14-2 192 1-14
7. Michigan 30-7-3 181 2-14
8. Maine (2) 42-1-2 171 1-15
9. Minnesota (2) 22-12-8 149 1-14
10. Clarkson 20-10-5 142 3-15
Miami 27-9-5 142 5-13
12. Michigan Tech 17-15-5 112 7-14
13. New Hampshire 18-17-3 104 2-15
14. Northern Michigan 21-18-4 63 7-15
15. Mass-Lowell 20-17-2 44 10-15
Others receiving votes: Minnesota-Duluth, Denver, St. Lawrence,
Alaska-Fairbanks, Boston College, Brown, Western Michigan, Bowling
Green, Northeastern, Cornell, Colgate, Alaska-Anchorage, Ferris State,
Dartmouth, North Dakota, Kent, Providence, St. Cloud
Teams named on all responses: Lake Superior, Boston University,
Wisconsin, RPI, Harvard
The preseason poll is a little East-heavy, as only four of the 24 responses
came from Western fans. The East-West split does have an interesting look
to it, however. The Lakers picked up three of the four Western first-place
votes, yet still wound up behind Boston University in the Western poll.
Eastern responses: Western responses:
1. Lake Superior (11) 277 1. Boston University (1) 56
2. Boston University (2) 251 2. Lake Superior (3) 55
3. Wisconsin (2) 247 3. Wisconsin 52
4. RPI 202 4. RPI 49
5. Harvard 188 5. Michigan State 37
6. Michigan State (1) 155 6. Harvard 36
Michigan 155 7. Maine 29
8. Maine (2) 142 8. Clarkson 26
9. Minnesota (2) 126 Michigan 26
10. Miami 119 10. Minnesota 23
11. Clarkson 116 Miami 23
12. Michigan Tech 97 12. New Hampshire 19
13. New Hampshire 85 13. Michigan Tech 15
14. Northern Michigan 50 14. Northern Michigan 13
15. Mass-Lowell 41 15. Minnesota-Duluth 6
Here's a comparison between the HOCKEY-L Top 15 and where those teams were
ranked in _The Sporting News_ Top 20:
HOCKEY-L TSN
Team Record Rank Rank
Lake Superior (14) 30-8-5 1 1
Boston University (3) 29-9-2 2 4
Wisconsin (2) 24-15-3 3 2
RPI 20-11-4 4 3
Harvard 22-6-3 5 7
Michigan State (1) 24-14-2 6 12
Michigan 30-7-3 7 8
Maine (2) 42-1-2 8 6
Minnesota (2) 22-12-8 9 9
Clarkson 20-10-5 10 11
Miami 27-9-5 10 5
Michigan Tech 17-15-5 12 10
New Hampshire 18-17-3 13
Northern Michigan 21-18-4 14 14
Mass-Lowell 20-17-2 15 13
I'd like to start up the regular-season version of the HOCKEY-L poll in a
couple weeks, to give more teams a chance to get out on the ice and actually
play a game or two. More on that in a week or so...
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