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    Now that we're inching our way to August, any thoughts on a top 16 for 2010-2011 ? Some teams are returning most of their players while some have lost some players to the pros and graduation.
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    Re: Preseason Poll: 2010-2011

    I think that Bentley will be in the mix this year.

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    • #3
      Re: Preseason Poll: 2010-2011

      North Dakota, Michigan , Miami and BC have gotta be the top four in any order, IMO. the order listed here is fine by me. I never want to be preseason #1 from HE i think Maine is there and BU probably too as well as UVM. There, that's seven then fill in with..............
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      • #4
        Re: Preseason Poll: 2010-2011

        Originally posted by Snively65 View Post
        I think that Bentley will be in the mix this year.
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          Re: Preseason Poll: 2010-2011

          Originally posted by BCeagle View Post
          Now that we're inching our way to August, any thoughts on a top 16 for 2010-2011 ? Some teams are returning most of their players while some have lost some players to the pros and graduation.
          I think its too early for a top 16. I think its hard enough doing a top 5. If I was picking the top five:

          1.) Boston College
          2.) North Dakota
          3.) Miami of Ohio
          4.) Michigan
          5.) St. Cloud

          Beyond that, who knows.

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          • #6
            Re: Preseason Poll: 2010-2011

            I haven't followed the national scene this off-season, but in the WCHA I think UND is going to be hard to beat - I'd expect them to be in the top 5 somewhere. UMD and SCSU should also both have very strong teams, and I'd expect both to be somewhere in the top 10. CC and DU both have question marks but enough returning players that I think they'll be somewhere in the 10-20 range. I don't know enough about Bemidji and UNO to make a well supported guess, but I do think both have a good shot at finishing in the top half of the league, which should mean that they'll either be in the rankings or at least getting votes.
            I think UMD won the lottery with their cluster (UW, MTU, MN) and will do very well in the league standings. That won't impact the pre-season standings, but I do think it will help them remain high in the rankings as the year progresses. The UND/SCSU/UNO/BSU cluster looks really tough. Welcome to the WCHA, UNO and BSU!

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            • #7
              Re: Preseason Poll: 2010-2011

              I agree with that Top 4 (BC-ND-Miami-Michigan). I think Maine will sneak into the top 10 this year, and I think Notre Dame is poised to be at least an NCAA tournament team again... they underachieved badly last year.

              I suspect that just like last year, western teams will dominate the top 10-12 spots as Hockey East won't have much depth. But I also believe that BC will prove to be the best team yet again, as they return so many vital pieces of last year's team; the big question is whether or not they can replace the senior leadership of the captains who graduated.
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              • #8
                Re: Preseason Poll: 2010-2011

                1. Boston College
                2. North Dakota
                3. St. Cloud
                4. Miami
                5. Maine
                6. Michigan
                7. New Hampshire
                8. Denver
                9. Yale
                10. Duluth
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                • #9
                  Re: Preseason Poll: 2010-2011

                  Originally posted by BCWH Superfan joe View Post
                  and I think Notre Dame is poised to be at least an NCAA tournament team again... they underachieved badly last year.
                  Maybe... if they can stay out of jail.
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                  • #10
                    Re: Preseason Poll: 2010-2011

                    I think I know the teams I'd put in the top 16. Just not sure about the order. Going by league (teams within leagues aren't ranked, they're alphabetical):

                    HE
                    BC
                    BU
                    Maine
                    UNH

                    ECAC
                    RPI
                    Yale

                    CCHA
                    Alaska
                    Miami
                    Michigan
                    MSU

                    WCHA
                    Denver
                    Minnesota
                    UMD
                    UND
                    St. Cloud
                    Wisconsin
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                    • #11
                      Re: Preseason Poll: 2010-2011

                      Originally posted by Federal League View Post
                      I think I know the teams I'd put in the top 16. Just not sure about the order. Going by league (teams within leagues aren't ranked, they're alphabetical):

                      WCHA
                      Denver
                      Minnesota
                      UMD
                      UND
                      St. Cloud
                      Wisconsin


                      Holy cow - you missed the WCHA by a mile, IMHO. Minnesota may end up there at the end, but based on their results last year I think it's a stretch to put them in the top 16 in the pre-season. And have you seen how many losses UW has had this off-season? They only return one of their top 8 scorers, and only 4 of their top 14. They lost 122 of their 163 goals from last year. They also lost 8 of their regular forwards and 3 of their top 6 defensemen. They have a lot of talent coming in, but holy crap they lost almost their whole team!

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                      • #12
                        Re: Preseason Poll: 2010-2011

                        Originally posted by Rich View Post


                        Holy cow - you missed the WCHA by a mile, IMHO. Minnesota may end up there at the end, but based on their results last year I think it's a stretch to put them in the top 16 in the pre-season. And have you seen how many losses UW has had this off-season? They only return one of their top 8 scorers, and only 4 of their top 14. They lost 122 of their 163 goals from last year. They also lost 8 of their regular forwards and 3 of their top 6 defensemen. They have a lot of talent coming in, but holy crap they lost almost their whole team!
                        Yeah, I could take out Wisconsin and put Notre Dame in there. I do think Minnesota will be there, though.
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                        • #13
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                          After BC does it matter? They are by far the best team once again.
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                          • #14
                            Re: Preseason Poll: 2010-2011

                            Originally posted by walrus View Post
                            After BC does it matter? They are by far the best team once again.
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                              Re: Preseason Poll: 2010-2011

                              Originally posted by Rich View Post


                              Holy cow - you missed the WCHA by a mile, IMHO. Minnesota may end up there at the end, but based on their results last year I think it's a stretch to put them in the top 16 in the pre-season. And have you seen how many losses UW has had this off-season? They only return one of their top 8 scorers, and only 4 of their top 14. They lost 122 of their 163 goals from last year. They also lost 8 of their regular forwards and 3 of their top 6 defensemen. They have a lot of talent coming in, but holy crap they lost almost their whole team!
                              ummm. just goes to show how bad #17 is
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