Men's Hockey Tabbed 12th in a Pair of Preseason National Polls
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire men's hockey team debuted in the 12th spot in USCHO.com's and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine's Men's College Hockey Polls this season. The Wildcats garnered 368 points in USCHO's 20-team poll and earned 124 points in USA Today's 15-team poll.
The Wildcats ended the 2010-11 season ranked ninth with a 22-11-6 record. New Hampshire is one of five Hockey East teams in the top 20 nationally (#5 Boston College, #10 Boston University, #15 Merrimack and #16 Maine). New Hampshire spent all of 2010-11 in the national polls including a No. 2 ranking in both polls at the end of the first half of the season.
UNH opens the season with three nationally-ranked opponents in the first month of play including a tilt with sixth-ranked Boston University to open the season Oct. 8 (8 p.m.). The team's home opener is Oct. 15 (7 p.m.) against fifth-ranked Boston College.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2011-12 Men's College Hockey Poll - #1 (Preseason)
(first-place votes in parentheses)
|
Rank |
School |
2010-11 |
2010-11 Record |
|
1 |
Miami University, 453 (15) |
8 |
23-10-6 |
|
2 |
University of Notre Dame, 427 (4) |
4 |
25-14-5 |
|
3 |
University of North Dakota, 373 (3) |
3 |
32-9-3 |
|
4 |
University of Denver, 366 |
7 |
25-12-5 |
|
5 |
Boston College, 364 (1) |
5 |
30-8-1 |
|
6 |
Boston University, 343 (3) |
NR |
19-12-8 |
|
7 |
Colorado College, 316 |
11 |
23-19-3 |
|
8 |
Yale University, 277 (2) |
6 |
28-7-1 |
|
9 |
University of Michigan, 262 |
2 |
29-11-4 |
|
10 |
University of Minnesota Duluth, 232 (6) |
1 |
26-10-6 |
|
11 |
Union College, 151 |
12 |
26-10-4 |
|
12 |
University of New Hampshire, 124 |
9 |
22-11-6 |
|
13 |
Western Michigan University, 116 |
13 |
19-13-10 |
|
14 |
University of Nebraska Omaha, 89 |
14 |
21-16-2 |
|
15 |
University of Maine, 64 |
NR |
17-12-5 |
Others receiving votes: University of Minnesota, 29; Merrimack College, 19; University of Wisconsin, 17; Cornell University, 15; University of Alaska, 8; Dartmouth College, 8; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 8; Rochester Institute of Technology, 6; United States Air Force Academy, 5; Ohio State University, 3; College of the Holy Cross, 1; Lake Superior State University, 1; Quinnipiac University, 1; St. Cloud State University, 1.
USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll Minneapolis, Minn./September 26, 2011
Team (First Place) Record Pts Last Week
1 Notre Dame (11) 25-14-5 740 1
2 Miami (12) 23-10-6 722 2
3 North Dakota ( 5) 32- 9-3 720 3
4 Denver 25-12-5 670 4
5 Boston College ( 2) 30- 8-1 659 5
6 Michigan 29-11-4 613 6
7 Colorado College 23-19-3 594 7
8 Minnesota-Duluth (10) 26-10-6 586 8
9 Yale ( 1) 28- 7-1 571 9
10 Boston University ( 2) 19-12-8 542 10
11 Union 26-10-4 382 11
12 New Hampshire 22-11-6 368 12
13 Western Michigan 19-13-10 362 13
14 Nebraska-Omaha 21-16-2 288 14
15 Merrimack 25-10-4 198 15
16 Maine 17-12-7 190 16
17 Wisconsin 21-16-4 129 17
18 Rensselaer 20-13-5 121 18
19 Minnesota 16-14-6 107 19
20 Cornell 16-15-3 106 20
Others receiving votes: Dartmouth 80, Air Force 74, RIT 53, St. Cloud State 48, Alaska 22, Ohio State 16, Northeastern 15, Ferris State 12, Lake Superior 8, Northern Michigan 8, Providence 8, Princeton 7, Michigan State 4, Quinnipiac 4, Massachusetts 3.
