| No. |
Team |
|
Of
Note |
| 1. |
 Cornell |
– |
Most fans
will remember Topher Scott's OT goal from Saturday night, but
we're still stunned by Dave McKee's pad save on Mike Sullivan
three minutes earlier. |
| 24-4-3
(18-2-2 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W vs. Clarkson, 5-0; W vs. Clarkson,
3-2 ot. THIS WEEK: vs. Vermont. |
| 2. |
 Colorado
College |
– |
Ask the
Dean. Only once in school history has CC claimed even a share
of the WCHA playoff title. The year was 1978, and there was
a former Tiger player named Jeff Sauer at the helm. |
| 28-7-3
(19-7-2 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. St. Cloud State, 8-2; W vs.
St. Cloud State, 4-2. THIS WEEK: vs. Minnesota. |
| 3. |
 Denver |
– |
The Pioneers
apparently abandoned the "lose in the first round of the
WCHA playoffs, win the NCAA title" plan. At least the first
part of it. |
| 26-9-2
(19-7-2 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Michigan Tech, 7-1; W vs. Michigan
Tech, 1-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Wisconsin/North Dakota winner. |
| 4. |
 Boston
College |
– |
Unbeaten
Cory Schneider (10-0-4) returned from injury to play goal in
Saturday's clincher, giving Jerry York an interesting choice
between him and senior Matti Kaltiainen. |
| 23-6-7
(14-3-7 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. Massachusetts, 3-2 ot;
W vs. Massachusetts, 5-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Maine. |
| 5. |
 Michigan |
– |
Wolverines
extend unbeaten streak to 11 with sweep of Notre Dame in bipolar
first-round playoff series (10-1 Friday, 1-0 Saturday). |
| 28-7-3
(23-3-2 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Notre Dame, 10-1; W vs. Notre
Dame, 1-0 ot. THIS WEEK: vs. lowest remaining seed in CCHA semifinals. |
| 6. |
 Minnesota |
 1 |
Gophers
improve to 22-0 all time in WCHA playoff games at the new Mariucci.
Now they head to the Xcel, where they're merely 11-3 (with a
NCAA title and two WCHA playoff titles) all-time. |
| 26-12-1
(17-10-1 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Minnesota State, 7-2; W vs.
Minnesota State, 5-3. THIS WEEK: vs. Colorado College. |
| 7. |
 New
Hampshire |
1 |
Memories
of UNH's 0-2-2 end to the regular season were erased with four
second-period goals Thursday night. |
| 24-9-5
(15-5-4 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. Northeastern, 6-1; W
vs. Northeastern, 4-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Boston University. |
| 8. |
 Ohio
State |
 2 |
John Dingle's
goal 4:40 into OT of Sunday's rubber match vs. Ferris State
capped a furious Buckeye rally. They trailed 4-2 halfway through
the third period. |
| 26-9-4
(21-5-2 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Ferris State, 4-2; L vs. Ferris
State, 1-0 ot; W vs. Ferris State, 5-4 ot. THIS WEEK: vs. second-lowest
remaining seed in CCHA semifinals. |
| 9. |
 Harvard |
– |
The Crimson
senior class is now 15-1-0 in the ECACHL Tournament, making
it the one tournament they don't struggle in. |
| 20-8-3
(15-5-2 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W vs. St. Lawrence, 2-0; W vs. St.
Lawrence, 3-2. THIS WEEK: vs. Colgate. |
| 10. |
 Maine |
2 |
The supposedly
defensive-minded Black Bears scored 12 goals, including six
on the power play, against one of the nation's two best teams
not to host games this past weekend. |
| 20-11-7
(13-6-5 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. UMass Lowell, 7-2; W
vs. UMass Lowell, 5-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Boston College. |
| 11. |
 Boston
University |
– |
After 52
Terrier shots didn't lead to a win Friday night, John Curry
took matters into his own hands. He stopped every Friar shot
Saturday and Sunday. |
| 23-12-4
(15-5-4 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: L vs. Providence, 4-1; W vs.
Providence, 2-0; W vs. Providence, 2-0. THIS WEEK: vs. New Hampshire. |
| 12. |
 Colgate |
1 |
Possibly
the only team that looks forward to playing Harvard. Raiders
swept the Crimson in the regular season. |
| 24-9-3
(14-5-3 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W vs. Brown, 4-1; W vs. Brown, 3-0.
THIS WEEK: vs. Harvard. |
| 13. |
 Wisconsin |
3 |
Yanked
in game one, benched in game two, senior goalie Bernd Brückler
redeems himself, winning a tight game three as the Badgers dodge
an Alaskan bullet. |
| 23-12-4
(16-9-3 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Alaska Anchorage, 5-4; L vs.
Alaska Anchorage, 2-1; W vs. Alaska Anchorage, 2-1. THIS WEEK:
vs. North Dakota. |
| 14. |
 Vermont |
1 |
Basketball
stars Taylor Coppenrath and David Hehn were rewarded for winning
America East title with a ride on the Zamboni at The Gut on
Sunday night. |
| 21-12-4
(13-6-3 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: L vs. Dartmouth, 3-2; W vs. Dartmouth,
3-2 ot; W vs. Dartmouth, 1-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Cornell. |
| 15. |
 North
Dakota |
3 |
Must See
TV? Fighting Sioux are 0-2 in their previous appearances in
the Final Five play-in game. Of course, those losses happened
in seasons where they weren't averaging seven goals per game
in the playoffs. |
| 20-13-5
(13-12-3 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Minnesota Duluth, 8-2; W vs.
Minnesota Duluth, 6-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Wisconsin. |
| 16. |
 Northern
Michigan |
– |
Since the
Wildcats re-joined the CCHA in 1997-98, they've advanced to
the Joe Louis Arena portion of the league tournament every year
but one. |
| 22-10-7
(17-7-4 CCHA). LAST WEEK: L vs. Western Michigan, 2-1; W vs.
Western Michigan, 4-2; W vs. Western Michigan, 4-1. THIS WEEK:
vs. Alaska-Fairbanks. |
| 17. |
 UMass
Lowell |
3 |
The River
Hawks were 20-7-4 against everybody besides Maine. If they had
only played the Black Bears once, they'd be looking at an NCAA
bid. |
| 20-12-4
(11-10-3 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: L at Maine, 7-2; L at Maine,
5-1. |
| 18. |
 Dartmouth |
1 |
How much
spunk will Dartmouth's practices have this week, as the Big
Green await a potential spot in the NCAA Tournament? |
| 20-13-2
(14-8-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W at Vermont, 3-2; L at Vermont,
3-2 ot; L at Vermont, 2-1. |
| 19. |
 Quinnipiac |
– |
The Bobcats
may be leaving Atlantic Hockey, but for now, they don't have
to leave home. They'll host the semis and championship this
weekend. |
| 20-12-3
(16-6-2 Atlantic Hockey). LAST WEEK: W vs. Army, 2-0. THIS WEEK:
vs. Bentley. |
| 20. |
 Bemidji
State |
– |
Bemidji's
Ryan Miller is a forward. The guy playing like The Ryan
Miller is Matt Climie, the Beavers' goalie. |
| 23-12-0
(16-4-0 CHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Air Force, 6-0; W vs. Alabama-Huntsville,
3-0. THIS WEEK: Off. |
