The College Hockey Discussion List Poll for January 5, 1994:
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.
The HOCKEY-L poll rings in the new year with a fairly shuffled look from the
last poll two weeks ago. Not surprisingly, the Michigan Wolverines retain
their #1 ranking, but preseason favorite Lake Superior has moved back into
the #2 spot after winning the Mariucci.
Tournament performances had a big effect on teams in the poll. Wisconsin's
victory over Northern Michigan in the Badger Showdown final boosted the
Badgers into third place and dropped the Wildcats a couple spots in the
rankings. BU's loss to New Hampshire in the Sheraton/US Air Classic cham-
pionship game cost the Terriers their hold on second place, although New
Hampshire wasn't affected. Northeastern jumped four places after winning
the Syracuse Invitational. But perhaps the biggest tourney winner, in terms
of the poll anyway, was RPI. The up-and-down Engineers are up again (and
ranked #10) after scoring 23 goals in their own tournament.
Composite poll (17 responses):
Last Poll
Record Pts. (12/22/93) Range
1. Michigan (17) 18-1-1 255 1 1
2. Lake Superior 15-5 215 3 2-5
3. Wisconsin 12-5-1 203.5 6 2-7
4. Boston University 12-4 199.5 2 2-9
5. New Hampshire 13-3-1 187.5 5 2-8
6. Northern Michigan 12-5-1 175 4 3-8
7. Colorado College 12-4-2 152.5 9 4-13
8. Harvard 8-3-1 152 8 3-13
9. Northeastern 10-3-2 110 13 7-14
10. RPI 8-5 78 -- 7-14
11. Mass Lowell 9-5-2 75 7 6-15
12. Michigan State 10-6-3 62 14 8-14
13. Maine 10-8 49 12 9-14
14. Bowling Green 9-5-2 44 10 9-15
15. Brown 6-4-2 38 11 9-15
Others receiving votes: Western Michigan, Alaska-Fairbanks, Boston
College, Colgate, St. Cloud
Teams named on all responses: Michigan, Lake Superior, Wisconsin,
Boston University, New Hampshire, Northern Michigan, Colorado College,
Harvard, Northeastern
Dropped out of Top 15: Alaska-Fairbanks (#15 in last poll)
An almost-even split between Eastern and Western responses this time. An
oddity of note: although there was one fewer Western voter, Harvard wound
up getting more points from the West than from the East.
Eastern responses: Western responses:
1. Michigan (9) 135 1. Michigan (8) 120
2. Boston University 115.5 2. Lake Superior 103
3. Lake Superior 112 3. Wisconsin 95
4. Wisconsin 108.5 4. New Hampshire 86
5. New Hampshire 101.5 5. Boston University 84
6. Northern Michigan 92 6. Northern Michigan 83
7. Colorado College 75.5 7. Harvard 80
8. Harvard 72 8. Colorado College 77
9. Northeastern 62 9. Northeastern 48
10. RPI 50 10. Mass Lowell 39
11. Mass Lowell 36 11. Michigan State 30
12. Michigan State 32 12. Bowling Green 29
13. Maine 29 13. RPI 28
14. Brown 22 14. Maine 20
15. Bowling Green 15 15. Brown 16
This week's composite includes the College Hockey USA and Troy Record polls,
both of which are quite close to the HOCKEY-L poll:
Troy
HOCKEY-L CH USA Record
Team Record Rank Rank Rank
Michigan 18-1-1 1 1 1
Lake Superior 15-5 2 3 2
Wisconsin 12-5-1 3 2 3
Boston University 12-4 4 4 4
New Hampshire 13-3-1 5 5 5
Northern Michigan 12-5-1 6 6 6
Colorado College 12-4-2 7 7 8
Harvard 8-3-1 8 8 7
Northeastern 10-3-2 9 10 9
RPI 8-5 10 9 10
Mass Lowell 9-5-2 11 (11) (13)
Michigan State 10-6-3 12 (11) (12)
Maine 10-8 13 (13) (11)
Bowling Green 9-5-2 14
Brown 6-4-2 15 (13) (14)
Comparisons among the various ratings may not be entirely valid this week,
as TCHCR and RPICH did not include any of the games played in the new year.
Nevertheless, it is interesting to note a few discrepancies, especially in
regards to Maine. TCHCR and RPICH are usually quite close, but RPICH has
Maine ranked a dozen places ahead of TCHCR. (Both ratings treated Maine's
pending three forfeits the same way) Harvard is not particularly highly
thought of by either TCHCR or RPICH, but the Crimson are still hanging out
at #3 in CHODR.
HOCKEY-L TCHCR RPICH CHODR
Team Record Rank Rank Rank Rank
Michigan 18-1-1 1 1 1 1
Lake Superior 15-5 2 6 8 4
Wisconsin 12-5-1 3 2 2 7
Boston University 12-4 4 7 3 2
New Hampshire 13-3-1 5 5 5 5
Northern Michigan 12-5-1 6 3 4 6
Colorado College 12-4-2 7 4 7 8
Harvard 8-3-1 8 18 17 3
Northeastern 10-3-2 9 8 6 14
RPI 8-5 10 17 11 9
Mass Lowell 9-5-2 11 14 12 13
Michigan State 10-6-3 12 11 16 18
Maine 10-8 13 22 10 16
Bowling Green 9-5-2 14 12 15 11
Brown 6-4-2 15 23 19 12
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Minnesota 7-8-3 9 13 24
St. Cloud 7-7-2 10 14 17
Western Michigan 10-7-2 13 9 23
Denver 8-8-2 15 25 22
Boston College 8-6-1 26 26 10
Alaska-Fairbanks 12-8-1 16 22 15
Tadpoll: Tad-rate:
1. Michigan (3) 45 1. Michigan (3) 45
2. Lake Superior 41 2. Wisconsin 37
3. Wisconsin 40 3. Boston University 36
4. Boston University 36 4. Northern Michigan 35
5. New Hampshire 33 5. New Hampshire 33
6. Northern Michigan 30 6. Lake Superior 32
7. Colorado College 26 7. Colorado College 29
8. Harvard 25 8. Northeastern 20
9. Northeastern 20 9. Harvard 13
10. RPI 19 10. RPI 12
11. Mass Lowell 12.5 11. Bowling Green 10
Michigan State 12.5 Minnesota 10
13. Maine 10.5 Western Michigan 10
14. Brown 5.5 14. Mass Lowell 9
15. Bowling Green 2 15. St. Cloud 8
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