The Completely Unofficial Pre-Pre-Season Polls - 2010-2011 Edition

[Pioneers#1]

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1.Norwich
2.Plattsburgh
3.St.Norbert
4.Oswego State
5.Adrian
6.Elmira
7.Middlebury
8.Manhattanville
9.Gustavus
10.St.Scholastica ......Maybe Curry or Neumann ....?

I know this is a long shot, but with our recent interest in Aquiring Candians on our team and now that we have so many on our roster so far for the upcoming season, does anyone give Utica a shot at the top 10 rankings or even the "Top 15" in the country?? if not, do tell why. Thanks!

[bakdraft21]

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1.Norwich
2.Plattsburgh
3.St.Norbert
4.Oswego State
5.Adrian
6.Elmira
7.Middlebury
8.Manhattanville
9.Gustavus
10.St.Scholastica ......Maybe Curry or Neumann ....?

I know this is a long shot, but with our recent interest in Aquiring Candians on our team and now that we have so many on our roster so far for the upcoming season, does anyone give Utica a shot at the top 10 rankings or even the "Top 15" in the country?? if not, do tell why. Thanks!

incoming class looks good on paper but ya never know when they hit the ice and have to deal with some hard hitting and some fasssssssssst moving MEN.....not boys..........GOOD LUCK

[MW4Bucky&SNC]

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1) Norwich
2) St. Norbert
3) Plattsburgh
4) Adrian
5) Oswego
6) Elmira
7) Middlebury
8) Gustavus Adolphus
9) Manhattanville
10) UW-River Falls

Pio 1, top notch use of team colors by the way.

[PrezdeJohnson09]

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1.Norwich
2.Plattsburgh
3.St.Norbert
4.Oswego State
5.Adrian
6.Elmira
7.Middlebury
8.Manhattanville
9.Gustavus
10.St.Scholastica ......Maybe Curry or Neumann ....?

I know this is a long shot, but with our recent interest in Aquiring Candians on our team and now that we have so many on our roster so far for the upcoming season, does anyone give Utica a shot at the top 10 rankings or even the "Top 15" in the country?? if not, do tell why. Thanks!

Utica has to prove they can beat Elmira, Manhattanville, Neumann and Hobart etc on a more consistent basis in order to start getting more respect on the national scene.

[NUProf]

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Utica has to prove they can beat Elmira, Manhattanville, Neumann and Hobart etc on a more consistent basis in order to start getting more respect on the national scene.

Prez - don't the Cadets deserve at least one exclamation point? You age getting paid, aren't you

[oldguard]

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Prez and Prof,

Hope to meet you two at Homecoming this weekend. Maybe at the football game, soccer presentations or at the HOF reception. I will ask Charlie to point you out.

Bill

[jerrynu26]

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Prez and Prof,

Hope to meet you two at Homecoming this weekend. Maybe at the football game, soccer presentations or at the HOF reception. I will ask Charlie to point you out.

Bill

I'll be at the HOF too to recognize Hound.

And the 2000 team also...

[PrezdeJohnson09]

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Prez and Prof,

Hope to meet you two at Homecoming this weekend. Maybe at the football game, soccer presentations or at the HOF reception. I will ask Charlie to point you out.

Bill

Sounds good. I'll be around busting my butt covering the five athletic events we have going on. But I definitely will be at the volleyball and football games.

Hopefully I can shake this head cold I've got going on by the weekend.

[Irishdave]

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1. Norwich
2. St. Norbert
3. Oswego
4. Plattsburgh
5. Elmira
6. Adrian
7. St. Scholastica
8. Hamline
9. Middlebury
10. Marian

[Transplanted Tiger Fan]

Take it to the Bank (and watch it fade away)

I suppose it’s about time I put-up my own (a few weeks late!). I have a feeling that the official pre-season poll will be out by next weekend ('WAG' - no later than Tuesday 10/19):

1. Norwich - Theirs until they “lose it” (which could be as soon as Primelink)
2. St. Norbert - Token NCHA team ( ) [j/k... see #8]
3. Elmira - Going-out on a limb here, may not get me many preseason pts, but I expect this by year-end
4. Oswego - A key loss or two in the lineup, but still strong
5. Middlebury - Hey, they’re Middlebury
6. Adrian - “Safe 6”... A good showing in Northfield, they’ll be higher. A bad showing, quite possibly out of the top 10
7. Plattsburgh - Just can’t get a read on this team this year. Anticipating a mid-season “lull” in January
8. UW-Stevens Point - What good is a poll without 2 NCHA teams in it! Why the Pointers? – They’re baaa-aaack!!
9. Bowdoin - Will hang here, and possibly improve if they can get by that pesky Colby weekend before the break
10. Hobart - Just for poops and giggles... some ECAC West ‘love’


Wanted to put a MIAC team in the mix (I think I always have in the past), but I just do not see a team standing-out this year.

[PrezdeJohnson09]

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Question? Why are we all only picking 10 teams when the poll is 15?

[Hammer]

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Because it's unofficial.

[PrezdeJohnson09]

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Because it's unofficial.

Adrian is unofficial.

[NUProf]

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Question? Why are we all only picking 10 teams when the poll is 15?

Because his rules are so confusing, he'd need a supercomputer to handle 15 teams per poster

[Transplanted Tiger Fan]

10 vs. 15

Why 10 and not 15? I thought this was discussed in prior year’s threads, but in the only threads that I could access (2004-5 & 2005-6), I did not see any discussions posted. Strange thing is, it was around that time that USCHO went from ranking 10 to 15 as well. Odd that it was not discussed in the most painful detail back then!

While I like Hammer’s answer best (yours is good too, Prof! ), I guess there are a couple of additional reasons we (I) have always stayed with 10 and not 15:

• It's easier
• Less of that pesky math for me ( )
• I’m a “traditionalist” (and old, so tradition goes back a ways!)
• ’Scoring’ from years-past is apples-to-apples (no “modern era” changes)

But by all means, if anyone is feeling a wee-bit masochistic and wants to go the extra mile by providing above-and-beyond what is expected of them, please feel free to put-up a top 15. This has been done by some in the past.

In reviewing the prior threads, I would like to add what a welcome relief it is to not have any of the typical 'urinating competitions' in the thread (so far) this year! Then again, those “discussions” were somewhat entertaining:
2004-5 link
2005-6 link