ECAC Hockey in the National Polls (December 10, 2012)

After two ties on the road, Union has dropped in the polls (USCHO)

USCHO
Quinnipiac: up 4 spots to #9
Dartmouth: stays at #10 for second consecutive week
Cornell: down 1 spot to #12
Union: down 2 spots to #14
Yale: stays at #15 for third consecutive week
Harvard: up 2 spots to #18
Colgate: received 35 votes after receiving 1 vote
SLU: received 0 votes after receiving 2 votes

USA Today/ USA Hockey Magazine
Quinnipiac: up 2 spots to #9
Dartmouth: down 1 spot to #11
Cornell: up 1 spot to #12
Union: down 2 spots to #13
Yale: #15 for second consecutive week
Harvard: received 9 votes after receiving 3 votes

ECAC Power Rankings (Week 5)

Rankings compiled by Luke Devoe

Here is the fifth installment of FTNTTB's ECAC Power Rankings. The rankings will appear each week on the blog. Ten ECAC sportswriters have taken part in the rankings this week and teams have been rated on a 1-12 point scale. If you are interested in sending in your rankings for future weeks tweet me @QUHockeyBlog by Tuesday of the week of the poll. We will aim to get the rankings posted Wednesday of each week.

No rationale this week due to time constraints, but needless to say after a 6-0-0 league start, ECAC writers are very high on the Bobcats. Cornell seems to be sneaking back into relevance and Yale is primed to make the Whitney War a thing to see this season!

First place votes in parenthesis
1.) Quinnipiac- 119 points (9) Highest/Lowest Ranking 1/2

2.) Dartmouth- 105 points (1) Highest/Lowest Ranking 1/4

3.) Yale- 100 points Highest/Lowest Ranking 2/4

Check out the complete rankings on FTNTTB.

ECAC Hockey in the National Polls (December 3, 2012)

(HereCampus.Com)

USCHO
Dartmouth: up 1 spot to #10
Cornell: up 1 spot to #11
Union: down 4 spots to #12
Quinnipiac: up 3 spots to #13
Yale: stays at #15 for second consecutive week
Harvard: down 1 spot to #20
SLU: received 2 votes after receiving 18 votes
Colgate: received 1 vote after receiving 0 vote

USA Today/ USA Hockey Magazine
Dartmouth: up 1 spot to #10
Quinnipiac: up to #11 after receiving 40 votes (unranked)
Union: down 5 spots to #12
Cornell: down 1 spot to #13
Yale: down 2 spots to #15
Harvard: received 3 votes after receiving 33 votes
SLU: received 0 votes after receiving 4 votes last week

ECAC Power Rankings (Week 4)

Rankings compiled by Luke Devoe

Here is the fourth installment of FTNTTB's ECAC Power Rankings. The rankings will appear each week on the blog. Ten ECAC sportswriters have taken part in the rankings this week and teams have been rated on a 1-12 point scale. If you are interested in sending in your rankings for future weeks tweet me @QUHockeyBlog by Tuesday of the week of the poll. We will aim to get the rankings posted Wednesday of each week.

Going by votes this week, according to those polled, the league has a clear cut top 4, mid 4 and bottom 4. Enjoy.

First place votes in parenthesis
1.) Union- 114 points (7); Last week- 2 (+1)
The Dutch regain the top spot after sweeping the Penn State Nittany Lions. The Dutch didn't wipe the floor with D1's newest competitors but they took care of them in workmanlike form. Union boasts a team offense and defense that both rank in the top 5 in the country. Friday night's tilt against Quinnipiac should be a dandy as the nation's second best power play (Union 31%) takes on the nation's third best penalty kill (QU 93%).


2.) Quinnipiac- 106 points (2); Last week- 1 (-1)
As USCHO's Brian Sullivan pointed out in his article earlier in the week, the Bobcats are quietly going about their business. They've run off six straight without a loss (5-0-1), still maintain one of the nation's top penalty kill units and have one of the hottest netminders in the country in Eric Hartzell and his 1.56 GAA. With scoring coming from all over the roster, the Bobcats are looking like the team many picked in their top four to start the season. Friday against Union will be very telling for this Bobcats team.

Check out the complete rankings on FTNTTB.

ECAC Hockey in the National Polls (November 25, 2012)

After a great weekend in Colorado, the Bulldogs are now ranked in the Top-15 in both polls (The Gazette)

USCHO
Union: stays at #8 for second consecutive week
Dartmouth: stays at #11 for second consecutive week
Cornell: up 1 spot to #12
Yale: up to #15 after receiving 66 (unranked) last week
Quinnipiac: up 2 spots to #16
Harvard: down 2 spots to #19
SLU: received 18 votes after receiving 57 votes
Colgate: received 0 votes after receiving 1 vote

USA Today/ USA Hockey Magazine
Union: up 1 spot to #7
Dartmouth: stays at #11 for second consecutive week
Cornell: up 1 spot to #12
Yale: up to #13 after receiving 4 votes (unranked)
Quinnipiac: received 40 votes after receiving 28 votes
Harvard: received 33 votes (unranked) after being #15
SLU: received 4 votes after receiving 6 votes last week

ECAC Power Rankings Week 3

First place votes in parenthesis

1.) Quinnipiac- 103 points (5); Last week- 3
The Bobcats are easily the league's hottest team. They are undefeated in ECAC play at 4-0-0 with three of the four games never really being in doubt. They've outscored league opponents 18-7 and with a non-conference shutout of Providence sandwiched in, the Bobcats are certainly on a roll.

2.) Union- 95 points (1); Last week- 2
A week off didn't hurt the Dutch in the rankings, they actually gained a first place vote. They boast one of the most dynamic offensive units in the league and with Grosenick seemingly returning from injury soon, the Dutch will remain at the forefront in the league.

3.) Dartmouth- 92 points (2); Last week- 1

The Green were the darlings of the league and the national media last week but a one point league weekend lands them here. The lone point came from a tie at Lynah against a Cornell team that up until that point had lost their last three straight in embarrassing fashion. The Green still earned two first place votes so some pollsters are viewing last weekend as an anomaly.

Check out the rest of the rankings on FTNTTB.

ECAC Hockey in the National Polls (November 19, 2012)

Bobcat fans have something to cheer about after QU's hot start in league play (USCHO)

USCHO
Union: down 1 spot to #8
Dartmouth: up 1 spot to #11
Cornell: down 3 spots to #13
Harvard: stays at #17 for second consecutive week
Quinnipiac: up to #18 after being unranked (22 votes)
Yale: received 66 votes after 24 votes last week
SLU: received 57 votes after being #16 last week
Colgate: received 1 vote after receiving 0 votes
Princeton: received 0 votes after receiving 1 vote

USA Today/ USA Hockey Magazine
Union: stays at #8 for second consecutive week
Dartmouth: up 1 spot to #11
Cornell: down 3 spots to #13
Harvard: up to #15 after being unranked (41 votes)
Quinnipiac: received 28 votes for second straight week
SLU: received 6 votes after receiving 34 votes last week
Yale: received 4 votes after receiving 1 vote last week

ECAC Hockey in the National Polls (November 12, 2012)

Dartmouth remains the only undefeated team in the country (Flickr)

USCHO
Union: up 1 spot to #7
Cornell: down 6 spots to #10
Dartmouth: up to #12 after being unranked (102 votes)
SLU: down 3 spots to #16
Harvard: down 3 spots to #17
Yale: received 24 votes for second consecutive week
Quinnipiac: received 22 votes after receiving 15 votes
Princeton: received 1 vote after receiving 0 votes
Colgate: received 0 votes after receiving 1 vote

USA Today/ USA Hockey Magazine
Union: down 1 spot to #8
Cornell: down 6 spots to #10
Dartmouth: up to #12 after being unranked (9 votes)
Harvard: received 41 votes (unranked) after being #13
SLU: received 34 votes (unranked) after being #14
Yale: received 1 vote after receiving 0 votes last week
Quinnipiac: received 0 votes after receiving 1 vote

ECAC Hockey in the National Polls (November 5, 2012)

Cornell has cracked the Top 5 in both major polls (tumblr)

USCHO
Cornell: up 2 spots to #4
Union: up 2 spots to #8
St. Lawrence: up 4 spots to #13
Harvard: down 1 spot to #14
Dartmouth: received 102 votes after receiving 15 votes
Yale: received 24 votes after receiving 27 last week
Quinnipiac: received 15 votes after receiving 45 votes
Colgate: received 1 vote for second consecutive week

USA Today/ USA Hockey Magazine
Cornell: up 1 spots to #4
Union: up 2 spots to #7
Harvard: #13 for second consecutive week
St. Lawrence: up 1 spot to #14
Dartmouth: received 9 votes after receiving 0 votes
Quinnipiac: received 1 vote for second consecutive week

ECAC Hockey in the National Polls (October 29, 2012)

The Crimson made the biggest leap of any league team this week (Boston Globe) 

USCHO
Cornell: up 1 spot to #6
Union: down 2 spots to #10
Harvard: up 4 spots to #13
St. Lawrence: up to #17 after receiving 109 votes
Quinnipiac: received 45 votes after being #20 last week
Yale: received 27 votes after receiving 3 last week
Dartmouth: received 15 votes after receiving 0 votes
Colgate: received 1 vote after receiving 0 votes last week
RPI: received 0 votes after receiving 7 votes last week

USA Today/ USA Hockey Magazine
Cornell: up 2 spots to #5
Union: down 1 spot to #9
Harvard: up to #13 after being unranked (32 votes)
St. Lawrence: up to #15 after being unranked (27 votes)
Quinnipiac: received 1 vote after receiving 12 votes

ECAC Hockey in the Polls (October 22, 2012)

SLU's Kyle Flanagan has been unstoppable early this season (NY Hockey Journal) 

USCHO
Cornell: down 1 spot to #7
Union: stays at #8 for second consecutive week
Harvard: stays at #17 for third consecutive week
Quinnipiac: stays at #20 for second consecutive week
St. Lawrence: received 109 votes after receiving 6 votes
RPI: received 7 votes after receiving 40 votes last week
Yale: received 3 votes for second consecutive week

USA Today/ USA Hockey Magazine
Cornell: down 2 spots to #7
Union: down 1 spot to #8
Harvard: received 32 votes after receiving 34 votes
St. Lawrence: received 27 votes after receiving 0 votes
Quinnipiac: received 12 votes after receiving 19 votes