> So I guess my point is:  Why is Harvard ranked higher than Clarkson in
> all of the polls?
 
Well, I've no good answer to this, but off the top of my head, again I'd
say it's due to residual expectations based on Harvard's performance last
year. Also, I think the major pre-season evaluations that I saw were more
varied: some had Harvard on top of the ECAC, some Clarkson, I'd say about
50-50. I saw one with Vermont on top as well. A lot seems to depend on
what you base your evaluation on.