The D1 Forum Poll - 2010 - 2011

[OnMAA]

Re: This weeks Poll update post - Oct 18 Week 3

Re: This weeks Poll update post - Oct 18 Week 3

Your comment has BC ahead of Minn, but that isn't reflected in your ranking.

Thanks for the note. Corrected the comment.

On the basis of performance alone, BU and UMD deserve to be ahead of MC (both have a better "best win" and a less damaging loss.

I did consider moving UMD and BU ahead of the Hurst, but decided against it, based on the dominating wins by Hurst in their other games this year.

Of course, this is a poll, not a computer ranking, so it will contain a greater amount of personal perception of a team's potential.

You are right, without a computer and deep stats, pretty hard to a do a top ten. Many teams have one loss. As I indicated before, found the Rutter ranking to be pretty reliable, but this early in the season, hard to count on, specially with the Ivy schools (In this case Cornell and Harvard) starting three weeks later than everyone else. I would not be shocked, if every team has at least three losses by the time we get to the playoffs. It will make for a great competition down the stretch, and a real interesting debate on who should get the non-auto bids.

 

[ARM]

Re: This weeks Poll update post - Oct 18 Week 3

Re: This weeks Poll update post - Oct 18 Week 3

I did consider moving UMD and BU ahead of the Hurst, but decided against it, based on the domintating wins by Hurst in their other games this year.

There might be some "shock and awe" factor associated with the Laker offense. In two of their 3 series, the opponent has done considerably better in Game 2, maybe after having a chance to adjust to their speed and skill. The exception was Maine, where the goalie stopped 69 pucks in the first game to make it look like more of a contest than it really was.

The interesting games will come when two high scoring teams meet. There are 8 teams currently averaging 4 or more goals scored per game, and 3 of those are well over 5 (MC, BU, and UW.) Of the other 5 -- Maine, PC, UMD, OSU, and BC -- we can probably omit Maine, because they rank that high primarily on the basis of two wins over Sacred Heart. But with that much offense around, pummeling lesser teams will yield some impressive scores, but a team better be able to defend when they meet an opponent packing a punch of their own.

 

[OnMAA]

Re: This weeks Poll update post - Oct 18 Week 3

Re: This weeks Poll update post - Oct 18 Week 3

I will leave the voting part on this poll open until the end of the month, Capture the results and then do another poll mid season (~ Xmas Break) to see how much of a shift there is.

 

[OnMAA]

Re: This weeks Poll update post - Oct 18 Week 3

Re: This weeks Poll update post - Oct 18 Week 3

More movement after this weekends results. After the top two it gets interesting...

Hurst split, Minny lost twice to #7 UND, BU won twice, UMD won twice, ND swept #3 Minny, BC won twice, PC won twice, UNH won twice. Quite the log jam scenario, many teams with one loss. It illustrates the great competition we should see this year. Quinny drops a bit due to their split, so here is my poll for the week. Comments ?

1 - Cornell (1).....Yet to play, stay at number
2 - Wisco (2)......Did not play this week, stay at number 2, undefeated
3 - Hurst (3).......Split with the Beavers, But stay ahead of UMD and BU
4 - BU (5)..........Weekend sweep, pass Minny
5 - UMD (6).......Weekend sweep, pass Minny
6 - ND (7).........Sweep Minny to pass Minny
7 - Minny (4)......Drop below UND, UMD, BU
8 - BC (10).........Weekend Sweep to pass Harvard
9 - Harvard (8)...Yet to hit the ice.
10 - PC (NR)...Another great weekend by them.

Quinny drops out of the top 10.
Teams to watch knocking at the door...Ohio State and UNH

USCHO women’s poll for comparison.....
1/2 flipped, 4/5 flipped, 7/8 flipped, 10 different entrant.

1. Wisconsin (5)
2. Cornell (8)
3. Mercyhurst (1)
4. Minnesota-Duluth (1)
5. Boston University
6. North Dakota
7. Boston College
8. Minnesota
9. Harvard
10. Ohio State

 

[ARM]

Re: This weeks Poll update post - Oct 18 Week 3

Re: This weeks Poll update post - Oct 18 Week 3

USCHO women’s poll for comparison.....
1/2 flipped, 4/5 flipped, 7/8 flipped, 10 different entrant.
...10. Ohio State

The Ohio State at #10 question should be answered this week. If they get swept at Madison, they'll probably fall out of the Top 10 if those behind them do well. If they can take points on the road at #1, then they deserve a Top 10 spot. I would guess there are a number of players in Madtown who remember back-to-back OT losses to the Buckeyes in the WCHA tourney to end the Badgers' season and are looking forward to tOSU's return.

 

[OnMAA]

This weeks Poll update post - Oct 25 Week 4

This weeks Poll update post - Oct 25 Week 4

Only one change this week. PC drops out of top ten in favor of UNH.
Did consider swapping UND and Minny, but for now kept them in the same order due to the head to head result.

1 - Cornell (1).....Weekend Sweep, including a pasting of RMU
2 - Wisco (2)......Weekend Sweep, Stays at two, escaping with an OT win over TheOS
3 - Hurst (3).......Did not play. Resting comfortably at 3
4 - BU (4)..........Weekend sweep, including win over Clarky
5 - UMD (5).......Weekend sweep, in convincing fashion
6 - UND (6)........Split weekend, HTH over Minny keeps them at 6 for 1 more week.
7 - Minny (7)......Two Shutouts in convincing fashion. Next weekend will tell the tale
8 - BC (8).........Tied Quinny, Won over Brown
9 - Harvard (9)...Tied McGill
10 - UNH (NR)....Two wins and a PC loss moves them in the top ten.

Quinny, PC and TOS (The Ohio State) the other contenders.

 

[OnMAA]

Re: This weeks Poll update post - Oct 25 Week 4

Re: This weeks Poll update post - Oct 25 Week 4

Closing this Poll. Will do another one in January to see the shift in Opinions.

Cornell. 14 - 24%
Hurst.. 10 - 17%
UMD... 09 - 15%
BU..... 08 - 13%
Minny. 04 - 7%
Wisco. 02 - 4%
BC...... 01 - 2%
Others. 10 - 17%
No votes for Harvard or UNH.

58 voters.