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Pioneer247 said:
Utica hasn't lost since this btw...and Utica has always gotten a rough hand from this poll...even when they were the #1 seed in the tourney the never happened in 2020, the lovely voters at the USCHO wouldn't put them #1
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Think at this point it’s fine that Utica is ranked now. Their OOC schedule is always tough and the team has the firepower to compete. That and they’ve rebounded well… but also against weaker teams. losing 5 games that early and staying ranked was a bit absurd, even if the losses were to Adrian and Hobart. Poll means nothing besides bragging rights, but I don’t even know how the voters thought a 1-5 record was deserving of a spot.
 
MilkUniversity said:
Think at this point it’s fine that Utica is ranked now. Their OOC schedule is always tough and the team has the firepower to compete. That and they’ve rebounded well… but also against weaker teams. losing 5 games that early and staying ranked was a bit absurd, even if the losses were to Adrian and Hobart. Poll means nothing besides bragging rights, but I don’t even know how the voters thought a 1-5 record was deserving of a spot.
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Also...nobody cares about the poll. The only ranking that matters for Utica is #15 which is their current NPI ranking.
 
Pioneer247 said:
But Utica was the #1 overall seed in the draw, y'know, in the rankings that matter
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Because they played one extra game in the playoffs to give them the jump they needed in the PWR to pass Norwich late.

I'm sorry to tell you that wasn't going to be Utica's year either. Norwich wasn't losing that season. The only thing that stopped them from winning was a worldwide pandemic.
 
Well since they have 0 fans on here, Id argue to throw UW Eau Claire into that debate. 22-4-2 ranked 4th in the polls and lets not forget the west teams kicked ass for over a decade until Hobart decided to start a dynasty.
 
Wesleyan and Lake Forest arguably lost the most when the tournament was cancelled. It was Wesleyan's first and only bid. For Lake Forest, it was their second bid but first since 1991.
 
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