The College Hockey Discussion List Poll for November 29, 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.
Despite all the head-to-head matchups between ranked teams last week, there
was not a lot of shuffling in the HOCKEY-L poll. Maine, not surprisingly,
retains its top spot. Minnesota, on the basis of a 2-0 record in the
College Hockey Showcase, was the week's big gainer, moving up three spots to
#3.
Composite poll (29 responses):
Last
Record Pts. Week Range
1. Maine (25) 10-0-3 429 1 1-3
2. Colorado College (2) 10-2 389 2 1-5
3. Minnesota (2) 9-2-1 382 6 1-5
4. Boston University 7-2-2 332 3 2-9
5. Michigan 9-4 317 5 2-8
6. Michigan State 9-3-1 294 4 3-11
7. Bowling Green 9-3 270 7 3-11
8. Northeastern 7-3-2 198 9 7-15
9. Brown 6-1 175 8 5-15
10. New Hampshire 7-3-1 160 12 8-15
11. Vermont 6-3 152 11 6-15
12. Wisconsin 7-5-1 106 10 8-15
13. Michigan Tech 7-4-2 84 14 8-15
14. RPI 6-3 58 -- 8-15
15. Clarkson 5-3-2 56 13 9-15
Others receiving votes: Denver, Western Michigan, Lake Superior,
Harvard, Mass Lowell, North Dakota
Teams named on all responses: Maine, Colorado College, Minnesota,
Boston University, Michigan, Michigan State, Bowling Green,
Northeastern, New Hampshire
Dropped out of Top 15: Harvard (#15 last week)
Not a great deal of difference between this week's Eastern and Western
polls, though Vermont's one-goal loss to Lake Superior and win against Miami
appear to have earned the Catamounts more respect among the Westerners than
the Easterners. Conversely, Denver's wins over Northeastern and Boston
College seem to have impressed Eastern voters more than Western ones.
Eastern responses: Western responses:
1. Maine (14) 224 1. Maine (11) 205
2. Colorado College (1) 205 2. Minnesota (2) 190
3. Minnesota 192 3. Colorado College (1) 184
4. Boston University 178 4. Michigan 158
5. Michigan 159 5. Boston University 154
6. Michigan State 148 6. Michigan State 146
7. Bowling Green 146 7. Bowling Green 124
8. Northeastern 94 8. Northeastern 104
9. Brown 91 9. Vermont 91
10. New Hampshire 86 10. Brown 84
11. Vermont 61 11. New Hampshire 74
12. Wisconsin 60 12. Wisconsin 46
13. Michigan Tech 47 13. Michigan Tech 37
14. RPI 33 14. Clarkson 29
15. Denver 28 15. RPI 25
Here's a composite of the HOCKEY-L poll, WMEB poll, and Troy Record poll.
Obviously, the Sunday night games had a big impact.
Troy
HOCKEY-L WMEB Record
Team Record Rank Rank Rank
Maine 10-0-3 1 4 3
Colorado College 10-2 2 2 2
Minnesota 9-2-1 3 3 1
Boston University 7-2-2 4 1 4
Michigan 9-4 5 5 5
Michigan State 9-3-1 6 6 6
Bowling Green 9-3 7 7 7
Northeastern 7-3-2 8 8 8
Brown 6-1 9 (14) 9
New Hampshire 7-3-1 10 (12)
Vermont 6-3 11 9 (11)
Wisconsin 7-5-1 12 (15) (13)
Michigan Tech 7-4-2 13 (11)
RPI 6-3 14 10
Clarkson 5-3-2 15 10
And here's a comparison between the HOCKEY-L poll and the just-released
CHODR rankings:
HOCKEY-L CHODR
Team Record Rank Rank
Maine 10-0-3 1 7
Colorado College 10-2 2 1
Minnesota 9-2-1 3 5
Boston University 7-2-2 4 4
Michigan 9-4 5 3
Michigan State 9-3-1 6 8
Bowling Green 9-3 7 6
Northeastern 7-3-2 8 10
Brown 6-1 9 16
New Hampshire 7-3-1 10 11
Vermont 6-3 11 2
Wisconsin 7-5-1 12 12
Michigan Tech 7-4-2 13 18
RPI 6-3 14 17
Clarkson 5-3-2 15 14
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Denver 7-5 9
Colgate 4-3-1 13
Western Michigan 8-5-1 15
In a bit of an upset, Colorado College wins the Tadpoll for the second week
in a row, this time without benefit of a first-place vote.
1. Colorado College 42
2. Minnesota (1) 41
3. Maine (1) 40
4. Boston University (1) 39
5. Michigan 33
6. Michigan State 30
7. Bowling Green 27
8. Northeastern 24
9. Vermont 17
10. Brown 16
11. New Hampshire 10
12. Michigan Tech 8
RPI 8
14. Wisconsin 7.5
15. Clarkson 7
Wisconsin tied with Denver for #15 in the WMEB poll.
Next week, the voting deadline will once again be Tuesday at midnight, with
the poll coming out on Wednesday.
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