> I could be wrong, but I thought I read somewhere (just recently), that they > don't start the National rankings for College hockey until January each year. The Boston Globe has been printing national rankings for a few weeks now. BU was ranked #1 when they hadn't even played a game. The rankings come out every Monday, I believe. I can post this week's rankings after I dig out yesterday's paper. About Merrimack's win over UNH last night: I guess it is correct to call it an upset, since Merrimack hadn't beaten UNH in 11 straight games. However, I was not surprised. UNH, although 5-0-0, was playing its Hockey East opener after 5 non-conference games, none of which was against stellar competition. Merrimack clearly is a better team than last year, and they were playing at home. I'm not surprised they pulled off the win. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Craig Attention all planets of the Solar Federation, [log in to unmask] We have assumed control... ...!mit-eddie!mit-athena!crcraig MIT-Project Athena, Cambridge, MA 02139