In the final WCHA Web Media Poll, we nearly had a few ties but not quite. Minnesota and St. Cloud State split the regular season title so it makes sense that they would each receive six first place votes this week, but Minnesota was not listed below second on any ballot and finishes the regular season ranked number one while SCSU remains second. North Dakota received all twelve third place votes. Denver, Wisconsin and Minnesota State finished WCHA play tied in points and were separated by six points in the poll. Denver and Minnesota State swapped spots with the Pioneers climbing to fourth while the Mavericks dropped to sixth. Wisconsin remained fifth. The bottom six teams remained unchanged and will be on the road for WCHA playoffs this weekend.
Here’s a look at the results the final Tech Hockey Guide WCHA Web Media Poll, Week 22:
Pts | Previous | Record | High | Low | ||
1) | Minnesota (6) | 138 | 1 | 24-7-5 | 1 | 2 |
2) | St. Cloud State (6) | 136 | 2 | 21-14-1 | 1 | 4 |
3) | North Dakota | 120 | 3 | 19-10-7 | 3 | 3 |
4) | Denver | 99 | 6 | 19-11-5 | 4 | 6 |
5) | Wisconsin | 98 | 5 | 17-12-7 | 4 | 6 |
6) | Minnesota State | 93 | 4 | 22-11-3 | 2 | 6 |
7) | Nebraska Omaha | 60 | 7 | 18-16-2 | 7 | 10 |
8) | Colorado College | 59 | 8 | 14-17-5 | 7 | 10 |
9) | Minnesota Duluth | 57 | 9 | 14-17-5 | 7 | 9 |
10) | Michigan Tech | 39 | 10 | 12-18-4 | 8 | 11 |
11) | Bemidji State | 25 | 11 | 6-20-8 | 10 | 11 |
12) | Alaska Anchorage | 12 | 12 | 4-23-7 | 12 | 12 |
Tech Hockey Guide would like to thank all the panelists for participating in this year’s poll and for all the people who followed throughout the year. We look forward to bringing the poll back in some form next year even if the WCHA won’t quite be the same.
About the Panel:
Representing | Name | Publication | |
Alaska-Anchorage | Taylor Hall | College Hockey News | @thall907 |
Bemidji State | Troy Mills | The Beaver Pond | |
Colorado College | Joe Paisley | Colorado Springs Gazette | @Paisleyhockey |
Denver | Mike Chambers | Denver Post | @MChambersDP |
Michigan Tech | Tim Braun | Tech Hockey Guide | @TBraunTHG |
Minnesota | Dan Myers | Minnesota Hockey Magazine | @1DanMyers |
Minnesota Duluth | Bruce Ciskie | The Ciskie Blog | @BruceCiskie |
Minnesota State | Chris Dilks | Western College Hockey | @ChrisDilks |
Nebraska-Omaha | Matt Semisch | Radio Free Omaha | @matthewsemisch |
North Dakota | Eric Burton | Goon’s World | @goon48 |
St. Cloud State | Jeremy Larson | Husky Hockey Time | @jclarson02 |
Wisconsin | Andy Johnson | Bucky’s 5th Quarter | @andyjohnsonB5Q |