Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Leagues Release Preseason Polls
Favorites for 2014-15 identified as puck drop for the new season nears.
Darcy Murphy and Colgate are the preseason favorites in ECAC Hockey.
ATLANTIC HOCKEY
| Coaches' Poll |
|
| 1. |
Mercyhurst (6) |
95 |
| 2. |
Robert Morris (3) |
89 |
| 3. |
Air Force (1) |
80 |
| 4. |
Bentley |
69 |
| |
Niagara (1) |
69 |
| 6. |
Canisius |
52 |
| 7. |
RIT |
47 |
| 8. |
Holy Cross |
44 |
| 9. |
Sacred Heart |
28 |
| 10. |
Army |
20 |
| 11. |
AIC |
12 |
| Media Poll |
| 1. |
Mercyhurst (9) |
136 |
| 2. |
Robert Morris (2) |
124 |
| 3. |
Air Force |
111 |
| 4. |
Niagara (1) |
102 |
| 5. |
Bentley (1) |
91 |
| 6. |
RIT |
75 |
| 7. |
Canisius |
70 |
| 8. |
Holy Cross |
63 |
| 9. |
Sacred Heart |
34 |
| 10. |
Army |
32 |
| 11. |
AIC |
20 |
BIG TEN
| Coaches' Poll |
|
| 1. |
Minnesota |
|
| 2. |
Michigan |
|
| 3. |
Wisconsin |
|
| 4. |
Ohio State |
|
| 5. |
Michigan State |
|
| 6. |
Penn State |
|
| Media Poll |
|
| 1. |
Minnesota (17) |
102 |
| 2. |
Michigan |
84 |
| 3. |
Wisconsin |
63 |
| 4. |
Ohio State |
44 |
| 5. |
Michigan State |
36 |
| 6. |
Penn State |
28 |
ECAC HOCKEY
| Coaches' Poll |
| 1. |
Colgate (7) |
117 |
| 2. |
Union (4) |
103 |
| 3. |
Cornell (1) |
90 |
| 4. |
Yale |
87 |
| 5. |
Quinnipiac |
82 |
| 6. |
Dartmouth |
67 |
| 7. |
Brown |
61 |
| 8. |
Clarkson |
58 |
| 9. |
Harvard |
52 |
| 10. |
Rensselaer |
40 |
| 11. |
St. Lawrence |
24 |
| 12. |
Princeton |
11 |
| Media Poll |
| 1. |
Colgate (18) |
336 |
| 2. |
Union (11) |
322 |
| 3. |
Quinnipiac (1) |
289 |
| 4. |
Cornell |
263 |
| 5. |
Yale |
211 |
| 6. |
Dartmouth |
190 |
| 7. |
Brown |
162 |
| 8. |
Clarkson |
161 |
| 9. |
Rensselaer |
141 |
| 10. |
Harvard |
129 |
| 11. |
St. Lawrence |
101 |
| 12. |
Princeton |
32 |
HOCKEY EAST
| Coaches' Poll |
| 1. |
Providence (7) |
127 |
| 2. |
Boston College (3) |
120 |
| 3. |
Notre Dame |
94 |
| 4. |
Northeastern (1) |
90 |
| 5. |
New Hampshire |
86 |
| 6. |
Boston University |
83 |
| 7. |
UMass Lowell (1) |
79 |
| 8. |
Vermont |
75 |
| 9. |
Maine |
74 |
| 10. |
Merrimack |
37 |
| 11. |
Massachusetts |
33 |
| 12. |
Connecticut |
26 |
| Media Poll |
| 1. |
Providence (26) |
414 |
| 2. |
Boston College (8) |
399 |
| 3. |
Boston University (2) |
309 |
| 4. |
Northeastern |
305 |
| 5. |
UMass Lowell |
267 |
| 6. |
Maine |
256 |
| 7. |
Notre Dame |
231 |
| |
Vermont |
231 |
| 9. |
New Hampshire |
171 |
| 10. |
Merrimack |
97 |
| 11. |
Massachusetts |
80 |
| 12. |
Connecticut |
48 |
NCHC
| Media Poll |
| 1. |
North Dakota (12) |
181 |
| 2. |
Miami (9) |
167 |
| 3. |
St. Cloud State (4) |
151 |
| 4. |
Denver |
117 |
| 5. |
Minnesota Duluth |
112 |
| 6. |
Omaha |
73 |
| 7. |
Western Michigan |
67 |
| 8. |
Colorado College |
32 |
WCHA
| Coaches' Poll |
| 1. |
Minnesota State (9) |
81 |
| 2. |
Ferris State (1) |
67 |
| 3. |
Michigan Tech |
64 |
| 4. |
Bowling Green |
57 |
| 5. |
Alaska |
44 |
| 6. |
Northern Michigan |
40 |
| 7. |
Alaska Anchorage |
38 |
| 8. |
Bemidji State |
33 |
| 9. |
Lake Superior State |
17 |
| 10. |
Alabama Huntsville |
9 |
| Media Poll |
| 1. |
Minnesota State (23) |
256 |
| 2. |
Ferris State (4) |
226 |
| 3. |
Bowling Green |
180 |
| 4. |
Michigan Tech |
178 |
| 5. |
Alaska |
163 |
| 6. |
Alaska Anchorage |
128 |
| 7. |
Northern Michigan |
112 |
| 8. |
Bemidji State |
101 |
| 9. |
Lake Superior State |
60 |
| 10. |
Alabama Huntsville |
26 |
