Pollin' It: Hockey remains at #3, Ferris jumps to #2
This week's hockey polls are out and a bit surprising (to me at least) is that Ferris leap-frogged us up to #2 in all the polls. Formerly #1 St Cloud lost and tied to #10 Union so we knew there'd be movement but I figured the tie would slide us both up. Apparently the tie at Yost has caused people to take Ferris' gaudy record seriously - which I'd say is a fair thing to do. Polls:
USCHO
| Team | (First Place Votes) | Record | Points | Last Poll | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | (32) | 12- 2-2 | 978 | 2 |
| 2 | Ferris State | (12) | 14- 2-3 | 914 | 4 |
| 3 | Michigan | 10- 2-2 | 888 | 3 | |
| 4 | St. Cloud State | ( 4) | 11- 2-3 | 855 | 1 |
| 5 | Providence | ( 2) | 11- 2-3 | 834 | 5 |
USA Today
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Minnesota | 503 | (28) | 1 | 12-2-2 |
| 2 | Ferris State University | 442 | (2) | 4 | 14-2-3 |
| 3 | University of Michigan | 436 | 3 | 10-2-2 | |
| 4 | St. Cloud State University | 416 | (2) | 2 | 11-2-3 |
| 5 | Providence College | 396 | 5 | 11-2-3 |
Also of note, Wisconsin is at #14/15 and Ohio State is in the "Others receiving votes" on USCHO - which basically puts them at #26 (of 59 DI teams so take that FWIW)
December 18th, 2013 at 12:29 PM ^
December 18th, 2013 at 12:38 PM ^
I'm going to hope we end the season in the 5-8 range and get a nice 2-seed for our work. Michigan never ever does well as a 1-seed it seems
December 18th, 2013 at 2:15 PM ^
The 1996 championship team was a 2-seed, but with only 2 regionals, so they were one of the top four seeded teams. So they were effectively a 1 seed, but didn't have to play a 4-seed (and probably lost to Air Force. Arrrrgh.).
December 18th, 2013 at 12:36 PM ^
Seems weird that we just beat (albeit in a shootout) Ferris and they jump us. I know, rankings don't matter. 2013 must end!
December 18th, 2013 at 12:41 PM ^
Before Ferris played us, their best opponent period was BGSU I think. They had been playing a bunch of no-names and their 13-2-1 record looked a little fake to a lot of people. For them to go into Yost and play #3 Michigan and come out with a draw basically said to everyone "Oh, they are good" and they got bumped up accordingly
December 18th, 2013 at 12:55 PM ^
The Borda method of voting (used by this and pretty much all college sports polls) can have all sorts of counter-intuitive results where, for example, none of the voters ranked Michigan and Ferris State any differently relative to each other after last weekend, but changes in how other teams are ranked can flip them in the overall ranking.
December 18th, 2013 at 12:44 PM ^
They did out play us for one period, but the other two were farly even. I am surprised we slipped behind them. I guess the voters liked the way they played on the road at Yost.
December 18th, 2013 at 12:45 PM ^
ARE WE GETTING PENALIZED FOR THE COMPHER INJURY????!!!!!!
December 18th, 2013 at 12:50 PM ^
Ferris played us really well. Great goal tending saved us.
December 18th, 2013 at 2:01 PM ^
December 18th, 2013 at 2:56 PM ^
I even posted in there. For some reason I was thinking it was last weeks polls since some of the "poll stories" just came out today
December 18th, 2013 at 2:10 PM ^
Considering last season, I'm fine hanging out in the top-5 and keeping everyone healthy (obviously Compher injury excepted).