NCHC Hockey: Comparing the Preseason Polls

I put up both of the polls (NCHC media Poll and the 1st Annual NCHC Blog/Media Preseason Poll). If you look at the two polls, you will see that both preseason polls kind of mirror each other, for the most part, at least for the first four spots. Also, both polls have UNO in eighth place.  Finally, if you compare both polls, there’s an agreement on which teams are in the upper tier and which teams are the lower tier of the NCHC.

NCHC media preseason poll

Team (first-place votes) Pts

 1. Miami (7) 115

 2. North Dakota (5) 109

 3. St. Cloud State (4) 99

 4. Denver 66

 5. Western Michigan 61

 6. Minnesota-Duluth 43

 7. Colorado College 42

 8. Nebraska-Omaha 41

 
1st Annual NCHC Blog/Media Preseason Poll

Team (first-place votes) Pts

1. Miami (11) 123 2. North Dakota (2) 103 3. St. Cloud State 100 4. Denver 71 5. Minnesota Duluth 57 6. Colorado College 45 6. Western Michigan 45 8. Nebraska-Omaha 32