Hockey ranked #10 in Preseason USA Today Poll

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on

Speaks to the respect for the program. Missed the tourney and still preseason top-10 like I assumed. http://mihockeynow.com/2013/09/michigan-ranked-no-10-in-usa-today-college-preseason-poll/

  1. UMass-Lowell (20)
  2. Miami University (9)
  3. Wisconsin (1)
  4. Boston College
  5. Minnesota
  6. North Dakota
  7. Notre Dame
  8. Yale
  9. St. Cloud State
  10. Michigan
  11. Quinnipiac
  12. Union
  13. New Hampshire
  14. Minnesota State
  15. Providence
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gwkrlghl

September 23rd, 2013 at 8:16 PM ^

The schedule is nuts on paper. We have games against #1, #3, #4, #5 and #13. Big Ten is certainly off to a good start on paper with three teams in the top 10 and two in the top 5.

I have a hard time taking Umass-Lowell at #1 seriously though

Date Opponent
6-Oct Waterloo (ex)
10-Oct #4 Boston College
12-Oct at RIT
18-Oct at #13 New Hampshire
19-Oct at #13 New Hampshire
25-Oct Boston University
26-Oct #1 UMass-Lowell
1-Nov Michigan Tech
2-Nov Michigan Tech
15-Nov at Nebraska-Omaha
16-Nov at Nebraska-Omaha
22-Nov Niagara
29-Nov Ohio State
2-Dec at Ohio State
5-Dec U.S. NTDP U18 Team (ex)
11-Dec Ferris State
27-Dec vs. Western Michigan
28-Dec vs. Michigan Tech or
  Michigan State
10-Jan at #3 Wisconsin
11-Jan at #3 Wisconsin
24-Jan at Michigan State
25-Jan vs. Michigan State
  at Joe Louis Arena
31-Jan #3 Wisconsin
1-Feb #3 Wisconsin
7-Feb at Penn State
8-Feb at Penn State
02/13 or at #5 Minnesota
15-Feb  
14-Feb at #5 Minnesota
21-Feb Penn State
22-Feb Penn State
28-Feb Ohio State
03/02 or at Ohio State
3-Mar  
7-Mar Michigan State
8-Mar at Michigan State
14-Mar #5 Minnesota
15-Mar #5 Minnesota

 

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truferblue22

September 23rd, 2013 at 8:49 PM ^

Nice. Hopefully the defense and goaltending will be more consistent this season...although without Trouba and Merril that might be a challenge. Time will tell. Go Blue!!!

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LSAClassOf2000

September 23rd, 2013 at 9:05 PM ^

I thought the Big Ten coaches poll - the first one for hockey - had Michigan third with Wisconsin as the conference favorite. That was released after the media day in Minneapolis, which was either Thursday or Friday last week (caught it on BTN). 

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