{"id":38220,"date":"2011-09-28T11:32:07","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T16:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=38220"},"modified":"2011-09-28T11:35:57","modified_gmt":"2011-09-28T16:35:57","slug":"ccha-coaches-media-agree-with-notre-dame-at-no-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2011\/09\/28\/ccha-coaches-media-agree-with-notre-dame-at-no-1\/","title":{"rendered":"CCHA coaches, media agree with Notre Dame at No. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
For just the second time in six years, the coaches and media agree on who should own the No. 1 position in the CCHA’s annual preseason polls. <\/p>\n
Notre Dame received enough points from the conference’s 11 head coaches and 72 media members to be named the preseason favorite in both polls. <\/p>\n
In the coaches poll, the Fighting Irish captured eight first-place votes and two seconds, while Miami took two first-place votes as well as five seconds to come in just nine points behind the favorite. Michigan had the remaining first-place vote to finish third with Western Michigan placing 10 points back at fourth. Alaska collected 63 total points to finish fifth.<\/p>\n
The media also voted in favor of Notre Dame, with Miami coming in second and Michigan again rounding out the top three. The Irish picked up 44 of a possible 72 first-place votes, while the RedHawks garnered 16 and the Wolverines received 12 first-place votes. The Broncos and Nanooks finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the media poll as well. <\/p>\n
A total of 72 media members ranked the 11 CCHA teams in projected order of finish for the regular season. Points were awarded on an 11-10-9-8, etc., basis.<\/p>\n
Complete polls below – coaches poll on top, media poll on bottom.<\/p>\n\n
Team (First-place votes)<\/th> | Points<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. Notre Dame (8)<\/td> | 108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. Miami (2)<\/td> | 99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. Michigan (1)<\/td> | 93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. Western Michigan<\/td> | 83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5. Alaska<\/td> | 63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6. Northern Michigan<\/td> | 60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7. Ohio State<\/td> | 56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8. Michigan State<\/td> | 51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9. Ferris State<\/td> | 50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10. Lake Superior State<\/td> | 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11. Bowling Green<\/td> | 22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
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