Conference Tournaments Shake up Polls

USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll: March 05 2012

1. Norwich (17)
2. Amherst (1)
3. Oswego (1)
3. Plattsburgh
5. St. Norbert (1)
6. Milwaukee School of
7. St. Thomas
8. Gustavus Adolphus
9. Castleton
10. Adrian
11. Elmira
12. Bowdoin
13. Hobart
14. Neumann
15. Middlebury

Oswego Still Leads USCHO Poll

USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll: February 27, 2012

1. Oswego (16)
2. Norwich (2)
3. Amherst (2)
4. Plattsburgh
5. St. Norbert
6. Adrian
7. Castleton
8. St. Thomas
9. Bowdoin
10. Milwaukee School of
11. Gustavus Adolphus
12. Neumann
13. Elmira
14. Wisc-River Falls
15. Wisc-Stevens Point

Oswego Still #1 in USCHO Poll

USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll: February 20, 2012

1. Oswego (16)
2. Norwich (2)
3. Amherst (2)
4. Plattsburgh
5. St. Norbert
6. St. Thomas
7. Adrian
8. Castleton
9. Elmira
10. Milwaukee School of
11. St. Scholastica
12. Bowdoin
13. Wisc-River Falls
14. Gustavus Adolphus
15. Utica

Oswego Claims Top Spot in USCHO Poll

USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll: Feburary 13, 2012

1. Oswego (10)
2. Norwich (9)
3. Amherst (1)
4. Plattsburgh
5. St. Thomas
6. St. Norbert
7. Castleton
8. Adrian
9. Wisc-River Falls
10. Milwaukee School of
11. Elmira
12. St. Scholastica
13. Utica
14. Bowdoin
15. Gustavus Adolphus

USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll

February 6, 2012

1. Norwich (19)
2. Oswego (1)
3.Plattsburgh
4. Amherst
5. St. Thomas
6. St. Norbert
7. Castleton
8. Wisc-River Falls
9. Adrian
10. Utica
11. Elmira
12. Milwaukee School of
13. St. Scholastica
14. Bowdoin
15. Wisc-Stevens Point

Lakers Move To #1 In USCHO.com Poll

Oswego edged out Norwich for the top spot in this weeks USCHO.com poll capturing seven of the twenty first place votes. The 5-1-0 Lakers have looked great in early season play with convincing wins over ranked opponents Elmria and Geneseo. Here's the full list courtesy of USCHO.com.

USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll: Novemeber 7, 2011

1. Oswego (7)
2. Norwich (6)
3. St. Norbert (4)
4. Adrian (1)
5. Plattsburgh (2)
6. Castleton
7. Utica
8. Bowdoin
9. Elmira
10. Neumann
11. Milwaukee School of
12. Wisconsin-River Falls
13. Wisconsin-Superior
14. Geneseo
15. Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Lakers Ranked Second in Pre-Season Poll

USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll (October 10, 2011)

1. St. Norbert (16)

2. Oswego (3)
3. Norwich (1)
4. Adrian
5. Plattsburgh
6. Elmira
7. Castleton
8. Bowdoin
9. Wisc-Superior
10. Hamline
11. Neumann
12. Geneseo
13. Utica
14. Milwaukee School of
15. Curry

And Now We Wait…

Oswego State Laker fans will be scanning the web Sunday night (Selection Sunday) in anticipation of the D-III NCAA Hockey Tournament bracket release. Oswego will have to rely on an At Large Bid into the tournament due to a heartbreaking 2-1 OT loss vs. Fredonia in the SUNYAC Playoffs. The Lakers are in great shape to get an at large bid, ranked number one in the nation most of the season, and now sitting second in the latest USCHO Poll. But there are no guarantees, the selection committee has snubbed us before, it is not outside the realm of possibilities.

Let’s take a brief look at this year’s selection committee: Bruce Delventhal, Plattsburgh (chair); Timothy Bald, St. Norbert; Michael McShane, Norwich; and Mark Ostapina, Milwaukee School of Engineering.  Already we see a potential bias (i.e. Plattsburgh), and clearly this is not an impartial panel, all four schools they represent are ranked inside the top ten.  


I am confident that the committee will make the correct decision and put Oswego into the dance. Their seeding however is up in the air and will depend of conference championship outcomes this weekend. I predict a tournament field similar to last season, four teams from the West and seven from the East. Here are my thoughts on who’s in, out, or on the bubble.

Pool A (Automatic Qualifiers):

ECAC East: Norwich

ECAC Northeast: Curry

MCHA: Adrian

MIAC: Hamline

NCHA: St. Norbert

NESCAC: Williams

SUNYAC: Fredonia

Pool B (Conferences without an Auto Qualifier):

ECAC West: Elmira

Pool C (At Large Bids):

1.    Oswego: Should be a lock.

2.    Castleton: Currently ranked 4^th, it’s looking good.

3.    Milwaukee School of Engineering: Should have an edge over Wisconsin-Superior.

On the Bubble:

1.    Plattsburgh: Must win SUNYAC to get in.

2.    Bowdoin: Must win NESCAC to get in.

3.    Neumann: Must win ECAC West, still may have a chance, but it would be a shame.

4.    Wisconsin-Superior: Must win NCHA to get in.

Write them off:

1.    Geneseo: Done, the SUNYAC won't get three teams in.

2.    Utica: And Done, sorry Utica Townies you'll have to find somewhere else to drink.

This Week's USCHO D-III Hockey Rankings

The Oswego State Lakers fell one spot into a tie for second with Norwich after losing to Fredonia in the SUNYAC Playoffs.  St. Norbert has reclaimed the number one spot earning 16 of 20 first place votes.  Oswego's chances for an NCAA Tournament at large bid are very much alive.  We will be waiting for the NCAA Rankings to come out within the next week to see where Oswego may fall in tournament seeding.

1. St. Norbert (16)

2. Oswego (3)

2. Norwich

4. Castleton (1)

5. Adrian

6. Plattsburgh

7. Elmira

8. Bowdoin

9. Milwaukee School of

10. Geneseo

11. Hamline

12. Williams

13. Utica

14. Neumann

15. Wisconsin-Superior

Courtesy: www.uscho.com

Oswego Ranks #2 in USCHO Poll

November 8, 2010 Poll: Courtesy of uscho.com

1. Norwich (14)
2. Oswego (6)

3. St. Norbert

4. Middlebury

5. Manhattanville
6. Elmira
7. Bowdoin
8. Plattsburgh
9. Gustavus Adolphus
10. Wisconsin-Stevens Point