I did this last year, and will do so again this year. Basically, for those interested, please post your top-10 teams. The results will be used by College Hockey Weekly for their power rankings, so we as posters have the unique ability to have our voices heard. Anyway, if you wish to have your vote potentially be counted by CHW, please have your vote in by Tuesday, October 16th, at 12:00pm Eastern Time.
My top 10:
1. Minnesota - The Gophers were dominating in their sweep of Michigan State, and look like they are playing in midseason form. IMO, they are clearly the #1 team in the country.
2. North Dakota - North Dakota is here largely because of the missteps of Western and BC, but UND looked very solid offensively, despite a few defensive miscues. We'll get a good look at North Dakota's depth this weekend as they play shorthanded against both Alaska schools.
3. Cornell - The Big Red didn't play, but move up in my list due to the losses by Western and BC.
4. Western Michigan - A split at home against St. Lawrence isn't something you'd expect for a team with the talent that Western has, but it was the first weekend of the season.
5. Boston College - Another slow start out of the gate for BC only means a drop in the early season rankings. I don't think anybody is fooled into thinking that BC will not be there at the end of the year.
6. Notre Dame - The Irish won't earn extra points for style, but they got the job done, beating Maine and Omaha to win the IceBreaker Title.
7. Union - The Dutchmen responded to a loss against Merrimack in their season opener, with a strong sweep of Bowling Green.
8. Boston University - The Terriers beat a strong Providence squad 4-2 in their only game thus far.
9. New Hampshire - An impressive sweep over SCSU this weekend has the Wildcats rocketing up my board to #9.
10. Massachusetts-Lowell - A disappointing draw to kick off their 2012-2013 campaign has Lowell drop to #10.
Honorable Mention:
Harvard
Miami
SCSU
Michigan
Northern Michigan
My top 10:
1. Minnesota - The Gophers were dominating in their sweep of Michigan State, and look like they are playing in midseason form. IMO, they are clearly the #1 team in the country.
2. North Dakota - North Dakota is here largely because of the missteps of Western and BC, but UND looked very solid offensively, despite a few defensive miscues. We'll get a good look at North Dakota's depth this weekend as they play shorthanded against both Alaska schools.
3. Cornell - The Big Red didn't play, but move up in my list due to the losses by Western and BC.
4. Western Michigan - A split at home against St. Lawrence isn't something you'd expect for a team with the talent that Western has, but it was the first weekend of the season.
5. Boston College - Another slow start out of the gate for BC only means a drop in the early season rankings. I don't think anybody is fooled into thinking that BC will not be there at the end of the year.
6. Notre Dame - The Irish won't earn extra points for style, but they got the job done, beating Maine and Omaha to win the IceBreaker Title.
7. Union - The Dutchmen responded to a loss against Merrimack in their season opener, with a strong sweep of Bowling Green.
8. Boston University - The Terriers beat a strong Providence squad 4-2 in their only game thus far.
9. New Hampshire - An impressive sweep over SCSU this weekend has the Wildcats rocketing up my board to #9.
10. Massachusetts-Lowell - A disappointing draw to kick off their 2012-2013 campaign has Lowell drop to #10.
Honorable Mention:
Harvard
Miami
SCSU
Michigan
Northern Michigan
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