M Hockey #3 in USA Today/USA Hockey Preseason Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Preseason Poll is out...BC/Minnesota tie for top spot; Michigan ranked third.
5 CCHA teams make USA Preseason Poll: 3.UM 9. MIA 10. ND 11. WMU 14 FSU. @umichhockey @MiamiIceHockey @ND_Hockey @WMUHockey @FerrisHockey
September 24th, 2012 at 1:57 PM ^
We're about to have an insane hockey season! I can't wait! It would be fantastic to win the CCHA in its last year.
September 24th, 2012 at 1:58 PM ^
Ermahgerd!! Good news!
September 24th, 2012 at 2:02 PM ^
Wait, no Sparty!?
(duck & cover) /s
September 24th, 2012 at 2:21 PM ^
We actually have two first place votes, too. Only school outside of BC and Minnesota to receive first place votes.
Rank | School |
2011-12 Final Ranking |
2011-12 Record | Weeks in Top 15 |
1 | Boston College, 476 (20) | 1 | 33-10-1 | 1 |
1 | University of Minnesota, 476 (12) | 4 | 28-14-1 | 1 |
3 | University of Michigan, 408 (2) | 7 | 24-13-4 | 1 |
4 | University of North Dakota, 407 | 6 | 26-13-3 | 1 |
5 | Union College, 295 | 3 | 26-8-7 | 1 |
6 | Cornell University, 233 | 13 | 19-9-7 | 1 |
7 | UMass-Lowell, 221 | 9 | 24-13-1 | 1 |
8 | University of Denver, 220 | 8 | 25-14-4 | 1 |
9 | Miami University, 203 | 10 | 24-15-2 | 1 |
10 | University of Notre Dame, 186 | NR | 19-18-3 | 1 |
11 | Western Michigan University, 182 | 14 | 21-14-6 | 1 |
12 | University of Minnesota Duluth, 176 | 5 | 25-10-6 | 1 |
13 | Boston University, 158 | 11 | 23-15-1 | 1 |
14 | Ferris State University, 123 | 2 | 26-12-5 | 1 |
15 | University of Wisconsin, 99 | NR | 17-18-2 | 1 |
September 24th, 2012 at 2:27 PM ^
September 24th, 2012 at 8:53 PM ^
bring it on.
September 24th, 2012 at 2:38 PM ^
September 24th, 2012 at 2:39 PM ^
Don't forget about Trouba! He's going to be a beast!
September 24th, 2012 at 2:55 PM ^
September 24th, 2012 at 3:05 PM ^
Tickets are available for quite a few games, including against Miami (ranked #9).
September 24th, 2012 at 3:11 PM ^
Screw the USA Today poll, the USCHO one is the one that matters. It factors into the PWR.
But still, Michigan is going to dominate this season. My expectations are a CCHA Championship, CCHA Playoff Championship and a trip to the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh.
September 24th, 2012 at 3:42 PM ^
No human polls factor into the PWR.
September 24th, 2012 at 3:28 PM ^
September 24th, 2012 at 8:54 PM ^
disappointing. I know.
September 24th, 2012 at 5:15 PM ^
Man, this terrifies me. UM hockey is always better when they don't start at the top. I like seeing the team come together under adversity.
September 24th, 2012 at 5:29 PM ^
A subscriber of the Terrier Curse, huh?
September 24th, 2012 at 6:21 PM ^
Nice "Blue Ice" reference.
I'm worried that's a bit too high like the previous commenter said. A lot of unknowns in net and offensive production this year, but as usual, we have uber-talented freshmen coming in in Nieves, Selman, and Trouba.
I'm also pumped because I'll be getting a press pass and helping Jason Paul with the live blog at MHNet!
September 26th, 2012 at 4:24 PM ^
Glad to see people on the board with enough taste to know of the curse (and the book).
And sweet gig, man. That's going to be awesome!
September 24th, 2012 at 6:33 PM ^
for extremely obscure hockey curse reference
September 24th, 2012 at 6:31 PM ^
We might as well be #2. Minnesota is the Florida State of college hockey
September 24th, 2012 at 8:55 PM ^
see. I think you might be right.
September 24th, 2012 at 8:32 PM ^
I think Michigan is overrated, but then I look at the other teams being ranked and how their teams stack up and I can't argue with a top 5 ranking.
September 26th, 2012 at 5:22 PM ^
So what's a hockey game at Michigan like.... OSU hockey team serves us no justice as fans with boring games and a weak student section.