CCHA preseason polls.

The CCHA had their media day and here is how their preseason polls shook out. I think it is safe to day that Notre Dame is not going to fly under the radar this season. There is a tie for last place in the coaches poll, the fight to be the top cup cake. I do find it kind of puzzling that Notre Dame is ranked so high, they are a decent team but I wouldn't call them elite. If you rewind to last season after the first of the year Notre Dame was a mediocre team that went 11-11-4 their last 25 games of the season, limped into the NCAA playoffs and got hot in the NCAA tourney. Some have made the argument that they were lucky to make the NCAA tourney and were basically one of the last teams to make the NCAA.

Wolverines in top 2 in CCHA's preseason polls
FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICES • September 30, 2008
Michigan ranked first in a poll of media members and second in a poll of coaches when the Central Collegiate Hockey Association announced it preseason rankings at its annual media day today in Grand Rapids.

Notre Dame switched places with the Wolverines in the two polls. Michigan State was tapped fifth by the coaches and third by the media.

Coaches poll
1. Notre Dame, (8) 128
2. Michigan, (3) 122
3. Miami, (1) 108
4. Northern Michigan 102
5. Michigan State, 96
6. Ferris State, 84
7. Ohio State, 67
8. Nebraska-Omaha, 59
9. Bowling Green, 56
10. Lake Superior State, 46
11. (tie) Alaska, 28
Western Michigan, 28.

Media poll
1. Michigan (43) 945
2. Notre Dame, (35), 915
3. Michigan State, (2), 776
4. Miami, (2) 746
5. Northern Michigan, (1) 700
6. Ferris State, 529
7. Bowling Green, 444
8. Nebraska-Omaha, 415
9. Ohio State, 339
10. Lake Superior State, 322
11. Alaska, 198
12. Western Michigan, 145