On Thu, 24 Oct 1991 14:58:58 GMT Mike Machnik said: >HOCKEY EAST PRESEASON COACHES POLL >1. Maine (7) 49 >2. Providence (1) 43 >3. Boston College 33 >4. New Hampshire 32 >5. Boston University 31 >6. Merrimack 22 >7. Northeastern 18 >8. UMass-Lowell 8 >Coaches were asked to rate teams in order of predicted finish, not >including their own teams. 1st was worth 7 pts, 2nd was worth 6 pts, >and so on down to 1 point for 7th. > >(Yes, I know it doesn't work out because there should be a total of only >7 first place votes and so on. Maybe the commish voted too, I don't know.) > Why only 7? 8 teams voted for number 1, 7 teams voted maine number 1, since maine could not vote on itself, it's obvious who voted for Providence. Still adds up to 8 first place votes.