U.S. Hockey Report Prep Poll

Released: Sun. Feb. 11, 2001

#	School	DI Record	The Skinny
1	Cushing (1)	20-0-1	Lawrence only top 10 team remaining. Should go into playoffs undefeated.
2T	Deerfield (2T)	17-1	3 of final 4 games are against top ten foes (Taft, Exeter, Westminster).
2T	Taft (2T)	14-2-1	2 of final 4 vs top ten teams (Deerfield, Hotchkiss.)
4	St. Sebastian's (4)	16-0-1	Only one top 10 team remaining (Lawrence).
5	Westminster (5)	15-3-1	At #6 Berkshire on Saturday; host Deerfield last day of regular season.
6	Berkshire (6)	16-3-4	Westminster only tough remaining opponent.
7	Exeter (8)	11-5	Deerfield is toughest remaining opponent -- by far.
8	Hotchkiss (7)	11-6-1	Only top 10 team left: Taft, on final weekend.
9	Lawrence (10)	15-7	At Cushing, home vs. St. Sebastian's, home vs. St. Paul's
10	Nobles (NR)	13-8-1	Should win their final four games (BB&N, Belmont Hill, GDA, Milton).

Out:
St. Paul's 10-7-1

Bubbling Under:
NMH 10-8-1
Salisbury 9-7-1

Only games between NEPSIHA Div. I schools -- the principal factor in determining seedings for the playoffs -- are included in the won-lost records above.

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