Weekly Poll: Cornell & Harvard Ranked Among Top Teams
ALBANY, NY – Two ECAC Hockey teams - Cornell and Harvard once again have earned the respect of the poll voters, as they are once again acknowledged in the national polls released Monday, November 1 and Tuesday, November 2.
Coming off League wins over Quinnipiac and Princeton last weekend Cornell remains in the No. 2 spot in both national polls. The Big Red, now 4-0-0, earned 137 points and five first-place votes in the USCHO.com poll and six first-place votes and 171 points in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. Cornell has a busy week ahead, as it hosts No. 4/4 Mercyhurst Tuesday, No. 10/10 Harvard Friday, and Dartmouth Saturday.
In its first weekend of action on the 2010-11 season Harvard skated to a 3-3, overtime time with rival Yale and posted a 4-2 win over Brown. The Crimson dropped from the No. 9 spot to the No. 10 position in both polls earning 20 points in the USCHO.com poll and 26 points in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. Harvard takes to the road in League action this weekend, battling No. 2/2 Cornell Friday and Colgate Saturday.
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ABOUT THE POLLS:
The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 15 voters, including 12 coaches of Division I programs and three women's hockey writers. USCHO.com provides in-depth coverage of college sports, including hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and others.
The 14th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’s College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the four NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey Magazine, the most widely distributed hockey magazine in the world.
