WCHA Rules the Roost-Tigers Drop

The weekend split cost the Tigers one spot in both polls today as they dropped to 5. North Dakota finally jumped over Michigan to take the number on spot giving the WCHA the throne. I know most CC fans will hate me saying this, but I'm kind of glad the Sioux are first. I am a CC fan first, but I will always been rooting for the conference to beat other conferences and take in the top awards, even DU. This could turn out even better if the Tigers win the conference and ND stays in the top spot. Currently, the WCHA has 7 of the top 15 spots in the USA Today polls and 8 of the top 20 in the USCHO poll.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll
March 3, 2008

No.	Team (First-place votes)	Points	Last Poll
1.	North Dakota (24)	497	3
2.	Michigan (8)	476	1
3.	New Hampshire (2)	445	2
4.	Miami	397	5
5.	Colorado College	385	4
6.	Michigan State	334	6
7.	Denver	296	7
8.	Clarkson	292	9
9.	Boston College	216	8
10.	Minnesota State	196	10
11.	St. Cloud State	157	13
12.	Notre Dame	119	11
13.	Wisconsin	114	14
14.	Minnesota	42	NR
15.	Providence	31	NR

Also receiving votes: Minnesota Duluth 24, Boston University 18, Princeton 14, Harvard 9, Ferris State 7, Niagara 6, RIT 4, Army 1.

USCHO.com/CSTV Poll

March 3, 2008

No.	Team (First-place votes)	Points	Last Poll
1.	North Dakota (37)	982	2
2.	Michigan (12)	952	1
3.	New Hampshire (1)	895	3
4.	Miami	839	5
5.	Colorado College	820	4
6.	Michigan State	739	6
7.	Denver	679	7
8.	Clarkson	648	10
9.	Minnesota State	568	9
10.	Boston College	554	8
11.	St. Cloud State	468	12
12.	Notre Dame	437	11
13.	Wisconsin	420	13
14.	Minnesota	257	17
15.	Princeton	246	14
16.	Boston University	202	16
17.	Providence	195	19
18.	Minnesota Duluth	194	15
19.	Harvard	154	20
20.	Niagara	57	NR

Also receiving votes: Vermont 51, UMass Lowell 31, Northeastern 21, Ferris State 18, Michigan Tech 16, Army 15, Cornell 11, RIT 11, Bemidji State 8, Union 4, Quinnipiac 2.