First poll has UNH, BC at even strength
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Hockey Little has changed in the Hockey East men's hierarchy since the end of last season. Reigning regular-season champion New Hampshire and second-place finisher Boston College received the same number of points (84) and first-place votes (five) in the Hockey East Coaches' Poll released yesterday to share the top preseason ranking. Boston University (77 points) was third, followed by Maine ...
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Northeastern's nation-leading unbeaten streak moved to 11 games (9-0-2) as the ninth-ranked Huskies used a four-goal third period to roll over the Black Bears, 7-3, in a Hockey East showdown last night in Orono, Maine.
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UNH (8-2) vs. MAINE (5-5) When, where: Tomorrow, 1 p.m., at Orono, Maine. TV, radio: None. Last season: UNH won, 47-27. Comments: UNH will be looking for a repeat of last week's 62-24 victory over Towson, which enabled the Wildcats to take over first place in the Atlantic 10 North and earned earn them a No. 5 ranking in Division ...
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There's no denying the logjam in Hockey East this season. Perennial contender Boston University is down in the standings and Boston College has gone from a slow start to a point out of first. Northeastern, which showed promise last season, is atop the conference. New Hampshire, which is always flirting with the top spot, is tied with the Huskies with ...
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Prior to last night, the last time Northeastern faced Boston University was when the Huskies were throttled in the opening round of the Beanpot Feb. 5. Since then, NU had struggled with a 2-3-1 record, while BU had gone 4-1-1, including a victory for the Beanpot title.
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BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The Northeastern football squad is accustomed to making trips to Virginia to play the likes of James Madison, Richmond, and William &amp; Mary, but the Huskies got a taste of the best Virginia has to offer in their season opener yesterday.
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This week, it's unanimous for No. 1 Memphis. The only unbeaten team in Division I received all 72 first-place votes from the national media panel Monday and became the first unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press college basketball poll since Florida did it for two weeks last February on the way to a second straight national championship.
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DURHAM, N.H. -- After seventh-ranked New Hampshire's 2-1 win over Maine last night, Wildcats coach Dick Umile made sure to praise his entire team for only allowing one goal to the No. 15 Black Bears.
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The stage is set. No. 24 Boston College (6-2, 2-1 Big East) improved its position for a showdown against league-leading West Virginia with yesterday's raggedy 21-10 victory over Rutgers before an Alumni Stadium crowd of 41,162.
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Pat Summitt&#39;s team took the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press&#39; preseason women&#39;s basketball poll Monday, the 11th time it has started the season atop the rankings - and first since 1998.
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The Illini (2-0), who opened the season with wins over Lehigh and Florida A&amp;M, climbed one spot to No. 5 in The Associated Press men&#39;s basketball poll, returing to their preseason ranking after slipping one spot in the first regular-season poll.
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Winning breeds respect. That's the message the Boston College women's basketball team received yesterday, when the Eagles, coming off their first Big East Conference championship, were selected to finish third this season in a preseason poll of the league's coaches.
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So what will Boston College's football team do for an encore? After posting back-to-back home victories in double overtime against Clemson (34-33 ) and Brigham Young (30-23 ), how do the 20th-ranked Eagles expect to top that tonight at North Carolina State?
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For the first half of the season, the University of New Hampshire has been the gold standard among local teams. The second-ranked Wildcats entered the holiday break with a 13-2-1 overall record and 10-1-1 mark in Hockey East.
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UCLA is No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, a position it has occupied more than any other school.
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Everyone knew who the No. 1 seed was going to be in the Hockey East quarterfinals next weekend -- the University of New Hampshire.
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The Boston College and University of Maine men's hockey teams made up half of last season's Frozen Four, and at least in the pollsters' eyes, they're good bets to make it back there.