>What the heck are Minnesota and Colorada still doing in the top 8. >They've each lost 3 of 6 games ... to the likes of Wisconsin and >Minn.-Duluth ... and badly! CC can't sweep St. Cloud? They didn't start the >season much higher than they are now! What will it take to get them out >of the top ten ... a 3-6 record??? While we are saying that UMD and Wisconsin are not among college powerhouses, they certainly do deserve some recognition because they are two underrated teams. Especially against Minnesota. It doesn't matter if the gophers are the worst team in college in hockey and Wisconsin the best, they will still split the series because of the rivalry. UW lost 6-1 to the gophers and won 3-1 over them. Maybe Minnesota didn't lose badly, but they certainly aren't playing like a top 8 team. As for CC, I agree with the previous opinion. Returning their entiring defense and being 3-3 might be an overstatement in terms of polls. Lets see what happens this weekend with Minnesota/ND. I predict a sweep by the gold/marroonies. ANy other comments? my two cents........ Nat Malen [log in to unmask] University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.