National Polls

U.S. College Hockey Online Division III Poll
Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 19, 1998)

   Team (First Place Votes) Record  Pts   Last
 1 RIT (5)                   0-0-0   91     4
 2 Middlebury (4)            0-0-0   87     2
 3 Wisconsin-River Falls     0-0-0   76     9
 4 Plattsburgh (1)           0-0-0   59     6
 5 St. Norbert               0-0-0   57     5
 6 Augsburg                  0-0-0   48    10
 7 Williams                  0-0-0   43     -
 8 Wisconsin-Stevens Point   0-0-0   38     8
 9 Hamilton                  0-0-0   13     -
10 St. Thomas                0-0-0   11     -

Others receiving votes: Oswego 10, Wisconsin-Superior 6,
St John's 5, Fredonia 3, Norwich 2, Bowdoin 1

The U.S. College Hockey Online Division III Poll consists of 10 voters, including eight coaches from major Division III teams and two beat writers from across the country. The poll is conducted on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

1998-99 ECAC East Preseason Coaches' Poll
Centerville, MA (October 1, 1998)

   Team (first place)       Pts
1.  Middlebury (14)         319
2.  Williams (2)            294
3.  Hamilton (1)            271
4.  Bowdoin                 255
5.  Norwich (1)             244
6.  Colby                   238
7.  Conn. College           232
8.  Salem St.               196
9.  Babson                  180
10. Amherst                 177
11. Trinity                 149
12. St. Anselm              124
13. UMass-Boston            101
14. Soutern Maine            87
15. Wesleyan                 76
16. N. England Coll.         71
17. Mass. College            34
18. Skidmore                 30

1998-99 ECAC West Preseason Coaches' Poll
Centerville, MA (October 1, 1997)

   Team (first place) Pts
1. RIT (3)            14
2. Mercyhurst (1)     13
3. Hobart              8
4. Elmira              6

1998-99 ECAC Northeast Preseason Coaches' Poll
Centerville, MA (October 1, 1998)

   Team (first place) Pts
1. UMass-Dtmth (13)   318
2. Fitchburg St.(4)   306
3. St. Michael's      261
4. Wentworth (1)      258
5. New Hamp. Coll.    228
6. Worcester State    225
7. Johnson & Wales    199
8. Framingham St.     195
9. Assumption         186
10.Plymouth St.       182
11.Tufts              133
12.Curry              122
13.Nichols            113
14.Suffolk             87
15.W. New England      85
16.Stonehill           77
17.Lebanon Valley      60
18.Salve Regina        40

1998-99 NCHA Preseason Coaches' Poll

    Team (first place)        Pts
1.  Bemidji State (3)          71 1/2
2.  Wisconsin-River Falls (3)  69 1/2
3.  St. Norbert (2)            63
4.  Wisconsin-Stevens Point(1) 56 1/2
5.  Wisconsin-Superior         52 1/2
6.  Wisconsin-Eau Claire       34
7.  Lake Forest                28
8.  Wisconsin-Stout            21
9.  St. Scholastica             9

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